Technology & Business
The best tablet you can buy today
Review of the New 2013 Nexus 7 The 2013 Nexus 7 is the best mini tablet you can buy today. Why is it the best? It is the best combination of price, screen, speed, and battery life. The original Nexus 7 was the first Android device that made me want an Android device. Its newer brother is a little easier to hold. Ports The 2013 Nexus 7 has the same number of ports as the older version: a micro USB an earphone port Screen The new screen is a [better than than iPad mini] 1920x1200 IPS LCD panel which is a huge improvement from the original 12080x800.
CloudConvert will convert between 140 file formats
There are a couple of situations every week where I have to convert files from one format to another. So far my go to site has been ZamZar but I recently learned about another player called CloudConvert. Like Zamzar, CloudConvert is web based which means no installation, constant updating and worries about configuration. CloudConvert supports the conversion of 140 different filetypes. and using it is wonderfully simple. You visit the site (which is responsive so it works on your smartphone too), select the file, choose the format to convert to and allow it to send your converted file to Dropbox / GoogleDrive.
New Apple TV secretly shipped to US
Everyone is exciting about the new iPhone 5s that will be announced September 10th. I'm here to remind you that Apple will likely release an updated Apple TV. Unfortunately we haven't heard too many rumors about what will be updated, it is safe to assume it will get a faster processor and better graphics processing unit. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/9e0c991d20.jpg" alt=""> Panjiva is reporting that a large shipment of set-top boxes (for Apple) has landed in the US. On August 25th, Apple received a shipment described as “Set Top Box with Communication Function” from BYD Precision Manufacture in Shenzhen, China.
Android 4.4 is code-named Kit Kat
Contrary to long running rumors, the next version of Android won't be called Key Lime Pie but rather Android Kitkat. The goal of KitKat will be "It's our goal with Android KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody." It's fun to see all the desert names Google has used in the past: Cupcake Donut Eclair Froyo Gingerbread, Honeycomb Ice Cream Sandwich Jelly Bean No word yet on how Android 4.4 will improve the user experience but I'm sure rumors will start swirling as we get closer to the (maybe) launch of the next Nexus phone.
Amazon launches Kindle Matchbook
Years ago, Amazon launched their AutoRip program which gives customers free digital versions of CDs they had already bought. Now Amazon has extended this idea to book through its new Kindle Matchbook program (launching October). If you have bought an eligible book, you will be able to download a digital Kindle version for $2.99 or less. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/44a98e7075.jpg" alt=""> Check out Amazon's Kindle Matchbook here
Get $110 if you bought a Nexus 4
I was one of the first Canadian blogs to write about Google's hugely discounted Nexus 4 promo on the Google Play store. The 8GB Nexus 4 was $309 and all of a sudden was reduced to the very affordable price of $199 (16GB went from $349 to $249). Some of you may have been frustrated to see such a price drop, if you had recently bought a Nexus 4 but rest easy, Google has you covered with its price protection policy.
Free Android Apps of the day
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Samsung's Gear Smartwatch app leaks
I'm naturally pessismistic when I hear the term smartwatch because of my horrible experience with the Pebble smartwatch. The Pebble was a cool concept but I found the execution bad and the product not very useful in my everyday life. Rumors have been swhirling about a Samsung branded smartwatch nicknamed "Gear". The company's Lee Young-hee confirmed a September reveal for the smartwatch (at IFA in Berlin). Now everyone's favorite leaker, EVLeaks, shared the enclosed screenshot of the devices companion app.
BitTorrent Sync is my favorite sync tool
If I told you I am using BitTorrent, you would probably assume I am downloading pirated illegal content but your would be wrong. I have been testing BitTorrent Sync as an alternative to Dropbox and am really liking it. BitTorrent sync leverages all the power of its world renown bittorrent protocol to quickly sync files of any size between your devices without first uploading them to a central cloud service making this very attractive to security conscious IT users. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.
What is 802.11ad
It's like only yesterday we saw 802.11ac and now here I am writing about something called 802.11ad. 802.11ac is the next of kin in the long line of wireless WiFi standards and offers some clear advantages over is older brother (802.11n). Where ac is the natural evolution of improved WiFi technologies, 801.11ad may be revolutionary technology that truly disrupt what we can do wirelessly. 802.11ac uses the same 5GHz frequency popularized by high end 802.11n routers, 802.11ad kicks it up a notch on the 60GHz frequency which will lead to multi-gigabit wireless connections.