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Asus puts Chrome in a box with low-cost Chromebox

A number of vendors have launched Chromebook laptops running Google’s lightweight, no-cost Chrome OS, but PC vendor Asus is trying a new form factor...

Say hello, Apple, to your new competitor: Lenovo

Routine is something that can really kill a company. Maybe not today. Maybe not even tomorrow. But one day down the road, the steps...

Lenovo buying Motorola handset business from Google

It apparently hasn’t taken long for Google to tire of being in the handset business. It has struck a deal to sell its Motorola Mobility...

Partners to take lead on Office 365 support

Microsoft has launched a new Office 365 Partner admin centre that it says will give partners new tools to take the lead on providing...

BlackBerry OS update to bring FM radio, picture passwords

Picture passwords and listening to local FM radio stations without using the data connection are among the new features BlackBerry is rolling out in...

Microsoft doubles Surface sales with channel assist

Microsoft Corp. reported record revenue for its second quarter ending Dec. 31st, and a doubling of Surface sales with the launch of the second...

VMware makes major mobile security acquisition

After posting solid Q4 financials VMware Inc. went shopping and grabbed enterprise mobile security player AirWatch of Atlanta for US$1.5 billion. The payment plan for...

BlackBerry puts its Ontario real estate on the block

If you’re in the market for commercial real estate, particularly in the Waterloo, Ont. region, you may want to talk to BlackBerry. The smartphone manufacturer...

Canadians see tech as a salve for the winter blues

According to a survey by Toshiba of Canada, technology is the crutch many Canadians lean on as they return to work from the holidays...

HP puts Win7 on select consumer SKUs, but not in Canada

Windows 7 is making a comeback in Hewlett-Packard Co.’s online store, but apparently not in Canada. A report in Ars Technica notes that HP is...

Planet of the apps

Have you noticed that Apple and Samsung have both lowered their sales projections? Have you noticed that companies like Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Coolpad, Xiaomi and...

Smartphone for the blind vendor interested in new resellers

The Project Ray smartphone looks no different than any other smartphone in the market except that this smartphone is specifically for the blind. Based in...

You don’t fool me, HP: Your “voice tablet” is a phone

I’m not sure if Hewlett-Packard Co. is trying to fool us by calling its new smartphones “voice tablets.” It does though, at least, add...

BlackBerry sells BES10 and 1000 smartphones to German company

Waterloo, Ont.-based smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has found another European customer for its enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution and its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. BlackBerry said Thursday...

Citrix wants partners to move from a tactical to a strategic focus

Partners of Citrix Systems left the vendor’s annual Summit partner conference in Orlando this week with new promos, insight into the vendor’s product roadmap,...

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