Mark your calendars! AndroidTO is coming back to Toronto (where else?) on October 30. Billed as “Canada’s Premier Android Development Conference,” it promises a day all about Android. Last year’s event focused on four tracks: Developers, Designers, Mobile Business and Gaming (read our recap of last year’s event). The event promises to be bigger this year as Android has stretched […]
Events
Huawei to hold IFA press event on September 4
You can now add Huawei to the list of smartphone manufacturers scheduled to make announcements at IFA 2014. While Sony Mobile and Samsung will hold their events on September 3, Huawei will hold its own on September 4. As is so often the case, the Huawei IFA 2014 invitation reveals little but does promise “an exciting announcement.” Past rumours suggest […]
Samsung expected to announce Galaxy Note 4 on September 3
September 3 is shaping up to be a busy day. We already know that Sony will hold a press conference on that day, likely to announce the Xperia Z3. It now appears that Samsung will hold a similar event on the same day to unveil its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 4. Samsung is expected to send out invitations to […]
Sony Mobile to announce Xperia Z3 at September 3 IFA 2014 event
Sony Mobile today began to send out hold-the-date invitations for its IFA 2014 press event. According to XperiaBlog, the event will take place from 16:15 to 17:00 CEST on September 3, a couple of days before IFA 2014 opens officially. Unlike last year, Sony has yet to release any kind of teaser and, needless to say, has yet to reveal what […]
HTC holding August 19 press event, possibly for HTC One (M8) for Windows
HTC today sent out invitations to its next press event. It will take place on August 19 in New York City. The invitation does not reveal what HTC has in store for everyone but it could well be the HTC One (M8) for Windows that was the topic of rumours just yesterday. Should the HTC One (M8) for Windows indeed […]
Samsung Galaxy Alpha announcement set for August 4?
It now appears that the Samsung Galaxy Alpha may launch even sooner the mid-August time frame that recent rumours suggested. Samsung’s first Android smartphone to sport a metal frame has been rumoured for a long time but all could finally be revealed finally on August 4. Unfortunately, it now appears that the Galaxy Alpha will not be the premium flagship […]
Summary of the Google I/O 2014 keynote address
The two-day Google I/O 2014 kicked off today with a keynote hosted by Sundar Pichai, Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps. We’ll update this post during the event, bringing you development as they happen. Here we go: Google I/O is now a global event spanning 6 continents with over a million people watching. Growing female participation. Smartphone shipments: 315 […]
A quick look at the wearables market in Canada
The latest WeAreWearables event kicked off last night with a look at the state of the wearables market in Canada. The presentation by Krista Napier, Research Manager, Mobility and Consumer Research at IDC Canada, gave us a look at where things stand today and a taste of where they are headed in the next few years. The future certainly looks bright. […]