Mac OS X Lion

Apple launches new MacBook Air with OS X Lion and updated specs

2011/07/20By Jerome Skalnik

On the heels of another impressive quarter, Apple today launched Mac OS X Lion and revamped a good portion of its product line. The MacBook Air was among those and now sports new processors, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, a backlit keyboard and the aforementioned Mac OS X Lion. “Portable, affordable and powerful, MacBook Air is the ultimate everyday notebook,” said […]

Summary of the Apple WWDC 2011 keynote address

2011/06/06By Jerome Skalnik

Once again, Steve Jobs took to the stage to deliver the WWDC keynote. Here is the summary: Setting the stage for the keynote, Jobs said, “If the hardware is the brain and the sinew of the product, the software in the middle is the soul.” Apple now has 54 million Mac users worldwide with notebooks now accounting for 73% of […]

Rogers files court injunction to block GLENTEL sale to Bell

BCE’s plan to acquire GLENTEL, a Canadian mobile products distributor, has hit a speed bump. Rogers Communications this week filed an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to block the CA$670 million deal. It claims that its agreement with GLENTEL requires that the distributor obtain approval from Rogers before it can proceed with the acquisition. GLENTEL today responded and […]

Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 to be unveiled on November 9th

Tag Heuer announced at Baselworld 2015 that it would partner with Google and Intel for its first smartwatch. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told CNBC that the Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 (based on the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 pictured above) will be formally unveiled on November 9th in New York. The success of the Apple Watch is already having an effect […]

A closer look at the Rogers Vicinity rewards program

Introduction Have a look in your purse or wallet right now. Chances are that you have more than one loyalty card in there. You probably also have a few punch cards tracking your purchases as you work your way towards a discount or that free coffee or sandwich at your favourite local shop. For example, my own wallet holds five […]

Concept Sunday: Cancelled “value-tier” Moto 360 concept

Motorola this week unveiled its new Moto 360 Collection. Last year’s smartwatch has grown into a line consisting of three different models. Along with a new 46mm model, there is now a smaller 42mm model and a more rugged model, the Moto 360 Sport, geared at more active users. Under different circumstances, there might also have been a cheaper model geared […]

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet for your travels

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of your important but small items when travelling. As if keeping track of essentials like your passport and credit cards was not enough, add a couple of watches (you’ve got to have the right watch for every occasion after all) and you may be wondering how best to carry everything in a convenient […]