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Weekend Reading: Smartphone user dating habits, coding for kids and LTE in seven new markets this week
April 26th, 2013 a 11:33am
Ever wonder what your smartphone reveals about dating frequency? Or what apps are available to teach your kids about coding? We cover these plus unveil more exciting LTE news – all in this week’s edition of Weekend Reading.
Who has more first dates? iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows users?
If you’re single and wondering which device will score you better odds of a first date, Mashable has the answer in a survey uncovered by Match.com this week.
Of 5,000 people surveyed in the U.S., 49 per cent of single iPhone users went on at least one date in 2012. In a close second was Windows with 46 per cent, then Android at 44 per cent and Blackberry at 42 per cent.
So what does this say about smartphone owners and their dating styles? Check out the full article and survey on Mashable here. Has your smartphone affected your dating life? If so, how?
Coding apps for kids
When I was in school, elective courses included things like music and art. While these are still considered optional, much of today’s curriculum is changing to reflect the needs of our current economy. Coding may not be a widely offered course yet, but you can give your kid a head start on learning one of the most in-demand skills for today’s job market.
This week, Read Write Web highlighted some great apps to teach your kids coding for programming. The six apps are designed for a variety of ages, starting as young as 5 years old. As Read Write Web points out, if you start them off young enough, you could end up raising the next Mark Zuckerberg!
Rogers LTE lights up in seven new markets this week
On Monday, Rogers was proud to announce that only four months into 2013, we have launched LTE in an additional seven markets. As part of our commitment to roll out LTE in 44 new markets this spring, Monday’s new markets include:
- Airdrie, Alberta
- Langley, B.C
- Keswick, Ont.
- Hamilton, including Grimsby, Ont.
- Orillia, Ont.
- Stratford, Ont.
- Ottawa, including Kanata, Nepean, Gloucester, Stittsville and Cumberland, Ont.
Bonus: both the upcoming Blackberry Q10 and Samsung Galaxy S4 are compatible on the LTE network! Learn more about the LTE network and what devices are currently on the market here.
For more details on our latest LTE expansion, check out some great coverage from our friends at The Cellular Guru, iPhone in Canada, Android Central, Android in Canada, IT Nerd, and Brief Mobile.
Kelly is a regular RedBoard contributor.
Tags: Weekend reading: Sweet thoughts of passwords, holidays and BlackBerry Q10 news
April 12th, 2013 a 9:00am
Could daydreaming about your vacation double as your password? Researchers have found a way to use brainwaves to authenticate your identity, and all you need to make it work is a $100 headset. Meanwhile, three-quarters of high income travellers are taking their smartphones on vacation, teens are coveting the iPhone and the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone (yes, the one with the keyboard) will be rolling out from Rogers in the coming weeks.
Secure thoughts
One uppercase letter. One symbol. Don’t forget the number! Typing passwords could be on the way out, we learned this week from TechCrunch. Researchers at UC Berkeley School of Information have developed a way to think your password, using a $100 headset and brainwaves to authenticate users. Researchers say the so-called “pass-thoughts” could work by simply concentrating on breathing.
Other pass-thoughts included imagining moving a finger up and down, focusing on a dot on a piece of paper in response to a sound, imagining a repetitive motion from a sport, imagining singing a song, counting (silently) objects or focussing on a single thought for 10 seconds.
All these pass-thoughts worked to identify users, and researchers say the brainwave-based passwords could end up being an accessible, cheap and secure alternative to the pricier biometrics, such as fingerprint and retina scans, that are also being tested.
Would you try protecting your email with a “pass-thought?”
Staying connected on holiday
When I’m travelling, my suitcase is always a tangle of cords. I rely on smartphones, cameras and tablets to keep me on track (and from getting lost!) on holiday, while ensuring that all the fun is documented in photos, tweets and more. Not to mention how handy it is to check my flight status, look up restaurant reviews and make sure I’m not missing too much at home. Turns out, I share my travel habits with some high rollers. According to a recent study from Mediapost, 77 per cent of “affluents” – people with annual household incomes above $100,000 – vacationed with their smartphone last year, while 47 per cent toted tablets and laptops.
These high-income earners are logging on to read (40 per cent), make plans, check the weather (72 per cent) and get directions (66 per cent). Three-quarters use their devices to send personal emails, while nearly 40 per cent are posting updates to social media. And more than a third, 38 per cent, stay connected to their office by checking their work email.
Do you rely on your devices while on vacation?
American teens love their iPhones
Apple continues to win the hearts of American teenagers in the iOS vs. Android battle, according to Piper Jaffray’s 25th bi-annual teen survey. The report – which used classroom visits and electronic surveys to poll 1,600 teens from high-income families and 3,600 teens from average income families — found that nearly half (48 per cent) of teens own an iPhone, up from 40 per cent in the fall. And 62 per cent of teens plan to buy an iPhone for their next mobile device. Less than a quarter, 23 per cent, planned to buy an Android phone. That was a one per cent increase from the fall.
Teens are also choosing Apple when it comes to tablets, with 68 per cent planning to buy an iPad. The survey also found that more than half, 51 per cent, of teens owned a tablet and 17 per cent planned to buy one in the next six months.
What will your next device be? Apple, Android, BlackBerry or Windows?
Coming soon: The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone
Keyboard fans, rejoice! The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, with its physical QWERTY keyboard and touch screen, will be arriving at Rogers retail locations across Canada in the coming weeks. It’s now available on the Rogers Reservation System and for new customers on rogers.com. Rogers is the first Canadian carrier to bring its customers the device with support for the blazing fast 2600 MHz LTE spectrum band. Rogers customers will also be the first to get the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone in white. The device is also available in black.
Touch screen or physical keyboard: which do you prefer for typing? Why?
Jennifer is a regular RedBoard contributor.
: Tags: Weekend Reading: Holiday news roundup, AppHero, and discovering new things to do online
January 4th, 2013 a 1:54pm
Happy New Year! Welcome to our first Weekend Reading edition of 2013.
We thought we’d kick 2013 off with a blog post that will get you caught up with everything that happened online while you were distracted by the holidays, help you find the perfect apps for your new iOS device, and show you 9 cool things you can do online. Get up to speed with this week’s stories below.
What you missed in tech news over the holidays
First things first, let’s get caught up with some of the biggest stories to emerge last week courtesy of The Next Web. In their roundup you can top tech stories you may have missed, including how many devices were activated on Christmas Day, what China made mandatory for all internet users, and Foursquare’s new privacy policy.
As an added bonus, they’ve also included their picks for “Good Reads,” “Useful Guides,” and “Interesting Reads from Elsewhere.”
Find the perfect apps for your new iOS device with AppHero
iPhone and iPads were undoubtedly one of the most in demand gifts this holiday season, and if you were lucky enough to get one, you’re probably wondering where to begin.
One of the best things about Apple is their App Store – but with over 750,000 apps it can be a daunting task to figure out which ones you’d like to try. Our friends at The Cellular Guru found just the app to help with that though, aptly called “App Hero.” By linking this free app with your Facebook and Twitter accounts, it pulls in info about your interests and gives you a customized list of apps that might interest you. Bonus: download the apps directly from the app instead of being taken to the App Store. Try it out on iTunes now and let us know if you found it handy too.
Betcha didn’t know you could do these 9 things online
Most of us have the hang of the internet these days – it’s become such a standard commodity we’ve even coined the phrase “Google it!” Yet Mashable still uncovered ways it can surprise us with some unlikely discoveries through their own “Googling.”
Planning on popping the big question this year? Did you know you can figure out your girlfriend’s ring size online? Fancy yourself a bit of a sleuth? Create your own police sketches thanks to another online tool. Always wished you’d gotten into MIT? The university offers free online physics courses. Check out what else Mashable found and share it with friends – were you already aware of some of these?
Kelly is a regular contributor for RedBoard
The Rogers Top-12-of-2012
December 31st, 2012 a 10:34am
10! 9! 8! 7! The countdown is on! As we wind down another busy year here at Rogers, here’s a look back at some of the important milestones we reached in 2012.
Do you have any to add?
- Speed: We put a lot of emphasis on the ever-increasing speed of our networks this year. Have you tried the wild-and-crazy Rogers Speed Experience yet? Santa did! From our LTE network, to increasing our internet speeds to our full range of devices, speed was definitely on everyone’s lips in 2012.
- Innovation: We’ve always been an innovative company. Our Rogers Innovation Reports highlight our commitment to innovation through a series of surveys highlighting mobile and Internet usage by Canadians. Did you check out our latest? It highlights 2012 trends and your tech predictions for the years ahead. If all your holiday sugar and eggnog has made you data hungry, you can check out all our Rogers Innovation Reports on Slideshare.
- LTE: Innovation and speed came together for us in a big way in 2012 as we built upon our success as the first Canadian wireless company to launch an LTE network, in Ottawa, in 2011, followed by Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. 2012 brought the opening of additional markets from coast to coast, including cities like Victoria, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Kingston, Quebec City, Moncton and St. John’s.
- Rogers One Number: February blues? Not at Rogers! It was the month we launched Rogers One Number. “RON” as the service is known to its friends, lets you talk, text and send picture messages, and video chat with other Rogers One Number users, all from your computer using your existing phone number. By using Rogers One Number, all calls to Canadian numbers, video chats with other Rogers One Number users and outgoing wireless text messages are free. Did you catch our contest winners’ Rogers One Number chat with Canada’s very own Hedley?
- Mobile Payments and Rogers suretap: We teamed up with CIBC to bring mobile payment to Rogers customers earlier this year. Canadian athlete extraordinaire Simon Whitfield was on hand to make Rogers’ first mobile payment. To learn more about how mobile payments and Rogers suretap work, check out our Rogers suretap video on YouTube.
- Next is Now … More than Ever: this 2nd in our ongoing video series looks at statistics that speak to how much Canadians value the Internet, smart appliances, the development of the dual-screen experience with TVs and tablets, smartphone usage, digital wallets, and the impact the Internet is having on health, government, education, and shopping. Have you checked it out yet?
- Windows 8: How proud were we to be chosen by Microsoft as the preferred Canadian wireless partner for the launch of the highly anticipated Windows 8! We’re bringing the largest selection of Windows 8 devices to the Canadian market, releasing the Nokia 920 back in October. For all the latest details on our Windows 8 offering, visit rogers.com/windows8.
- iPhone 5: what would a Rogers year be without an iPhone launch? It sends our sales and marketing teams, our call centres and our clients into an excited frenzy every time. The iPhone 5 brought us a slimmer device with an improved camera and loads of other rich features. Which iPhone 5 feature is your favourite?
- BlackBerry 10: Not to be outdone, the upcoming BlackBerry 10 is causing quite a stir. So much so that we’re already taking orders for it! Head over to rogers.com to reserve yours today.
- Exclusive devices: Whether it’s the Windows Phone 8X by HTC (8 GB), Nokia Lumia 920, the Samsung ATIV Smart PC and ATIV S Smartphone or the LG Optimus G 2600, 2012 brought Rogers customers access to an exciting range of exclusive smartphones, tablets and apps. Which is your current fave?
- Rogers Smart Home Monitoring: Remember the Jetsons? How cool is it that the life George, Jane, Judy and Elroy lived is (almost) here? Ok so maybe we don’t all have our own personal Rosey-the-robot-maid, and we’re not heading off to work in flying cars, but George and Jane would definitely feel at home with Rogers Smart Home Monitoring. From controlling sensors, cameras, thermostats, lights and small appliances remotely through your computer or smartphone, Rogers gives you a taste of the world Hanna Barbara could only imagine when they created the Jetson universe 50 years ago.
- Rogers Anyplace TV: Sports on your tablet. What more could a die-hard fan want? Sure, from Vancouver to Toronto to Montreal and everywhere in between we’re mourning our hockey season, but being able to watch the Jays or Raptors or the NBA or Sportsnet on our tablets helps ease the pain. And if sports aren’t your thing, no worries: Rogers Anyplace TV has something for you too. Ring in the New Year with any one of our new releases. Men in Black 3 maybe? Or how about Resident Evil: Retribution? Paranorman? I know! Why not enjoy the perfect merge of sports and Hollywood with Clint Eastwood’s Trouble with the Curve? So many choices! Stop me now or I’ll be recommending movies into 2014!
Wow! What a year! So … have we forgotten anything? Which one of these great innovations changed your life in 2012? Drop by one of our newly revamped concept stores to tell us all about it! (I just had to slip a 13th in there … we’re on the cusp of 2013 after all!)
Happy new year everyone! All the best to you and yours: health and happiness for 2013, from our family to yours.
Michelle is a regular RedBoard contributor.
Tags: Away over the holidays? Stay close to home with Rogers Smart Home Monitoring
December 17th, 2012 a 3:56pm
Home Alone is my all-time favourite Christmas movie. Left to his own devices, young Kevin McAllister manages to fend off house burglars Harry and Marv – otherwise known as the Wet Bandits – by setting a complicated series of traps, which they manage to walk into at every turn.
Like the Wet Bandits, many burglars across the country view the holidays as prime break-in season. As many Canadian families take off on vacation, houses are left filled with new gift items like electronics, jewelry and other valuables. That’s why protecting your home has never been more important.
You may already be aware of Rogers Smart Home Monitoring, a home monitoring and automation service that lets you control sensors, cameras, thermostats, lights and small appliances remotely through your computer or smartphone. So whether you’re visiting the in-laws for a weekend, have taken off to Florida for Christmas break, or you’re skiing with the family this holiday season, you can keep a close watch on your home and be alerted the instant a problem occurs.
Rogers Smart Home Monitoring doesn’t just keep your house safe and secure from outside intruders. It is an ultimate in ‘peace of mind’ technology, monitoring everything from water seepage, carbon monoxide levels, to lighting, and now with a new feature, it allows you to tailor and personalize the system to meet your needs. So if you’re like me and manage to leave your hair straightener on every morning, you can turn it off remotely on your way to work.
And upgrades and enhancements are always being made to the product. Here are just a few new Rogers Smart Home Monitoring features:
- Outdoor wireless night-vision camera: now stay alerted of activity in your own backyard
- Appliance switch: remotely turn any appliance or lamp in your home on and off, with no extra outlet required
- Free Android™, BlackBerry® and iPhone Smart Home Monitoring Apps: Available to all Rogers Smart Home Monitoring customers, these apps let you securely view and control your system from anywhere, using your smartphone or tablet
We’ll continue to update you on news and new features of Rogers Smart Home Monitoring over the coming months. Not only that, we will keep you informed of how some of our customers are experiencing the system and how they’ve tailored Rogers Smart Home Monitoring to meet their families’ needs.
To find out more about Rogers Smart Home Monitoring, go to www.rogers.com/smart
How do you plan to keep your house safe this holiday season?
Michelle is a regular contributor to RedBoard
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The long weekend menu: turkey, stuffing and the best Thanksgiving-themed apps
October 7th, 2012 a 2:58pm
You’ve agreed to host your first Thanksgiving dinner for the family, but your cooking skills consist of Kraft Dinner and a mean grilled cheese – what do you do?! You’re headed to grandma’s three hours away and need to keep the family entertained in the confines of a vehicle – what do you do?! The answer to both: you consult your beloved smartphones and tablets!
Whether you’re playing host or seeing family out of town, we’ve got you covered with our picks for the best apps to arm yourself with this weekend.
Dinner
Chow
Not only is Chow a great app for regular dinner recipes, but it also has a handy “Thanksgiving Dinner Coach” to walk you through prepping a delicious full course meal. Simply select your dishes, and Chow will summarize the ingredients you’ll need with a step-by-step guide on preparation. Consider this app a staple whether you’re a seasoned chef or first time turkey tamer!
Price: Free
Available on iPhone
Decor
Celebrate the Holidays with Better Homes and Gardens
Your turkey is in the oven and all the side dishes are prepped – now it’s time to decorate. This handy app from Better Homes and Gardens will show you how to put together beautiful centerpieces and arrangements for your home with speed and budget in mind. The app includes 24 party plans with games and decorating ideas, planning tips from professionals, and links to customized playlists for the occasion!
Price: $0.99
Available on iPad
Navigation
Waze
With long weekends come long lines of traffic. What makes Waze unique from other traffic apps is its social element – if you see a pileup, construction, or general heavy traffic, let others know on Facebook, Foursquare or Twitter. Spreading the word will hopefully send some good karma your way and save you precious time spent in the car with your loved ones instead. Now that’s something to be thankful for!
Price: Free
Available on iPhone, Windows and Android
Photography
Leafsnap
If you’re headed north for a scenic drive amongst the beautiful fall foliage, be sure to check out Leafsnap. Stop for a break and take photos of the different leaves you encounter on the way – Leafsnap will identify the tree species from your photographs! Not only will this make for a nice break from the car, but it’s a fun and educational app the whole family can enjoy.
Price: Free
Fun & Games
Thanksgiving Coloring Book
As if there wasn’t enough to prep for between the food and travel, parents also have to think of ways to keep their kids happy amidst all this! Thankfully in this new era of technology, “Are we there yet?” can be replaced with “We’re there already?” with the right apps to keep them busy. The Thanksgiving Coloring Book is a great time filler for kids, whether they’re doodling in the car or at the kitchen table. Kids can finger paint with over 60 colours to choose from and a gallery full of images sure to keep them busy until dinner time.
Price: Free
Available on iPhone and Android
Bonus
Love Food Hate Waste
When the last slice of pumpkin pie is gone and all the guests are home with full bellies, there’s still one last task to be done – cleanup. Part of cleanup is sorting through all the leftovers, and this app is great for helping you maximize your food. Here you’ll find over 350 recipe ideas, a portion planner to eliminate excess food, and a meal planner to focus on purchasing only what you need.
Price: Free
Available on iPhone and Android
On behalf of everyone at Rogers, we wish you and your family a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend!
Kelly is a regular contributor for RedBoard
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Rogers Youth Fund answers Allô prof’s call
September 27th, 2012 a 3:43pm
The success of Canada’s students is important to us as a company. It’s why we’re kicking off a monthly series of blog posts that will shine a light upon the fantastic work being done by our signature national community giving initiative, the Rogers Youth Fund™ and the organizations we’re working with across the country.
Up first, Allô prof, a Quebec-based non-profit that provides homework support by telephone and online to Quebec’s elementary and high-school students, as well as their parents. A team of qualified educators joins a virtual team of student assistants, parents and others from the educational sector to bring this service to life.
Rogers Youth Fund is supporting the essential work being done by Allô prof along with a number of its initiatives, including video tutorials and online interactive games. Now, Allô prof is gearing up to launch a new application that will allow students to chat with Allô prof educators on their smartphones. They’ll be able to submit questions by text message and archive their conversations.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Marc-Antoine Tanguay, director of marketing and communications for Allô prof to get the scoop:
Q : Why an application? What are your hopes for this new tool?
A : Allô prof’s philosophy is the key to its success: be where youth are. They’re the ones who ask us to meet them in these technological spaces that offer such immense possibilities when it comes to helping kids out with their studies. That’s why, thanks to Rogers, we’re developing a mobile version of the Allô prof website, as well as a text-messaging-based application. Students will not only be able to send us questions by text message, they’ll be able to forward photos too. Given that more and more content is adapted for mobile devices, the potential is enormous. For an Allô prof educator, it’ll be easy and quick to direct a student with a question to an online video or to a fact sheet in our virtual library. We’ll be able to engage with students more quickly, which will allow us to help even more students, or simply help the ones who already call on us, more often. The new application will be available for iPhone and Android devices by January.
Q : What other projects have you been able to launch with support from the Rogers Youth Fund?
A : We develop our entire technological and mobile offering with the support of Rogers. Besides the text messaging application, we’ll be launching an online interactive game called Magimot, which will help elementary school students improve their vocabulary and spelling skills. Magimot joins Fin Lapin, another online game that teaches basic math. Over 1 million Fin Lapin games were played in just under 4 months, so we’re very pleased with its success. In January, we’ll launch the mobile version of our current website, which includes, among other things, 21 new video tutorials which have been viewed more than 15 000 times since they launched last May. What’s more, support from the Rogers Youth Fund has contributed to the hiring of 50% more educators this year. And of course these teachers are at the centre of everything we do.
Q : Why do you believe so strongly in the importance of a service like Allô prof?
A : There’s something touching about what we do at Allô prof in that we speak directly to young people. Just to give you an example, we recently received a thank-you note from a high school student who was the victim of bullying. He told us that he was able to get through his situation and build up his self-confidence thanks to the support he’d received from our educators. You have to keep in mind that in order to get our help in the first place, the student has work to do: at the very least, he has a telephone number to call or a website to visit. Young people are often the target of a lot of criticism from society. With the school reform here in Quebec, the media was constantly sending the message that a whole generation of students would suffer. The message they hear from Allô prof is that we believe in our youth and we’re here to support them. It’s this confidence that we give to young people.
The Rogers Youth Fund supports non-profit organizations near you. Join us for the next blog post in this new series, for a featured interview with Ian Edward, Executive Director of the Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs.
Michelle is a regular contributor to Redboard.
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Weekend Reading: Picking tablets, NFC technology, and vintage vs. timeless tech
August 10th, 2012 a 1:03pm
It may have been a short week in some areas thanks to the Civic holiday on Monday, but there was certainly no shortage of interesting reading as a result! This week’s stories that kept us talking surrounded picking the right tablet, NFC contactless tech, plus vintage and timeless tech.
TECH VIBES: HOW DOES A CONSUMER DECIDE WHICH TABLET TO BUY
Tablets have been on the market for less than 5 years, yet due to their soaring popularity, there are now dozens of tablets on the market to choose from – iPads, Androids, Kindle Fires and the newly released second edition Playbook. How does one new to the tablet game decipher which one is right for them? Tech Vibes took a closer look at ownership and usage with the help of TabLens. See what matters most to consumers and determine where you fit in.
NFC FOCUS: THE FUTURE OF CONTACTLESS TECHNOLOGY
Near field communications (NFC) technology has already enabled us to make purchases with the tap of a credit card or scan of a mobile app – what could they come up with next? International Business Times has a few ideas like the personalized store, and the NFC vending machine. Read the full article here for more details.
And, if you want more information on the basics of contactless payment, you can check out this post on RedBoard Biz for a mobile wallet 101.
VINTAGE TECH ON EBAY: WHAT’S YOUR PRICE LIMIT?
Would you pay $10,000 for a first edition iPhone? Maybe you’re looking for the original Pong video arcade cabinet – hope you have $15,000 on hand! For a light read, check out Wired’s article called “The Ridiculously Overpriced ‘Vintage’ Tech of eBay.” It’s a fun walk down memory lane to see how far we’ve come with technology to say the least. You’ll be amazed what you can still find out there – for a price!
15 CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES WE’LL STILL BE USING IN 2030
On the other end of the spectrum, we have Gizmodo predicting what tech will still be of value to us 18 years from now. No need to hunt for these items on eBay! What made the list? Local storage, USB ports, and laser printers for starters. Read the full article for the remaining 12 here and let us know which ones you agree/disagree with!
Kelly is a regular contributor for Redboard.
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Android and iOS and Wi-Fi: All in Weekend Reading
August 3rd, 2012 a 2:22pm
Weekend Reading
Each Friday we scour the Internet to bring you great things to read. With this being a long weekend in some parts of the country, we’ve put together an extra-tasty roundup for your dockside reading pleasure.
GOOGLE MOBILE BLOG
Android fanatics were delighted this week when Google announced the launch of their Official Android blog. Their latest post reveals a cloud-based version of Google Wallet. Though currently not available to Canadians, you’ll recall back in May that Rogers announced our partnership with CIBC for the upcoming launch of Canada’s first mobile payment solution as well. More developments to come, but in the meantime you can read up on Google Wallet and stay tuned for more posts on everything Android.
iOS 6 COMING THIS FALL
There has been speculation for many months now on what the latest Apple update would bring for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad users. Today it has been released in beta with the official update coming later this fall. Tech Radar did a great article covering all the new and exciting features we can expect, including Passbook, Facebook integration, and a new Maps app. Which feature are you most excited about?
WI-FI EVERYWHERE!
It seems that more and more businesses these days are catering to the traveller’s needs. Starbucks first introduced free Wi-Fi a few years ago, but there’s been a recent resurgence with others such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s and more recently Disney’s Magic Kingdom following suit. Now you can upload pics to Facebook over Wi-Fi of your little ones on Dumbo!
With all the capabilities of smartphones and tablets, offering Wi-Fi is an excellent service to offer to customers on the go. However, as NFIB cautions, free Wi-Fi may not be a viable option for all businesses. “Free Wi-Fi works best for any business that wants to encourage customers to spend time in their establishment,” which seems to ring true to the businesses mentioned. What’s your business’s stance?
SOCIAL CAPITAL CONFERENCE
Recently we had the pleasure of being a sponsor of the annual Social Capital Conference in Ottawa. The conference blends a wide variety of presentations on topics “ranging from Twitter to LinkedIn, the technical details of self-hosting a blog to the how-to’s of personal branding, and online community building to social media in the workplace.”
Check out some of the speakers who were present at these sessions, with bios and links available to their websites with even more great articles to read.
Kelly is a regular contributor for Redboard.
This Mother’s Day, we’ve got 5 ways to show mom you APPreciate her!
May 11th, 2012 a 11:46am
We don’t want to alarm some of our readers, but Mother’s Day is on Sunday, and this year Mom’s NOT looking for sweets or flowers! In a recent survey conducted by Tech Bargains and featured on iPhone in Canada, a whopping 91% of mothers are in favour of receiving a tech gadget over flowers!
In the spirit of this enlightening infographic, we thought we’d showcase some of the best apps for you to share with your mom for her gadgets. Whether she’s shopping for bargains or redecorating the kitchen, we’ve got you covered for tablets and smartphones!
Cozi Family Organizer – Free
Cozi is the ultimate family organizer for moms on the go. Manage the family schedule, organize shopping and to do lists, and capture favorite memories—all in one place. Best of all, the app is accessible from any computer, mobile phone or tablet, and you only need one account for the entire family!
Available on iPhone, Android, and Blackberry.
Big Oven – Free
This is a cooking app that pretty much thought of everything for mom – automatically convert between metric and imperial units, create shopping lists, and generate recipes from ingredients you already have! It’ll even tell you just how many calories are in each serving. With over 170,000 recipes, there’s plenty of user-generated information including review comments and photos and such too.
Available on iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows Phone, and Windows.
Food Gardening Guide – Free
Did you know you can harvest carrots, store them over the winter, and replant in spring to generate seeds? Now you do, thanks to the Food Gardening Guide app! Mom learn all about planting, harvesting and storage, saving seeds, pest and disease prevention, growing, and kitchen prep.
Available on iPhone or iPad, and Android.
ShopCatch – Free
Quite possibly the handiest shopping app period, your mom will love this intuitive tool. Get location based deals, keep tabs on your favourite retailers, and get exclusive deals to share with friends. With over 150 retailers listed, there’s something for every mom!
Available on iPhone, Android, and Blackberry.
SnapShop Showroom – Free
This app is pure genius – the concept? See what furniture will look like inside your home before you buy it. Take a photo of a room, browse the furniture catalogue and select an item, then place, size and position it in your photo. You can even browse the retailer’s sites without leaving the app. Now THAT’S convenient!
Available on iPhone and iPad.
What apps is your mom currently into? Did we leave any other dynamic ones off the list?
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