The Internet of Things may be a broad term, but there is no shortage of tech companies looking to grab a piece of its action, whatever it may be. Count BlackBerry among them, with its announcement of Project Ion, a vague encompassing name that promises to take a whole lot of data and disseminate it into chunks that will make sense on the other end.

The 2014 World Cup is set to kick off in Brazil and the month-long tournament will capture the world’s attention like few other sporting events could. Tuning in to watch the action live or see highlights on your smartphone or tablet is easier than it’s ever been.

The potential of 3D printing seems to get more and more interesting with each new creation that grabs headlines, like a homemade gun, prosthetic robotic limb and even body parts or food. Taking this technology into the home will take time, but Vancouver-based Tinkerine thinks the time is right to do it now.

Tablets are fun and dynamic devices, but they’re also among the most fragile, not being built to withstand too many bumps and bruises. Yet it’s the more day-to-day usage of fingers touching the screen that tends to be more worrisome. Despite tough glass and panels used these days, small scratches or blemishes aren’t uncommon for naked screens, and while quality film screen protectors do a good job, using one made of glass could be even better. Enter Zagg's InvisibleShield Glass.

EA’s soccer legacy is naturally more about the annual FIFA games the company churns out then it is about the special tournament ones that make appearances every four years. The World Cup is the grandest of stages for any soccer player or fan, and EA tries to recreate the atmosphere around it with 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - a game that does some things well, but also misfires in some key respects.

Most of Logitech’s well-respected Harmony remotes come in the familiar wand-style form, but this product is a bit of a departure from that trend. In fact, this remote looks like it belongs on your computer desk, not your coffee table. That’s because the Harmony Smart Keyboard is Logitech’s answer to the blurring line between how we interact with our computers vs. how we interact with our home theaters.

Festering stockpiles of used passenger tires were once considered an environmental problem, but provincial recycling programs have collectively achieved one of the best diversion rates in the world, and one company plans to go further by marketing and selling retreaded tires.

Ringtones aren’t new, but they’re easy to distinguish anytime you hear them. That catchy hook or cool opening part of a song can be the best way to move away from the standard ringtones available on the iPhone and give your contacts some personality. You can do this pretty easily by creating your own ringtones for free using the music you already have. All you need is a Windows PC or Mac, plus iTunes and your iPhone, and you’re ready to make it happen.

It seems almost rare now to watch a Hollywood film that doesn’t have some form of special effects in it, and fantasy, sci-fi and action movies top the list. Adding effects like rollover cars, robots and aliens into your smartphone videos is now a lot easier with results that look undeniably cool. Here’s a look at how you can make it happen on your phone.

Never before has it been easier to plan an entire trip or vacation using a smartphone, courtesy of the laundry list of apps that make it possible to book flights, hotels, sightseeing excursions and places to eat, among other things.

Confirming the rumour mill that had spinning for weeks, Apple announced today that it is acquiring Beats Electronics, bringing both the headphone and streaming music businesses into the fold at Cupertino that at $3 billion (U.S.), is the largest acquisition in Apple’s history.

As anyone who has accidentally dropped the iPhone can attest, it’s a pretty fragile device, but it can be made waterproof with the right case covering it. Choosing a case to do the job isn’t all that difficult considering the stellar options available.

Since its release, Microsoft's Office suite for iPad has been downloaded 27 million times in just six weeks. Impressive numbers for such a short time, but is it a testament to how good the most popular office suite works on the most popular tablet?

While it's never a good idea to buy a smartphone on specs alone, the screen is one of the most important features for the simple fact it's what you interact with so much when using the phone. Except making sense of the different technologies used to make these displays can be confusing, so here's a quick refresher on what they all are.

DSLR cameras still carry the day when it comes to capturing photos and video at the highest quality, but that lead is being cut by mirrorless cameras like the Fuji X-T1, which features plenty of manual options and impressive image quality. It doesn’t come cheap, but is it still the right mix of performance and price to warrant adopting it?

The flexibility and openness of Android isn’t only reserved for mobile devices, since the operating system has been deployed in small set top boxes meant to work with TVs, albeit with varying results.

YouTube has become a household name for video consumption with its vast library, along with content creators who have gained enough views to turn it into a revenue source. Except making money from the popular site isn’t easy, and another platform called Pivotshare is aiming to remedy that.

When it comes to its smartphones, Sony has been a tough company to understand. On the one hand, they’ve made good quality handsets with solid specs, great battery life and waterproofing. But on the other, they’ve been behind on Android updates, software and key design points. Last year’s Xperia Z and Z1 tidied up some of these issues, for the most part, except that the screen quality and camera performance needed upgrades to compete with the best on the market. Enter the Xperia Z2, quite possibly the most complete smartphone Sony has produced.

Health and fitness bands have played a large role in the current trend of wearable technology. The emerging category is one that Samsung wants to dominate, despite the upstart competition that is hoping to make that a difficult goal to achieve.

Despite the fact Belkin now controls the Linksys brand, the WRT1900AC router is an ode to Linksys’ past with its black-and-blue colour scheme and monster truck-style design. Powerful, robust and consistent, it is easily one of the best routers currently available on the market.