Contest!: Win a Moto X from Rogers and Canadian Reviewer!

Rogers and Canadian Reviewer are giving away a brand new white Motorola Moto X smartphone. The Moto X is a Rogers exclusive in Canada and is the first smartphone developed by Motorola in tandem with their new owner Google.

So aside from notable Motorola technologies such as water resistance, great phone call reception and functions as well as impressive battery life, the Moto X also integrates unique Android technologies such as Touchless voice control, Active Display and a Quick Capture camera.

Moto X runs Android OS Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and runs on a a dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro and an Adreno 320 graphics processor with a bright 4.7-inch screen that features a 720p HD resolution. Read our review of the Moto X here.  We thought, "Moto X is a compelling smartphone for a number of reasons as it shows what Google can come up with when it creates both the hardware and the software experience."

Contest rules:

Simply follow @CReviewer and @RogersBuzz on Twitter and tweet the following message, "I want to win the new and innovative #MotoX from @RogersBuzz and @Creviewer!." Contest is open to all residents of Canada and a winner will be picked on September 25th, 2013. Thanks and good luck to everyone who joins!

Starbucks App finally comes to Android devices in Canada and the UK

For many months now, Android users had to watch longingly at their iPhone-toting counterparts as they whipped out their devices to quickly scan and pay for Starbucks drinks and food. Android users in Canada now have the same priviledge and can set up the official Android app for mobile payments.

Available now at the Google Play Store, the Starbucks app brings all the key features to Android such as location information, the ability to pay using bar codes on the screen as well as integration with PayPal for re-upping the coffee fund.

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Review: SurfEasy Secure Web Browsing Solution

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Let's face it, web surfing is messy. As we trawl the web for work or for relaxation, we leave behind cookies, breadcrumbs and a trackable history of where we've been and what we've looked at. This isn't much of an issue when we use our own computers but becomes a greater security risk when we use various public PCs. Canadian-made SurfEasy is a simple and elegant solution that keeps user's information safe and anonymous.

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Kobo integrating with Facebook through social reading

Toronto-based Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 4.9 million users worldwide, is discussing the next advancement in social eReading that will provide people with the ability to engage in conversations with each other while reading, as well as a Facebook integration that makes it easier for people to feature their eReading activity on their Facebook profile.

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