Asus announces cheap yet powerful Asus MeMO Pad HD 7

Hot off the new Nexus 7 release, Asus is releasing a cheap but decently spec’d tablet, the Asus MeMO Pad HD 7. The $160 Android-powered tablet features a 7-inch multi-touch panel with 1280 x 800 HD resolution and IPS technology for a wide 170-degree viewing angle, high-quality dual speakers using Asus SonicMaster technology, 5-megapixel rear and 1.2-megapixel front cameras, and quad-core processor with 1GB RAM.

It is also equipped with 16GB internal storage with expansion capability via microSD (up to 32GB), Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN (802.11 b/g/n), Miracast, and has a supposed 10-hour battery life. The MeMO Pad HD 7 comes in blue, white, pink, and green and will be available on August 12 in Future Shop, Best Buy and Staples among other. Look out for a full review of the device here as we've been playing with a pre-release version.

Back to school netTALK & VTech bundle available at Walmart Canada

Just in time for the back-to-school season, netTALK & VTech come up with the netTALK DUO and VTech Expandable Cordless Telephone System bundle perfect for giving to your kids who going away on campus or abroad. 

The bundle is available at Walmart Canada and will save you over $44 with its promo price of $79.96. It includes 12 months free calling throughout Canada and the U.S. with features like call waiting, call forwarding, conference calling, enhanced 911, 411 directory assistance, visual voicemail, call blocking, 3-way calling, and many more.

BlackBerry first to be given the “Authority to Operate” on U.S. Department of Defense Networks

BlackBerry has been given authority by the U.S. Defense Information System Agency (DISA) the Authority to Operate (ATO) on the Department of Defense (DoD) networks for the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, making it the first Mobile Device Management provider to obtain said ATO.

BlackBerry 10 devices will allow DoD personnel to securely connect to its networks to access data. DISA is now developing the infrastructure to support BlackBerry 10 smartphones on DoD networks with 10,000 BB10 smartphones by fall and 30,000 by the end of 2013.

Bell Mobile TV adds BBC World News

Watch your favorite BBC World News shows on the go as Bell Mobile TV just announced the availability of the 24-hour news channel. It joins the ranks of other round-the-clock news channels such as Bloomberg TV, BNN Business News Network, CBC News Network, CTV News Channel, NDTV 24/7, and RDI.