[Update] LG Nexus 5 sold out via Google Play in both colour options

[update] Google is now completely sold out of all color and memory options of their just-launched Nexus 5. 

It's been less than 30-minutes since Google Canada flipped the switch on sales of their latest flagship, the Nexus 5, and they're already sold out of the lower cost 16GB option in both black and white. You can, howwever, still grab the 32GB in either colour while quantities last.

Did you get your device already? We have ours and can't wait to review it for you!

via Google Play

Quick Contest: Win an exclusive red HP Slate 7 tablet!

Everyone likes a giveaway, right? Right. So, despite the fact that we're concurrently running a contest for not one but two brand new BlackBerry Q10 smartphones, we decided to spice things up courtesy of HP Canada and throw in another contest for good measure.

On the docket today is a brand new Android 4.1-powered HP Slate 7 tablet in exclusive red for our CanadianReviewer.com readers! For those of you not familiar with the HP Slate 7, read some obligatory copy below to getter a better feel for what the tablet is all about:

- 7-inch

- weighs just 13 ounces

- the industry’s first tablet to offer embedded Beats Audio™ for the best-sounding richest audio available.

- front-facing webcam and 3 MP camera on the back.

- Running on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

- built-in HP ePrint app that allows you to send important documents and memorable photos to any ePrint-enabled HP printer and have them waiting for you at home or the office.

Intrigued? You should be. Read below on how to attain this hot new tablet from HP:

1. Leave a comment below letting us know "how you would use your new Android-based Slate 7 tablet if you won?

2. Tweet out: "I want to win an exclusive red #HPSlate7 tablet from @hp and @creviewer"

3. Follow @Creviewer on Twitter

4. That's all.

Contest is open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and ends this Friday November 1st, 2013 adn 11:59 sharp.

Good luck to all who enter!

Lenovo officially unveils their "Yoga" lineup of multi-mode tablets

At long-last, and continuing on the successful path of their Yoga line-up of convertable laptops, computer maker Lenovo officially unveiled their new lineup of Yoga multi-mode tablets.

Launching in 16 and 32GB iterations, the game-changing Yoga Tablet features three unique modes, giving consumers a better way to use a tablet. With hold, tilt and stand modes, the tablet adapts to the way people use it instead of forcing people to adapt to the technology.

Learn more about the Yoga tablet via Lenovo here

Stay tuned for our official review!

Rogers announces rugged Android-powered CatB15 smartphone, coming next month

To all our friends whose job is demanding, and demand a device that will stand-up to the harshest of conditions: Rogers sees you and appreciates you. This is why, beginning next month, they will start selling the Android-powered ruggedized CatB15, made by Caterpillar - yes that Caterpillar, smartphone. 

The device comes with a 4-inch WVGA screen with wet finger tracking, a 2000mAh removable battery, pentaband 3G support, a dual-core 1Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB internal storage, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, GPS and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Of course, it’s also IP67 compliant, making it completely waterproof for up to one metre for 30 minutes, and drop resistant up to 1.8 metres (6ft) onto concrete. It’s also rated for extreme temperature use between -20C and 55C. All for $99 on a 2-year term, the device is worth every penny for the construction site. 

Rogers doesn't say when exactly it will launch, but don't worry my Facebook-loving roughnecks, it's coming!

Stay tuned for more