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Bringing data rates down to earth 5

Canadian service providers have to make some core changes before the new wave of mobile devices will appeal to everyday consumers 29/10/07 12:16 PM 5

More fun with a phone

We're hooked on the smart phone, obsessed with its functions, peripherals and, of course, the status accorded those with the coolest gadgets. So, what to get the phone addict who has everything and still wants more? 29/11/07 12:01 AM

Pimp your ride with these nifty add-ons

Factory-offered goodies often make their way into the auto aftermarket, usually at a significantly lower price 29/11/07 12:01 AM

GPS

How a phone can help you find yourself 2

Once a feature found only in expensive stand-alone devices, global positioning system functionality is now being built in to an increasing number of cellphones 29/10/07 12:53 PM 2

Operating system

Mobile 6 makes moves on business users 3

Palm and Motorola first to offer Windows Mobile OS on new Treo 750 and Q9h 04/10/07 12:01 AM 3

HTC Touch

Telus aiming for Touching
holiday season 6

Canada might not have the iPhone, but Telus is offering heavy competition 02/11/07 9:15 AM 6
Phone is two-faced,
but in a good way

Samsung SPH-m620 is unexpectedly impressive cellphone wait... maybe it's a multimedia player 07/08/07 12:01 AM

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Treo 755p

New features add weight to Palm smartphone: The new Treo come with all the basics but its greatest selling point is the familiarity of its interface

Stylish & powerful


Chocolate Flip: There's nothing flakey about this fashion phone

Vision?

Rogers videophone doesn't flatter: Is the videophone cool enough for this century? 11

BlackBerry


Nice Curves: RIM's BlackBerry Curve is a big improvement on the Pearl, but it still ain't perfect

Smartphones

In pursuit of all-in-one perfection: Manufacturers try to strike a balance between ease-of-use and powerful new data capabilities 1

Centro


Palm's modest tinkering means big change: All of Centro's extras adds up to a rockin' little phone

Chic design

Sanyo DECT 6.0: Looks like a cell phone, feels like a cell phone

Navigation


Driving Miss Nigella: It was love at first byte. The TomTom became a third passenger, after my wife, who soon began getting distinctly jealous of this interloper

Trip planner

Oh Mio, oh my: The Mio C220s is a low-cost GPS device that's fine for people intending to stay in Canada 1

High-end

Is niche nice or not?: Jack Kapica looks at four cell phones that are now under a rather large iShadow 2

Music player

Sony Ericsson W580
can really grove 2

Tech Review

HTC P4000 1

Marketplace

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Cameras & Camcorders

A reason to smile 2

Digital SLRs have come down in price and anyone looking to upgrade from their point-and-shoot has a plethora of quality cameras to pick from 26/10/07 10:39 AM 2

Camcorders change focus

We looked at three HD camcorders and discovered that editing home movies might be more than the average consumer wants 27/06/07 10:00 PM

Why image stabilization matters 1

The technology is easily one of the most important things for achieving consistently good photo and video composition 25/10/07 2:07 PM 1

Home Entertainment

The digital home fixer-upper 2

The consumer electronics industry had better own up to the facts: The digital home, which promised to add colour to our black-and-white lives, is still a fantasy 26/10/07 12:57 PM 2

With this PVR, I thee wed 7

Owning a Rogers 8300 or Bell ExpressVu's 9200 HD-PVR will change the way you watch TV – sure, but it will also change the culture around the TV 04/11/07 11:04 PM 7

Kapica's Lab: Adventures in (mis)communication 2

Yes, even wise and handsome technology reviewers can have a bad day 30/05/07 4:00 PM 2

Computers & Peripherals

It's a banner year for PC gamers

While component prices fall, new technologies are making their way into the mainstream and turning laptops and desktops into supermachines 26/10/07 1:28 PM

Compute this: Not-so-humble notebooks easy on the wallet

Here are four laptops designed for penny pinchers that pack surprising punch 26/10/07 1:30 PM

Macs: The business of beautiful 8

The iMac is a marvel of design and even appeals to corporate types 19/09/07 10:08 PM 8

Multimedia Players

Touch, and go

While touchscreen devices are nothing new, the success of Apple's iPhone and new iPod almost ensures it will become a standard feature on multimedia and mobile devices 26/10/07 11:58 AM

Devices: Beyond the music

With all of the features now found on multimedia devices, such as FM radio, extra flash card slots and voice recorders, its even more important now to do the research. Here's a look at the four top players 26/10/07 12:00 PM

Don't want an iPod? There are lots of choices available 72

‘I don't like the idea that nearly everyone has an iPod,' says one comsumer 05/10/07 9:47 AM 72

Games & Toys

Elemental lessons in buying a gaming machine 2

Globe's game guru Scott Colbourne offers a little advice about buying hardware this holiday season – lessons he learned from being burned himself 01/11/07 12:36 PM 2

Top Picks of 2007: BioShock 9

One of the most gripping, gorgeous, and unforgettable video games ever made 22/08/07 10:13 AM 9

Top Picks of 2007: Thinking outside the Orange Box 8

You'll come for the Half-Life, but stay for the brain breaking puzzles of Portal and manic multiplayer fun of Team Fortress 2 16/10/07 12:05 PM 8