Overview: Samsung Galaxy Note 5

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

High-speed charging and wireless charging are game changing features that every modern smartphone should have and Samsung's got those two features spot on. They just work.

Easily one of the most attractive flagship smartphones in the market today, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 continues the evolution of Samsung's steadiest and most beloved line of supersized smartphones. The Galaxy Note 5 is textbook Samsung, and representative of a company that goes to where popular trends seem to lean.

Since the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge were lauded for their premium design which incorporate aluminum and glass, it is no surprise that the new Note borrows heavily from this design aesthetic, but at what cost?

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Review: Motorola Moto X Play

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Moto X Play felt as fast and responsive as last year’s model and matched the performance of a more expensive Samsung Galaxy Note 4, it exceeded both of these in battery life, easily edging into two and a half days of mixed use.

The latest and most advanced Moto X smartphone (at least for Canadians) is the Moto X Play, which fits in as a nice middle model between the stellar Moto G (3^rd Gen) and the Moto X Pure/Style coming to other countries.

The Moto X Play takes many of the renowned features and styling of the the Moto X (2014) and actually improves on them. We have a larger 1080p HD display at 5.5-inches (403 ppi) and no longer using the AMOLED technology but a more even-coloured LCD technology. This isn’t a jaw-droppingly stunning display, but it is clear, readable, and reflection free and is more energy efficient which plays into the device’s overall superb battery life.

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Review: 2015 Mazda 6

Text and photos by by Donny Halliwell

To call the mid-sized sedan segment competitive would be doing it a disservice. Many auto manufacturers have cut their teeth by playing in this space and for nearly two decades, it’s been largely dominated by just a handful of models.

Every once in a while a new contender steps up its game and pushes the rest to follow. For this reason, I jumped at the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the new 2015 Mazda 6 for a week to put it through its paces.What ensued was an experience that, in the category and price point, is rivaled by no other. From virtually every angle, this car looks to punch above its weight, so it’s not hard to see why I award the Mazda 6 – 6 out of 5 stars.  Read on to find out why.

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Video: Fujifilm X100T gets a detailed hands-on review

The latest and greatest Fujifilm X100T prosumer point-and-shoot gets a thorough hands on demo and review by avid shooter Maarten Heilbron in the video above. Building on the sterling build and great image quality of the X100, the X100T brings updates galore and the anticipated built-in WiFi feature. For the full review check out Maarten's blog here.