By Lee Rickwood

Microsoft’s Office 365 is a cloud-based version of its well-known desktop and office applications, with Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Lync and more available as SaaS, or software-as-a-service. There is a dedicated Office 365 site for Canadians.

By Ted Kritsonis

Computers have always been devices made for our hands, but what if feet could be brought into the equation, or if they could play the leading role in interacting with them? A nifty device in the U.S. called the SoftStep KeyWorx multi-touch foot controller, is available to anyone who needs the extra help from below.

Video featuring Ted Kritsonis

Acer’s Iconia Tab A500 is the company’s opening salvo in the tablet race, and is among the first to be running on Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb mobile operating system. To set it apart from others, Acer has tried to design the A500 as a media-friendly tablet that anyone can use.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
 
HTC’s first Android tablet, the unibody Flyer, defies a lot of trends in the tablet space. It is smaller, runs on a single-core processor and uses a non-tablet Android OS. 

By Mark Orton

Father’s Day is approaching and at my house there are whispers on the phone and texting between my wife and my daughters. Ah yes. What to get Dad? I don’t think it should be hard to figure out – anything technology.

By Lee Rickwood

Like Swiss chocolate, German cars and Latin jazz, digital media should be Canadian.

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Apple CEO Steve Jobs appearing on stage during last week’s WWDC 2011 was just as important to the company and its followers as any of the announcements made.

By Ted Kritsonis

In a somewhat surprising move, Telus is moving forward with plans to halve the rates the carrier charges for data roaming. This means a 50 percent reduction from the average of $25 subscribers had been paying up to this point.

By Lee Rickwood

This is your chance to have to your say, and tell the government where to go…uhh, on matters relating to digital media and Internet.

by Lee Rickwood

“Canada was an early mover on IPv6 in the early 2000′s and had several ‘firsts’, however its technology leadership has not been sustained.”

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco, CA: Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs took time off from his medical leave today to usher in a new iCloud streaming service for Apple’s desktops, iPhones and iPads.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Understanding the ever evolving nature of  electronic security, Norton has taken the leap forward to bring its antivirus and anti-malware technology to smartphones, tablets and other non-traditional devices.