Technology & Business
Google now calculates tips
Out at a restaurant and need help calculating a tip? Just head over to Google and ask it and be amazed at the power of the Sultan of search.
Nokia 1020 camera beats Galaxy S4 which beats the iPhone 5s
Blind #camera comparison by @phonearena - See the results: http://t.co/V2ooBylerf #Lumia1020 pic.twitter.com/CWRVqHRT6F — Nokia (@nokia) October 10, 2013 PhoneArena conducted an interested blind photo test to determine which camera produced the best most pleasing pictures. By removing brand bias, they wanted to see which device the public would chose rather than just voting as a fanboy for their preferred device. Nokia based on Windows Phone may not offer all the comforts of the other established ecosystems but that incredible PureView 41MP camera blew its competitors away.
Rogers & Fido credits customer for outage
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“778”] Canadian Outages Map [/caption] Rogers and Fido have issued a press release notifying Canadians that their network woes are now in the past and the Rogers CEO classified the outage as unacceptable. Some of my readers and twitter followers started messaging me around 1800ET asking if my Rogers/Fido voice service was working. It started as an intermittent outage in Quebec and Ontario then became a national solid outage. It was fun reading the twitter complaints using the #RogersOutage hashtag.
iPad mini has the most responsive touch screen
Agawi conducted a touch screen comparative test to determine with device's screen was the most responsive and the big winner is the Apple iPad mini at 75 milliseconds. The next best device is the iPad (4th generation) at 81 milliseconds. The third best device is the NVIDIA shield at 92 milliseconds. Why is responsiveness important, it is the speed at which the device reacts to your masterful commands and makes handwriting on a tablet much more usable.
MEMS camera first comes to OPPO not Nexus 5
We heard a bunch of rumors over the last couple of days that the next Nexus smartphone may contain a DigitalOptics made MEMS camera. Everyone was excited because the new tech MEMS camera offers incredibly fast auto-focus and automatically takes pictures at different focal lengths (like Lytro) automatically allowing you to chose the focus point after having taken the picture. Now a DigitalOptics press release shatters our hopes and confirms that OPPO will be the exclusive launch partner for the MEMS camera and that the launch smartphone will be released sometime in the future.
New iPads will be announced October 22
The connected reporters at AllThingsD are now reporting that Apple will launch the next generation of iPads at a [yet unannounced] media event on October 22. "People familiar with Apple’s plans tell AllThingsD that the company will hold its next invitation-only event on Tuesday October 22. The focal point of the gathering will the latest updates to the company’s iPad line, but new Mac Pro and OS X Mavericks will likely get some stage time as well, I’m told." There have been a handful of leaks and everything indicates that the design of the next iPad will more closely resemble that of the iPad mini.
Review of the Bose QuietComfort QC20 / QC20i
Anytime I talk about active noise cancelling headphones, people imagine large over the ear products like the AKG 495NC or the Bose QuietComfort QC15. These work well but are difficult to carry and sometimes uncomfortable. Bose has recently released the QuietComfort QC 20 (for Blackberry, Android or Windows Phone) with a single control button or the QuietComfort QC 20i (for IOS devices) with 3 control buttons. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="357"]<img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/e428da6b05.jpg" alt=" Bose QC20 for Blackberry, Android or Windows Phone "> Bose QC20 for Blackberry, Android or Windows Phone [/caption] What really makes this product stand out is the incredible noise cancellation capabilities.
Rogers adds LTE to 15 more Canadian markets
Rogers is rolling out LTE in 15 more markets today, including in Antigonish, Fox Harbour, New Glasgow, N.S. http://t.co/BhLVfR0VDv — RogersBuzz (@RogersBuzz) October 8, 2013 Rogers is continuing its network upgrade to LTE and has confirmed that 15 new cities are now basking in the wondrous soft and loving embrace of Rogers LTE. Caledon (On) Midland (On) North Bay (On) Peterborough (On) St. Thomas (On) , On Fort St. John (BC) Shawnigan (BC) Chestermere (Ab) Leduc (Ab) Charlottetown (P.E.I) Fredericton
Nexus 5 will start at $299
It seems every new day brings another Nexus 5 (or Nexus 4 2013 edition) leak. At this point, we believe we have a fairly good view of the amazing hardware specs. The latest rumor is insinuating that Google will sell this powerhouse device at the same price as last year's model. PhoneArena has received information from an unamed source that the 16 GB Pure Google Experience Nexus 5 phone with a 2,300 mAh battery will be sold for $299 (without subsidy).
Thunderspace relaxation iPhone app free today
We can all use a couple of minutes of relaxation and nothing feels better than a free app to help you relax. The publisher of the app describes it as: "Thunderspace utilizes stereoscopic 3D audio & realistic lightning flashes to create a thunderstorm around you." This basically means they recorded the sound of real thunderstorms using real surround sound 3D technology and then sync your devices flash to light up at just the right time. You basically use this app with headphones and lie down with the flash in back of your head but close by (so you can "