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    • During CES, countless men and women will have to give the specs and key information for their products to dozens, probably hundreds of journalists. And as we’re in the third official day of CES, you’d think that most of those people demoing products had gotten the hang of it.

      Unfortunately, that’s not the case for one of ZTE’s product demonstrators, who seems to struggle remembering the tech specs for her product. Partway through the video, she doesn’t even seem sure that she understands all the abbreviations she’s using.

      [ Full Coverage: Consumer Electronics Show 2013 ]

      For a crash course on what not to do when demoing your product, watch this video shot by Mobile Syrup’s Ian Hardy during his hands-on time with the ZTE Grand S LTE:

      Now, to be fair, it’s been a very long couple of days for everyone attending CES, so perhaps some of the key facts – like the fact that it’s an Android smartphone, or how much it weighs – escaped her. Or, there’s a good chance she was hired initially to

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    • Boxes from Amazon.com are pictured on the porch of a house. (Reuters)Canadians who were looking forward to Amazon Prime finally making its way to us have finally gotten their wish, but it probably isn’t quite what they were hoping for.

      In an announcement yesterday, Amazon unveiled Amazon Prime for Canadians, which will include free two-day shipping with no minimum purchase for a $79 annual fee, Cantech Letter reports. It also includes One-Day Shipping rates as low as $3.99, free standard shipping when one or two day shipping isn’t available and no minimum purchase to qualify for free shipping.

      What’s more interesting, however, is what isn’t included. For starters, this program is for Amazon.ca, which has a notoriously narrower selection than the U.S. version of the site, with higher prices when you take the value of the dollar into account (or sometimes, just in a side-by-side comparison).

      [ Related: Kindle Fire’s Canadian debut not looking likely anytime soon ]

      But the biggest pain has to be the lack of access to Amazon’s other services that comes with

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    • We might still be months off from E3, one of the gaming industry’s biggest shows for debuting new hardware and software, but that hasn’t stopped some companies outside of the big three from showcasing some new and exciting offerings.

      In amongst the giant televisions, houseplant monitors and utensils to help you diet, some interesting gaming announcements managed to catch the eyes of journalists at the show. Here are the three that have us intrigued:

      [ Full Coverage: Consumer Electronics Show 2013 ]

      Razer’s gaming tablet

      At last year’s CES, Razer promised ‘PC gaming in an all-new form factor,’ touting a product called ‘Project Fiona,’ PC World reports. This year, their hard work has come to fruition with the newly announced Razer’s Edge, the world’s first tablet designed specifically for gaming. On the outside, the 10.1-inch tablet has an optional gamepad case which includes side-mounted controllers and a rumble feature, as well as the option to prop it up in a docking station and

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    • Image from Amazon.comAre you as sick of having to hold your head up as I am? Well, have I found the glasses for you.

      Your days of lifting up your noggin to watch television or read in bed are over, thanks to Reizen Prism Bed Spectacles. These unique (albeit possibly not the most stylish) glasses have two built-in mirrors, angled in such a way that the images on screen or pages of a book are reflected on the lenses, so you don’t have to strain your neck for the optimal viewing angle.

      If the tortoiseshell isn’t your colour, or if this particular design is too bulky, a quick search through Amazon will give you plenty of other options for a pair of prism glasses, and one of them is bound to be just the style for you.

      Some people who have reviewed these glasses have complained that they don’t work well when used with their existing reading glasses, but there are some styles available online that will work over your existing glasses (like the 3D glasses at the movie theatre), or ones you can attach stick-on

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    • When I first got my ereader, my biggest disappointment was no longer being able to pop down to the local library and take out a book. I feared my reading habits were going to end up costing significantly more in the long run since I thought I’d have to purchase all my reading material from now on.

      Thank goodness I was set straight and shown how easy it is to borrow ebooks from the library, right on my device. If you’ve got a new ereader, tablet or other mobile device for Christmas, or perhaps haven’t learned yet how to use your device for some free (and legal!) ereading, here’s our guide for how you can start borrowing ebooks from your local library today.

      Getting the Basics

      To borrow books from almost any library across Canada, you’ll need at least one of two programs. Start by downloading Adobe Digital Editions on your computer and creating an Adobe ID (or using your existing one to log in). You need the Adobe ID regardless of the method of borrowing you use, as the books borrowed

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    • If you aren’t satisfied with your currently-available free calling options like Skype (for video calls), Google Voice or iCall, there's now another option, but only if you’re Canadian.

      Facebook is testing its new free calling app, available only in Canada for the time being. According to The Toronto Sun, you also have to be an iPhone user to test out this new feature.

      To use the new voice chat option, install or update to the latest version of Facebook’s iOS Messenger app, then open a conversation window, press “i” in the top-right corner and hit “Free Call.” The new feature uses VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology to connect Facebook users with each other via voice calling.

      [ More Right Click: iPhone bug won’t be fixed until next week ]

      If successful, the feature may soon be coming to all other Facebook users worldwide.

      All users now have the added option of sending voice messages using the Messenger app, too, both on Android and iOS devices. A test by PC World called the

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    • This video game image released by Activision shows a scene from "Call of Duty: Black Ops II." (AP Photo/Activision)
      A community group in Connecticut is asking for residents to bring in their violent video games, movies and music for disposal, in exchange for a gift certificate.

      The town of Southington, Connecticut will be inviting residents to bring in games they view as too violent for their children to play in order to get rid of them. While the group organizing the January 12 event, SouthingtonSOS, says that the Violent Video Games Return Program isn’t meant to place blame on the video game industry for the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, organizers do say they hope it will prompt parents to become more aware of what their children are playing.

      “There are youngsters who appear to be consumed with violent video games,” Southington School superintendent Joe Erardi told Polygon. “I’m not certain if that’s a good thing. If this encourages one courageous conversation with a parent and their child, then it’s a success.

      “We’re suggesting that for parents who have a

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    • If you’re one of many iPhone or iPad users who experienced a malfunction when the new year rolled in, there’s a fix on the way, but you’ll have to wait until January 7.

      When the clock chimed midnight on January 1, 2013, the ‘Do Not Disturb’ function stopped functioning normally, which likely lead to many a missed call that morning. The feature, which was first released with iOS 6, lets users set a start and end time in which they won’t be disturbed by phone calls, unless they’ve marked the caller as an exception. The bug prevented the DND function from turning off at the user-determined time, instead keeping the phone silent for much longer than expected.

      [ Related: Apple testing new iPhone, iOS 7: report ]

      Apple has addressed the issue, The Huffington Post reports, posting a message in its support documentation. It read:

      Symptoms: After January 1st, 2013, Do Not Disturb mode stays on past its scheduled end time.

      Resolution: Do Not Disturb scheduling feature will resume normal

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    • (Image from Tobii via Mashable)If this announcement is any indication, we’re in for some seriously cool tech coming to a store near you in 2013: eye-tracking software and hardware company Tobii has announced that it plans to make the Tobii Rex peripheral available for all Windows 8 computers by the end of the year, and has a developer’s model on sale as of today.

      The Tobii Rex is a device that looks like a small stick which plugs into your USB port on your PC, The Verge reports, and attaches to the bottom of your screen. Using it alongside traditional input devices like a mouse and keyboard, you can use the hardware to navigate, zoom, select and scroll with your eyes. The device will be designed to work with any PC running Windows 8, so you’ll be able to take advantage of the technology whether you’re a laptop or a desktop user.

      You may recognize the Tobii name for their contribution to the world of gaming in 2011, when they developed EyeAsteroids. The classic Asteroids arcade came was re-imagined using eye-tracking

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    • Jane Goundrey lives in B.C. near the province’s border with Washington, and like many Canadians, often uses her cell phone in and around her home.

      Unfortunately, that’s costing her more than $400 in roaming charges.

      A customer of Rogers Wireless, Goundrey says that she has been charged for roaming because the powerful signal from U.S. carrier AT&T in Washington is far stronger than that of Rogers, so her and her family’s cell phones switch to the U.S. network, CBC reports.

      “It has literally been a nightmare dealing with this,” Goudrey, who lives in White Rock, B.C., told CBC. “We’ve roamed inside our house at least 75, 80 per cent of the time.”

      [ Related: SaskTel sends customers $100,000 phone bills ]

      Goudrey says that the main reason these charges have kept happening over the last three years is because Rogers Wireless doesn’t provide sufficient coverage in her area. When Gourdrey first flagged the error to Rogers, they refunded her the $400 she had accrued while ‘roaming’ in her

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