HP Chromebook coming to Canada

Canadians are used to our friendly neighbours to the south getting their hands on tech toys well before they migrate north, and Google's Chromebook is no exception. Though Americans could use the Samsung-built

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 8th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Samsung announces new Series 7 Chronos Series 7 Ultra notebook

Samsung lifted the covers off its latest Windows 8 notebooks at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. The New Series 7 Chronos is a refresh of last year’s well

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 17th, 2013 Alex Davies

Asus Taichi dual-screen gets double-take at CES

Asus debuted its overdue Taichi dual-screen Windows 8 notebook at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. Expected for release last year, Taichi is a unique take on the convertible

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 15th, 2013 Alex Davies

Acer releases sub-$400 Windows 8 notebook

Acer is announcing a $400 Windows 8 laptop available to the Canadian market starting today.The TravelMate B113 doesn’t have some of the notable features of some other Windows 8 hardware we’ve seen released

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 3rd, 2012 Brian Jackson

Apple event launches iPads, iMacs, and MacBooks to steal Microsoft’s Windows 8 thunder

Apple Inc. met the expectations of many today with the launch of a 7.9-inch iPad mini tablet, but it didn’t stop there with its Fall event. It went on to announce a whole

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 23rd, 2012 Brian Jackson

2013 is ‘make or break’ year for BYOD policies, report warns

The trend of employees bringing their own technology to work will grow exponentially next year – whether businesses actively manage it or not, according to an IT analyst firm. Two-thirds of businesses already

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 12th, 2012 Brian Jackson

GoodReader update brings native Windows file sharing to iPad

The good folks behind the GoodReader app have made it easier to share documents between that iOS app and Windows PCs and laptops. GoodReader is an iOS document-reader app that helps view, navigate

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 26th, 2012 Christine Wong

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon a pricey but solid ultrabook option

What do you value more in an ultrabook: mobility, power or price tag?If your answer tilts further towards the first two aspects rather thanthe latter, then Lenovo's new ThinkPad X1 Carbonmight be for

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 22nd, 2012 Christine Wong

Toshiba unveils new business laptops, huge tablet

Toshiba Ltd. announced new business laptop models today, showing off thin and light-weight notebooks but not adhering to Intel's Ultrabook standards.The new laptops introduce an ultraportable to the Portege line and also updates

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 26th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Apple introduces thinner, lighter MacBook Pro

Apple on Monday unveiled its thinnest and lightest MacBook Pro ever, with the latest Intel Core processors, code-named Ivy Bridge, and a high-resolution 15.4-inch retina display that the company said is the best

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 11th, 2012 Agam Shah

Is it a laptop or a tablet?

 by James Niccolai and Michael Kan One thing apparent at Computex this week is that computer makers really aren't sure what consumers want in a PC, and they're throwing everything at the wall

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 7th, 2012 IDG News Service

Acer Aspire V notebooks available in Canada at end of June

Acer announced today its new Aspire V series of notebooks will be on sale in Canada near the end of June, packing Intel's Ivy Bridge processors into a slimmer body.The laptops are 30

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 7th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

How to squeeze extra juice from your laptop battery

Longer battery life: Every laptop user wants it, but few know how to get it without buying a new machine. Though laptop manufacturers have made great strides over the past few years in

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 3rd, 2012 Marco Chiappetta