Technology & Business
Download Glary Utilities Pro for Free (worth $40)
I love good system maintenance utilities but I like free and free system utilities even better. Now you can download Glarry Utilities Pro for free. It will clean, repair and maitain your system. It offers to securely delete files and folders and much much more. Normally this software costs a cool $US40 but they currently have a promo bringing the cost to $28. but wait there is more... Get it now for free using the below promo. Go to this link Download the version entitled Slim Build Install the app Start the app Go to the Status tab Click on the register button Enter these credentials: Registration Name: EaseUS Users Registration Code: 3788-61679-58234-2362 This seems to be a special promo by EaseUs and was discovered through Slickdeals.
Amazing portrait photography with a smartphone
Our smartphones are amazing little devices that have wondrous capabilities. One of my favorite features of my smartphone is the built in camera. As great as these devices are, many still complain that the smartphone cameras aren’t “good enough”, so I love seeing what professional photographers can accomplish with them. There is a great video on Youtube of a French photographer that takes fantastic portrait shots using nothing more than his creativity, a $10 Ikea lamp and a smartphone.
Rumors about the Google Nexus 5
With all the new shiny gadgets we have seen in the last month, the Nexus 4 seems less and less interesting. A user on a Korean website, who claims to be in the know, now says LG and Google are working together on the Nexus 5. He claims it will have a 5 inch full HD screen, a quad-core tegra 4 processor, 8/16GB storage, 2GM of RAM, a 13 megapixel camera and the next version of Android (Key Lime Pie).
Monoprice 9927 headphone review
In December, I wrote about how much I liked the Monoprice 8320 headphones. It doesn’t replace my Etymotic or UE Triple-Fi 10 but for $7 you get something that feels well-built and performs extremely well. I received requests from readers to review the new Monoprice 9927 headphones. This are newer than the 8320 and comes in black (9927), pink (9960), and white (9963). I had a chance to test the 9927 and wanted to share my opinion. The first change is the look of these headphones.
Apple's A7 will not be built by Samsung
Apple and Samsung have a strange relationship where they constantly fight regarding patents but Apple uses Samsung for many of its components. Digitimes is now reporting that Apple will switch production of its next generation A7 processor to TSMC. The rumor has it that TSMC will start producing the new 20nm processor in May and it will find its way into products in 2014.
BlackBerry Z10 drops to $99
When the Blackberry Z10 launched, it was priced at $149 (Canadian dollar) with a 3 year contract. Many thought that the device wasn’t worth that much and the Canadian carriers have now responded by lowering the price to $99 on a 3-year contract. Bell, Rogers, Virgin Mobile. Link to Rogers Link to Bell Fido sells it for $250 with a 2-year agreement. Telus sells it for $149 with a 3-year agreement. Koodo sells it for $400 (using the max $150 tab value)
WhatsApp messenger for Blackberry waiting for you
As wonderful as Blackberry messenger is, none of my contacts seem to be using it so it is pretty useless to me. Now Blackberry lovers can finally join the rest of the instant messaging world because WhatsApp messenger was finally released for Blackberry 10 (BB10). WhatsApp messenger on Blackberry integrates into the new Blackberry Hub and is Flow enabled. You can download it from Blackberry World now.
Nexus 5 may come with a Nikon branded camera
The Samsung Galaxy SIV seems like a solid well designed smartphone but most pundits were underwhelmed and expected much more innovation. Now that the Galaxy SIV is out of the way, we can concentrate on other rumored upcoming devices like the Nexus 5. Phonearena is now reporting that the Google Nexus 5 will come with a “triple camera sensor thing” designed (and branded) by Nikon. The same source told Phonearena that this camera will be the major selling point of the next version of the Nexus device.
Samsung Galaxy SIV coming to Canada in Q2
The minute last week’s Samsung Galaxy SIV announcement finished, Canadians started asking carriers when it would come to the great white Canadian north. Unofficial discussions with reps from Samsung, Rogers, Fido and Telus indicate that it will hit the streets of Toronto (and Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, etc) by the end of Q2. It seems the phone will come to Rogers, Bell, Telus and their sub-brands (Fido, Koodo, Virgin Mobile).
Which processor will the Samsung Galaxy SIV have
Now that the Samsung Galaxy SIV launch is behind us, many are wondering which version (processor) will come to North America. If you were hoping to bathe in the warmth of the Samsung Exynos 5 octa then you will be really disappointed. The quad-core processor that will power the North American Samsung Galaxy SIV is fast but many are disappointed. There are many reasons why Samsung may have chosen to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 which may include North American LTE built the chip, good battery usage, good thermal design, etc.