Yearly Archives: 2010

Bell Canada to Charge Customers to use HSPA+ network

BGR has posted a leaked memo reporting Bell  Canada will be charging customers a $10 per month premium to use their “fast” HSPA+ network.  The memo is not clear as to which devices will be affected, but it seems likely to also include newer smartphones as well as the USB …

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Apple Stock breaks $300 for first time

Apple Inc’s shares cruised past $300 for the first time ever today, as investors anticipated another strong earnings report from the iPhone maker next week.  Apple’s stock rose as high as $301.96, another all-time record, in morning trading on the Nasdaq. The company on Wednesday also announced an October 20 …

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Apple hosting “Back to the Mac” Event on October 20

Apple has invited select members of the media to their special event titled “Back to the Mac”. The event is appropriately titled given all the attention the ipod/iphone/ipad devices has been receiving as of lately.  Tekok is not sure what is coming, but from the looks of the invitation, perhaps …

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Apple Tv Begins Shipping in Canada

Canadians who pre-ordered the new Apple TV should be expecting them in any day now.  As Apple Tv ships with Netflix support, tektok can’t wait to get our hands on this new device. Not to mention the latest jailbreak limera1n has confirmed the jailbreak does in fact work on the Apple TV, many …

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Apple Drops Prices

Looking to purchase a Mac? Look no further. Apple has lowered its pricing on the refurbished models and they are great! Now, the word refurbished is different with Apple. They have a very strict process to ensure quality standards are met. The refurbished models arrive with full shrinkwrap/seal on them …

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WordPress for iOS 2.6 Released

WordPress for iOS version 2.6 is now available in the Apple App Store.  This updated version introduces several features for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can now capture and post video right from your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4, direct to your wordpress blog.  The update also includes …

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Netflix Canada in a Nutshell

Well we have been anxious for years to get a taste of Netflix, and we finally got a chance to try it last week. Netflix now offers a Canadian subscription for a great price of $7.99 per month in Canadian Dollars. They are also offering a one month free trial …

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Facebook Places is now Live in Canada!

Facebook has silently released Places for Canada today. Facebook Places is similar to Foursquare in which it provides a fairly accurate recording of your physical location. Fore more about Facebook Places and its privacy policy visit Facebook. Thanks Ondre for the tip!

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Blackberry Developer Conference to Begin September 27

RIM is rumoured to be unveiling their new tablet in San Francisco next week during their Blackberry DevCon 2010.  The tablet is reportedly not ready for shipping until the fourth quarter and will feature a new OS.   A whois name search on the domain ‘blackpad.com’ identifies RIM as the domain …

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