Samsung Galaxy K zoom

Samsung announces Galaxy K zoom camera specialized smartphone

2014/04/28By Jerome Skalnik

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom

As expected, Samsung today unveiled its latest smartphone. With its 10x optical zoom camera, the Samsung Galaxy K zoom is billed as camera specialized smartphone “that blends advanced digital camera technology with Samsung’s industry-leading Galaxy experience.” As a teaser hinted earlier, the Galaxy K zoom’s camera comes with a retracting lens. A new rectracting technology allowed Samsung to make the […]

Samsung teases Galaxy K ahead of April 29 announcement

2014/04/28By Jerome Skalnik

Samsung teaser for April 29, 2014 event

A day ahead of its April 29 “Kapture the moment” event, Samsung has posted a teaser image on Twitter. The image appears to show a closeup of an extended optical zoom lens. It gives credence to speculation that Samsung is about to announce the Samsung Galaxy K which has often been the topic of past rumours as the Samsung Galaxy […]

Samsung to unveil Galaxy K at “Kapture the moment” event on April 29

2014/04/14By Jerome Skalnik

Samsung "Kapture the moment" event

Samsung yesterday began to send out press invitations for an event set to take place at the Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore on April 29. The tagline, “Kapture the moment,” suggests that a camera will be the focus of the event. Both the K in Kapture as well as the stylized K logo are also likely a hint about […]

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 - Heuer 01

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 […]

"Value tier" Moto 360 concept

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

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 […]