Crucial MX200 500GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

In May 2013, gas pump price hit the highest in five years at $1.32 CAD/L here in Calgary. The all-time high, of course, was prior to the infamous crash of 2008, which we have seen the posted price of $1.38 CAD/L. While I was forced to pay almost $70 to feed my Honda Civic at the time, I was actually able to completely avoid the $1.32 CAD/L and fill up at a "bargain basement" price of $1.27 CAD/L -- twice -- five years later. This was made...

Tesoro Lobera Spectrum Review

Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, my favorite pastimes are playing street hockey in the summer, and pond hockey in the winter. When I am not outside imitating my favorite players, I love watching the sport on television. Typically, I choose two teams to cheer for in a season; one is a Stanley Cup contender, and one who is considered the underdogs. My Stanley Cup contenders has and always will be the Chicago Blackhawks, with their young talent and...

Despite Google Photos’ arrival, Google+ still live

From ComputerWorld: The fact that Google launched a new photo sharing and storage service this week isn't ringing the death knell of Google+.

At least that's what Google executives are saying.

"I can commit to … Google+," said Bradley Horowitz, vice president of photos and streams, during a press...

Google Android M focuses on a better user experience

From InfoWorld: Forging ahead with its bread-and-butter mobile platform, Google is offering a developer preview of its upcoming Android M OS, which focuses on improvements in areas ranging from app permissions to mobile payments.

With Android M, Google is focusing on six areas to improve the core...

Acer's army of new PCs includes laptops, desktops, and a Chromebox

From PC World: Acer CEO Jason Chen wants his company to be the “last PC maker standing,” he said last month, and on Friday the company continued to rain blows on its competitors with a flurry of new laptops and desktops running Windows and Chrome.

It will show the new PCs at Computex next week...

In shadow of Android Pay, Google Wallet evolves to stay alive

From CNET: With all the fanfare surrounding Google's new digital payments system, Android Pay, it's easy to ignore the fact that Google already launched a different payments system -- four years ago -- called Google Wallet.

That earlier service was unceremoniously snubbed during the Google I/O...

Chipmakers Avago, Broadcom join forces in $37B megamerger

From CNET: Avago Technologies and Broadcom, which build components tucked into electronics gear you're probably using, are headed for a merger.

Avago will acquire Broadcom for $37 billion, including $17 billion in cash and $20 billion in Avago stock, and join the two firms into a new company known...

Samsung and Marvel Team Up for Slick Iron Man Avengers GS6 Edge

From DailyTech: Combine smartphones and comic books and what do you get? The Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man Limited Edition from Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935). Samsung unveiled the device online, but left one very big question unanswered. But before I get to that's let's...

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