First Drive: Chevrolet Bolt EV

Text and Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Chevy Bolt EV is a complete EV solution which brings a fresh perspective to how we think about electric cars. This is a great car, it is fun to drive, has lots of room where it counts and makes owning and driving an EV really feel like you're in the future.

Palo Alto, CA - Having covered the development, launch and now a world premiere first drive of the anticipated Chevrolet Bolt EV has challenged everything I thought I knew about cars, about driving, and about the future of transportation.

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The Apple Beat: Apple Pay now an option for donating to causes and non-profits, MacBook Pros in the wild

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple Pay has been touted as the next generation mobile payments platform and Apple’s done a great job of securing global banks and partners, making ApplePay an option in major retailers and restaurants and even tuning their hardware so Apple Pay is one fingerprint or password away from enabling a quick and secure sale, even the new MacBook Pros feature a Touch ID button to make this easy.

According to their newsroom, Apple Pay now ‘makes it easier and more security to donate to nonprofit organizations.’ This is a great and safe option not just for responding to emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and other catastrophes but also for sending funds to causes, nonprofits and other charities. The list of nonprofits and charities is up on Apple’s website, it’s mostly from International and American organizations, I hope Canadian nonprofits can be included soon, specially as we’re headed into the season of giving.

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First Look: Moto Z and Moto Mods

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco - The Lenovo Moto Z was the biggest, most anticipated and leaked announcement here at Lenovo Tech World. The duo of flagship devices, which is composed of the ultra thin Moto Z and the more muscular Moto Z Force (not coming to Canada) represent the cutting edge of smartphone technology today.

What is interesting about the Moto Z is that it is completely different beast from the venerable Moto X line. That remnant from the days that Google owned Motorola Mobility, did provide a lot of the foundation for what the Moto Z has to offer.

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First impression: Samsung Galaxy S6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The overall result of the design, engineering and UI overhaul makes the Samsung Galaxy S6 feel like a more mature and elegant smartphone and one worthy of taking its place among today's most desireable flagship handsets.

Another year, another Samsung Galaxy S flagship, right? While other smartphone manufacturers are getting slammed for new models that resemble last year's models too much and are too iterative, Samsung has amped up their whole design and materials language and the result is a welcome and refreshing change to an already impressive flagship smartphone.

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