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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:56:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/a-whole-new-galaxy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/a-whole-new-galaxy/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/a-whole-new-galaxy/feed/ 0 How does this 'almost theatrically overblown phone' deliver on user experience? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:22:10 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/feed/ 0 Wall Street's crisis of confidence doesn't have to be Apple's, too http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:45:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/feed/ 0 Once seamless devices now frustrating http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/its-confirmed-apple-is-human-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/its-confirmed-apple-is-human-after-all/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:59:42 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/its-confirmed-apple-is-human-after-all/feed/ 0 Chris Sorensen on why good is no longer good enough http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/a-less-fun-iphone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/a-less-fun-iphone/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:05:14 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310415 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/a-less-fun-iphone/feed/ 0 In light of rival Microsoft's new and ultra-modern OS, Apple may be forced to confront dated software design http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/why-the-iphone-is-bad-for-society/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/why-the-iphone-is-bad-for-society/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:43:02 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297544 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/why-the-iphone-is-bad-for-society/feed/ 0 In other words: the high-profit, high-subsidy, long-contract model http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-magician/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-magician/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:00:33 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-magician/feed/ 0 After months of speculation, consumers wait for the iPhone 5 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/this-means-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/this-means-war/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:42:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/this-means-war/feed/ 0 The leading players in the global smartphone market have very different ideas about what the future should look like http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/youtube-skateboards-and-a-silk-hat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/youtube-skateboards-and-a-silk-hat/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:11:30 +0000 Mark Richardson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275110 Kenora, Ontario – Day 35 Trans-Canada distance: 4,461 + 137  = 4,598km Actual distance ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/youtube-skateboards-and-a-silk-hat/feed/ 0 Kenora, Ontario – Day 35 Trans-Canada distance: 4,461 + 137  = 4,598km Actual distance ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/microsoft-tablet-is-about-as-exciting-as-a-usb-key/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/microsoft-tablet-is-about-as-exciting-as-a-usb-key/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:27:45 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268827 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/microsoft-tablet-is-about-as-exciting-as-a-usb-key/feed/ 0 When will we get on with it? Jesse Brown is waiting for the day when tablets are generic, cheap and ubiquitous http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/your-wrist-is-ringing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/your-wrist-is-ringing/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:51:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/your-wrist-is-ringing/feed/ 0 A Kickstarter bonanza suggests the smartwatch is an idea whose time has come http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/apple-needs-to-sort-its-itunes-mess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/apple-needs-to-sort-its-itunes-mess/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:43:25 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/apple-needs-to-sort-its-itunes-mess/feed/ 0 Ever tried to delete a picture on your iPhone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/stalking-women-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/stalking-women-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:52:07 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250041 Girls Around Me lets users track neighborhood girls and read their Facebook profiles]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/stalking-women-theres-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 Girls Around Me lets users track neighborhood girls and read their Facebook profiles http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/the-almighty-apple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/the-almighty-apple/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:30:50 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244480 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/the-almighty-apple/feed/ 0 Several stock analysts are speculating that Apple’s share price could nearly double to break the US$1,000 threshold in the near future http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/motorola%e2%80%99s-path-forward-looks-easier-than-rim%e2%80%99s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/motorola%e2%80%99s-path-forward-looks-easier-than-rim%e2%80%99s/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:58:16 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/motorola%e2%80%99s-path-forward-looks-easier-than-rim%e2%80%99s/feed/ 5 It is much easier for consumer-facing companies such as Motorola to delve into the business world than it is to go the other way http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/is-siri-artificially-intelligent-or-just-a-robot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/is-siri-artificially-intelligent-or-just-a-robot/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:26:27 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/is-siri-artificially-intelligent-or-just-a-robot/feed/ 5 The showstopper on the iPhone 4S isn't just useful. It's clever, too. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/feed/ 0 David Hockney never expected his digital drawings to end up as a major exhibition http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/new-iphone-the-s-is-for-sucker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/new-iphone-the-s-is-for-sucker/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:52:01 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/new-iphone-the-s-is-for-sucker/feed/ 17 Going downmarket is the only way Apple will dominate the phone market http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/inconvenient-truth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/inconvenient-truth/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:39 +0000 Alex Derry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/inconvenient-truth/feed/ 1 Al Gore drops a hint about Apple's anticipated new iPhone launch http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/dont-underestimate-apple%e2%80%99s-contributions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/dont-underestimate-apple%e2%80%99s-contributions/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:07:11 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212028 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/dont-underestimate-apple%e2%80%99s-contributions/feed/ 4 Peter Nowak on how it may be easy to hate Apple, but it's still misguided http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:30:20 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210083 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/feed/ 0 A new app is saving people thousands of minutes spent on hold http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/05/waging-a-patent-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/05/waging-a-patent-war/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:00:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207362 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/05/waging-a-patent-war/feed/ 0 A competitive smartphone market is resulting in a lot of lawsuits http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/america-with-no-apple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/america-with-no-apple/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:10:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/america-with-no-apple/feed/ 0 Samsung and Apple are trying to get each others' products banned from the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/a-sommelier-in-your-pocket/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/a-sommelier-in-your-pocket/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:15:28 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192710 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/a-sommelier-in-your-pocket/feed/ 4 While it's an industry in its infancy, wine apps are growing in popularity http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/is-rim-down-or-is-apple-and-others-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/is-rim-down-or-is-apple-and-others-up/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:53:44 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=188620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/is-rim-down-or-is-apple-and-others-up/feed/ 1 Today, perhaps for the first time, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion appeared to officially lose... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/22/im-good-enough-im-smart-enough-and-doggone-it-apple-tracks-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/22/im-good-enough-im-smart-enough-and-doggone-it-apple-tracks-me/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:18:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186459 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/22/im-good-enough-im-smart-enough-and-doggone-it-apple-tracks-me/feed/ 13 So what if your iPhone tells Apple where you've been? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/rim%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/rim%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:13:56 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178943 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/rim%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon/feed/ 6 The BlackBerry maker has found devoted followers in text-messaging teenagers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/android-isnt-really-open-its-just-less-closed-than-apple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/android-isnt-really-open-its-just-less-closed-than-apple/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:34:56 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/android-isnt-really-open-its-just-less-closed-than-apple/feed/ 21 What the iBoobs saga tells us about Google http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/fighting-crime-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/fighting-crime-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:32:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/fighting-crime-theres-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 Stealing someone's iPhone doesn't work out so well if it's equipped with GPS http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/difficult-days-for-rim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/difficult-days-for-rim/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:13:45 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/difficult-days-for-rim/feed/ 11 BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. has finally lost its crown as the biggest smartphone... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-ipad-sucks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-ipad-sucks/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:35:23 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-ipad-sucks/feed/ 164 So what if the new iPad comes in white? It's still boring. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/a-cautionary-tale/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/a-cautionary-tale/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:52:09 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/a-cautionary-tale/feed/ 2 What RIM can learn from the 'unbelievable' fall of Nokia from the top of the smartphone market http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/games-on-the-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/games-on-the-go/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:12:16 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/games-on-the-go/feed/ 0 In an ad for a new gaming phone, the Android robot mascot is given thumbs http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/smartphone-subterfuge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/smartphone-subterfuge/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:40:45 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/smartphone-subterfuge/feed/ 4 Tech watchers are wondering whether Canada’s Research in Motion is on its way to becoming an industry “dinosaur.” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/lingo-2010/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/lingo-2010/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:20:35 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/lingo-2010/feed/ 0 Death grip, Gleek, Liberation procedure http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/rim-is-down-but-not-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/rim-is-down-but-not-out/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:00:02 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/rim-is-down-but-not-out/feed/ 0 RIM latest device, the Torch 9800, was unveiled this summer to be little more than an iPhone catch-up attempt http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/high-tech-and-badly-dressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/high-tech-and-badly-dressed/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:00:43 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/high-tech-and-badly-dressed/feed/ 0 Americans are choosing to buy tech gadgets and big-screen TVs over appliances, furniture and cars http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/rims-revival/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/rims-revival/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:40:04 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/rims-revival/feed/ 0 All-in-one: The new Torch combines an iPhone-like touch screen with a physical keyboard http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/steve-jobs-finally-loses-his-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/steve-jobs-finally-loses-his-cool/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:20:50 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/steve-jobs-finally-loses-his-cool/feed/ 0 Apple CEO Steve Jobs adopted an unusually defensive tone to address the controversy over Apple’s latest iPhone model http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/theft-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/theft-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:40:05 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/theft-theres-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 Find My iPhone, can pinpoint your iPhone's location on a Google map http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/an-iphone-can-save-a-child/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/an-iphone-can-save-a-child/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:00:55 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/22/an-iphone-can-save-a-child/feed/ 0 GM recently teamed up with the non-profit group Safe Kids USA to warn car owners about the dangers of leaving children unattended http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/with-this-app-i-thee-divorce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/with-this-app-i-thee-divorce/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:55:34 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/with-this-app-i-thee-divorce/feed/ 8 DivorceApps.com aims at helping people who can't afford the services of a lawyer http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/07/newsmakers-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/07/newsmakers-24/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/07/newsmakers-24/feed/ 0 You wouldn’t want to cross either one, That’s how it’s done in Wawota, Sask. and Andy, Andy, we got us a crime wave! http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/22/could-palm-end-up-in-rim%e2%80%99s-hands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/22/could-palm-end-up-in-rim%e2%80%99s-hands/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:00:41 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121736 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/22/could-palm-end-up-in-rim%e2%80%99s-hands/feed/ 3 Palm may end up for sale after its Pre phone flopped http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/killer-apps-that-save-lives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/killer-apps-that-save-lives/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:34 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114965 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/killer-apps-that-save-lives/feed/ 6 The new must-have device for today’s doctors: the iPhone