Online Food Ordering: UberEats vs DoorDash

Over the past few months, two new food ordering services have launched in Toronto.  The first is UberEats, which was in “beta” earlier this year, and the other, DoorDash.  DoorDash is available both as a website for desktops as well as an app for your phone, while UberEats is app only (during its “beta” phase, […]

Thoughts on the Apple Watch

As most people know, the Apple Watch was officially introduced yesterday.  Sleek, functional and available in three different styles, the product will be available in select countries, including Canada and the United States on April 24.  And yes, I am super-excited for the product.  As per an earlier introduction, there will be three versions of […]

Thoughts on the BlackBerry 10

Yesterday, Research in Motion (okay, BlackBerry – new stock symbols are BB (TSX) and BBRY (NYSE)), announced its two new devices, the Q10 and Z10  both operating under the revamped BlackBerry 10 system.  These devices, of which one (Z10) is touch screen and the other (Q10), a keyboard, features a supposedly improved camera (though not […]

Current and Upcoming Food Trends in North America

Recently, I was able to speak with Phil Lempert of Supermarket Guru to discuss food trends that he has observed so far and what he sees this upcoming year.  What he told me was, for the most part, not much of a surprise.  Millennials are foodies and really care about ingredients.  Unlike other generations, they […]

Apple Announces the iPhone 4S

The new iPhone has been announced.  The new device, called the iPhone 4S (much to the disappointment of iFans), will be available in several countries, including Canada, the US, Australia, Japan and the UK on October 14 and by the end of the year everywhere else.  This operating system, which was discussed at an Apple […]

Apps On Their Way Out? Maybe!

The biggest complaint for Playbook, other than the lack of a native e-mail client are the lack of apps.  However, after having the chance to play with the latest tablet to hit the markets, the lack of apps doesn’t really hinder in the device’s performance.   Non-organization or gaming apps are used on handheld devices, whether […]

RIM’s Playbook Gets Mixed Reviews

According to reports, Research in Motion’s Playbook, which will be released to the public on Tuesday, has been receiving not-so-great reviews from critics.  While many love the device’s ability to run Flash sites and  its fast browser, many did not like the fact that there was no native e-mail application nor did it have the […]

PlayBook Apps to include Music, Podcasting

While RIM still has NOT announced PlayBook’s release date (rumours are circulating that it’s April 10 or AFTER iPad 2’s release), they’re slowly letting the outside world know what one would find on the device.  Recently, they announced some of the media apps, whic include Music Store by 7digital as well as podcasting among other things.  […]

iPad 2 Launches – In Stores 3/11 for US; 3/25 for Canada

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Steve Jobs, who looked amazingly healthy, was on hand at the announcement today.  The iPad 2 will not only be thinner (8.8 mm thick – thinner than an iPhone 4) and lighter (1.3 lb) and faster (up to nine times faster using the same 10 hour battery life), but will be coming to stores […]

ÜberSocial Now Working, Glitches Remain

Cynthia Cheng Mintz The Blackberry app formerly known as ÜberTwitter was reactivated Sunday evening under its new name, ÜberSocial.  However, one issue still remains.  Ringtone alerts don’t appear in Blackberry settings, meaning that users do not know whether they have new mentions or direct messages unless they actually look at their devices.  There is no […]