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This Week's Top 5 Tech Rave

Leila Pejman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:45:59 +0000

These are my top picks of tech events from around the world this week:

The much anticipated news from Apple; the iPad goes on pre-sale today in the US [Tech Borge]

10 years after the dot.com bubble euphoria, what's the digital landscape like today [Globe Technology]

Fancy owning a saucy URL - Sex.com is up for auction (if you've got 1 million dollars!) [Guardian]

Google Announces Business in the Cloud

Leila Pejman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:57 +0000

Earlier this week, Google hosted a Campfire One event, where the company announced a new app store for businesses, known as the Google App Marketplace. All of their current apps like Gmail, Calender, Docs have been customized for businesses, as a result attracting two million companies (and 25 million users) to 'go Google'.

3 Things We Love and Hate About the YouTube Redesign

Kevin Lau — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:37 +0000

The world's third most popular internet destination, YouTube, is undergoing what they are claiming to be one of the biggest redesigns in YouTube history (not the biggest though, I'm sure). Many of you might not even be aware of this change because right now, it is opt-in only.

Stay in Control of Your Spending with Budget iQ

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:32 +0000

Your taxes are due in just over a month, and you're starting to wish you were better at managing your finances?

Budget iQ is a new application from Apple, and it's their most preferred money management application. The app monitors a user's financial snapshot, makes projections and offers help for deciding whether or not a purchase you are considering is rational. It does all of this in a way that supports financial responsibility, and can even make budgeting fun!

Users simply have to input their budget amount and preferred time period (for most of us this will be monthly). Entering expenses is done on the app's main dashboard, where all of a user's financial figures are presented in an easy to understand format. Plus, it allows users to easily simulate an impending purchase to see how it will affect their financial snapshot.

140 | Twitter Conference: Twitter for Business?

Claire Dumican — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:10:12 +0000

According to comscore only 11 percent of Twitter's users are aged 12 to 17. The majority of users are employed, tech-curious, older adults. This goes someway to explaining why the micro-blogging service is becoming an ever more integral part of business.

140 | The Twitter Conference is taking place today in San Francisco and brings together some of the industries key Twitter players:

• Damon Cortesi, Untitled Startup
• H.B. Siegel, IMBd.com
• Brad Nelson, Starbucks
• Adam Loving, Twibes
• Shauna Causey, Comcast
• Ryan Holmes, Hootsuite
• Rich Harris, Seagate

Reducing Your Technological Carbon Footprint, Canadian Telecoms to Welcome More Competition?

Kevin Lau — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:25:43 +0000

This week on GetConnected Radio:

Recycle your Old Shirt into a New Outfit for your Computer

Leila Pejman — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:17:43 +0000

Still can't let go of that worn out Bon Jovi t-shirt you bought 10 years ago. Hello Rewind will help turn your favorite tees into a stylish computer sleeve. Now for the inspiring twist, the company's goal is to fight sex trafficking so they hire former sex trade workers to make the stylish conversion happen; cutting out the design, sewing it up with batting, felt and velcro.

It's a super easy process for you. First choose a laptop size (13", 15" or 17"). Hello Rewind mails you a pre-paid envelope to send your chosen t-shirts. Within 4-8 weeks, your computer will have something cool to wear.

Social Networking Site Promotes Movies

Leila Pejman — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:13:39 +0000

The new Alice in Wonderland movie starring Johnny Depp opened nationwide this weekend, and I am very excited to see this film.

On February 20th director, Tim Burton, 'hosted' a virtual preview of the stars, songs and scenes from Alice in Wonderland (My invitation got lost in cyberspace I'm sure! Or it could be that I don't have a MySpace account!).

This week's prize: QuickTax Standard for the 2009 Tax Year

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:24:41 +0000

Tax season is here and we got just the thing to help you maximize your refund - a QuickTax Standard package from Intuit.

QuickTax Standard is the best tax software for you if your return will include donations, medical expenses, RRSPs or even tuition - and if you want to optimize deductions between spouses & family members. Plus, file online with NETFILE1 to get your refund in about 8 business days.

**UPDATE** We are going to be giving away not one, but TWO copies of QuickTax this week, so we'll be drawing two winners on Monday, March 15.

Lawsuits All Around for Apple, HTC and Nokia

Claire Dumican — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:02:42 +0000

Smartphones are the fastest selling mobile device in Canada (this may significantly change when the iPad comes available!) so competition for market-share is fierce.

This goes some way to explaining the abundance of lawsuits being bandied about by the big smartphone players. Apple is suing HTC over theft of 20 patents in their US handsets. Nokia is suing Apple over patent infringement. Apple countersued then Nokia lodged a second legal case (just to keep up appearances no doubt). It's a veritable free-for-all of letigious telephonic warfare!

Functionality and especially easy of use (and intuitive interface) are the key selling features of a device. Unique selling points are worth millions of dollars so the lawsuits are a serious business.