ADOBE’S FRESCO IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND WORTH THE WAIT

We may not remember but most of us first drew before we could read, with pencil on paper or colour crayons on restaurant kid’s menus. Sadly, we followed other endeavors in our lives leaving drawing and painting to artists.

Having a little fun with Fresco extending a photo with paintbrush work

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THE NEW SAMSUNG NOTE 10 LAUNCHES TOMORROW – IS IT FOR YOU?

Watch the official Galaxy UNPACKED 2019 at 4PM ET on Wednesday 

Tomorrow Samsung unpacks the next generation Note 10 in Brooklyn, NY at 4PM ET. To newbies the Note 10 is unique, featuring the S Pen stylus since its launch in 2011. It was a huge success taking on the Phablet name (bridging smartphones and tablets) with a much larger screen than Apple and Android competitors.  Reliable rumours and leaks place the Note 10 screen to a massive 6.8 inch display compared to the 5.3 inch screen in 2011. The Note 10 has been the “other” Samsung flagship phone co-sharing flagship glory with the Samsung “S” like the current S10 models.

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A CANADIAN PHONE PLAN THAT DOESN’T CHARGE FOR DATA OVERAGE?

We all know the pain point when going over the data limit on our smartphone. Telus addresses that with a new billing plan that keeps your data access going, even if you go past your monthly data limit, for free, but at a slower speed, commonly known as throttling.

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NEW LG G8 THINQ NOW IN CANADA READS YOUR VEINS AND GESTURES

Today,  LG Electronics Canada announced its latest flagship LG G8 ThinQ, is available in Canadian carriers. Its minimalist re-design has features never seen on a phone before.

The LG G8 ThinQ uses hand gestures for everyday control input

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HAPPY 30TH WORLD WIDE WEB!

While it seems like we have experienced the now called web forever, it’s only 30 years old. And as my new friends from the Internet Society (ISOC), a non-profit organization focused on Internet technology and policy point out, we must not confuse the web with the Internet, the latter being twenty years older.

First web page online on August 6, 1991…
…compared to award winning web sites today

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US Ban on Huawei Doing Business with US Companies Drives 2019 Profits Down

Cloudy days ahead for Huawei

It looks like the US ban on Huawei Technologies is having an effect on the Chinese telecommunications giant’s 2019 annual report. Although Huawei (HWT.UL) revealed that its net profit for the year was CNY62.7 billion CND$12.5 billion, Reuters noted it was its lowest increase in three years at 5.6%. Continue reading US Ban on Huawei Doing Business with US Companies Drives 2019 Profits Down

HUAWEI MAKES A BIG SPLASH WITH FOLDABLE MATE X, DAYS AFTER SAMSUNG

Day one at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is off to head-turning news on mobile devices.Unless you are directly involved with the upcoming super-fast 5G network, I will spare you the news flurry of every player who is in the game, that won’t see the light of day in Canada this year.

Huawei folds same screen for a two sided phone or 8 inch tablet.

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HUAWEI MAKES A BIG SPLASH WITH FOLDABLE MATE X, DAYS AFTER SAMSUNG

 Day one at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is off to a head-turning news on mobile devices.Unless you are directly involved with the upcoming super-fast 5G network, I will spare you the news flurry of every player who is the game, that won’t see the light of day in Canada this year.

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GM US/CANADIAN DESIGNED eBIKES LAUNCH IN EUROPE

Say hello to the Meld and Merge flashy new eBikes from GM’s newly named ARĪV line. The launch contributes to General Motors vision of a world with zero emissions and zero congestion.

The compact design of ARĪV eBikes allow for easy transit and more convenient storage.

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THE UNREAL WORLD OF CES 2019

CES 2019 has left the building. Before I jump into my annual CES rant I want to share a moment. A tale of two worlds happening at the same right to the closing day.

The production model LG 4K OLED 65″ rollable flex screen stole the show at CES 2019

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