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Wed, 22 May 2013 17:04:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/blackberry-beats-expectations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/blackberry-beats-expectations/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:37:05 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365758 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/blackberry-beats-expectations/feed/ 0 ... but investors will have to wait a little longer for answers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-smartphone-will-see-you-now-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-smartphone-will-see-you-now-2/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355234 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-smartphone-will-see-you-now-2/feed/ 0 How apps and social media are revolutionizing health care 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/2012/12/19/mind-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/mind-games/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327395 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/mind-games/feed/ 0 How a Canadian start-up plans to make thought-controlled smartphones the next consumer craze http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/why-cheap-phones-are-a-force-of-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/why-cheap-phones-are-a-force-of-good/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:27:16 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/why-cheap-phones-are-a-force-of-good/feed/ 0 In other words: Android = free software = more competition among hardware makers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/a-smash-hit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/a-smash-hit/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:19:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/a-smash-hit/feed/ 0 Muting your cell phone with one simple whack http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/iphone-5-apples-mapmageddon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/iphone-5-apples-mapmageddon/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:05:17 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/iphone-5-apples-mapmageddon/feed/ 0 The foundation of Apple's new maps app is good—but the devil is in the detail http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/should-you-buy-an-iphone-5-probably-and-heres-how/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/should-you-buy-an-iphone-5-probably-and-heres-how/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:45:43 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/should-you-buy-an-iphone-5-probably-and-heres-how/feed/ 0 Why I often prescribe Apple http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/sept-12-the-new-iphone-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/sept-12-the-new-iphone-5/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:49:47 +0000 Business Blog http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/sept-12-the-new-iphone-5/feed/ 0 Apple and rivals are gearing up for the holiday shopping season http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/why-the-new-windows-phone-8-is-nokias-biggest-gamble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/why-the-new-windows-phone-8-is-nokias-biggest-gamble/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:16:03 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/why-the-new-windows-phone-8-is-nokias-biggest-gamble/feed/ 0 Microsoft can survive a flop. Nokia can't. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/apple-v-samsung-why-the-patent-war-risks-creating-a-tech-monster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/apple-v-samsung-why-the-patent-war-risks-creating-a-tech-monster/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:27:29 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/apple-v-samsung-why-the-patent-war-risks-creating-a-tech-monster/feed/ 0 The big loser is... YOU 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/2012/07/06/samsung-almost-records-apple-like-quarterly-profits-with-the-galaxy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/samsung-almost-records-apple-like-quarterly-profits-with-the-galaxy/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:23:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/samsung-almost-records-apple-like-quarterly-profits-with-the-galaxy/feed/ 0 The new Galaxy smartphone charged Samsung Electronics Co. to a record quarterly profit of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/university-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/university-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:01:01 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/university-theres-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 ClevrU is creating a class of international students by providing courses on smartphones 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/2012/02/22/mobile-games-locked-in-mortal-kombat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/mobile-games-locked-in-mortal-kombat/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:27:25 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/mobile-games-locked-in-mortal-kombat/feed/ 0 Ed Boon, co-creator of the hugely successful franchise of fighting games, discusses handheld gaming systems http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/mobile-games-not-a-threat-to-vita-sony-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/mobile-games-not-a-threat-to-vita-sony-says/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:38:10 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/mobile-games-not-a-threat-to-vita-sony-says/feed/ 0 Peter Nowak talks video games with Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/samsungs-note-filling-the-space-between-smartphone-and-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/samsungs-note-filling-the-space-between-smartphone-and-ipad/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:32 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/samsungs-note-filling-the-space-between-smartphone-and-ipad/feed/ 0 It's basically an oversized phone you can scribble on–and it may just take off http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/blackberry-must-be-the-safe-phone-again-or-die/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/blackberry-must-be-the-safe-phone-again-or-die/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:23:42 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235193 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/blackberry-must-be-the-safe-phone-again-or-die/feed/ 0 Without a niche in the marketplace, RIM may be on its last legs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/companies-target-growing-childrens-app-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/companies-target-growing-childrens-app-market/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:52:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/companies-target-growing-childrens-app-market/feed/ 0 Work-and-play mode is particularly congenial to the little ones http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/samsung-beats-apple-in-smartphone-sales/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/samsung-beats-apple-in-smartphone-sales/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:52:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222307 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/samsung-beats-apple-in-smartphone-sales/feed/ 4 South Korean tech giant now the world's top smartphone maker http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/robot-balls-you-dont-need-them-but-you-know-you-want-them/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/robot-balls-you-dont-need-them-but-you-know-you-want-them/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:18:15 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/robot-balls-you-dont-need-them-but-you-know-you-want-them/feed/ 5 Meet Sphero, the robot ball you can control with your smartphone http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/error-message/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/error-message/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:10:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/error-message/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/error-message/feed/ 7 A major network outage and investor unrest has Research In Motion vowing that it will fight back 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/2011/10/04/apple-falls-victim-to-its-high-expectations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/apple-falls-victim-to-its-high-expectations/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:22:46 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218611 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/apple-falls-victim-to-its-high-expectations/feed/ 6 The iPhone 4S suggests smartphone technology has hit a wall http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/rim%e2%80%99s-positive-reaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/rim%e2%80%99s-positive-reaction/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:55:09 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/rim%e2%80%99s-positive-reaction/feed/ 0 There's some good news for the beleaguered tech giant http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/is-googorola-anti-competitive-not-at-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/is-googorola-anti-competitive-not-at-all/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:16:41 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210592 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/is-googorola-anti-competitive-not-at-all/feed/ 0 But Google isn't doing its hardware partners any favours with the move http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/smartphone-abusers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/smartphone-abusers/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:50:48 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/smartphone-abusers/feed/ 0 Users thumbing away during meals is troubling, says a new study http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/smartphones-are-killing-commercials/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/smartphones-are-killing-commercials/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 21:36:34 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/smartphones-are-killing-commercials/feed/ 6 But those ads have merely migrated to our fingertips 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/2010/09/30/the-telecom-contrarian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/the-telecom-contrarian/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:20:47 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/the-telecom-contrarian/feed/ 0 While its rivals snap up television assets, Telus is sitting out the latest wave of convergence. Has it saved itself billions, or put its future in peril? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/what-the-bleep/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/what-the-bleep/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:00:01 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=131924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/what-the-bleep/feed/ 11 Pagers are slow, unreliable, and a reason for hospital deaths 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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/17/the-race-for-second-best/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/17/the-race-for-second-best/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 03:46:44 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=57861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/17/the-race-for-second-best/feed/ 12 Cell-phone manufacturers line up for their shot at releasing an iPhone killer. Guess that’s...