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Canadian tax software for last-minute filers
April 22, 2011 – 3:14 pm
Canadian tax software for last-minute filers

By Ted Kritsonis

It’s not like you mean to do it, but filing your income taxes on or near the deadline seems to be an annual habit. Thankfully, filing electronically expedites the process of getting the proper forms to the Taxman to get you a refund sooner, except you still have to decide which tax software to use.

Another Year of Living Dangerously: Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Increase in 2010, IBM Says
April 21, 2011 – 10:28 am
Another Year of Living Dangerously:  Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Increase in 2010, IBM Says

By Lee Rickwood

Criminal gangs and criminally minded individuals are becoming smarter, more ambitious and more sophisticated with tech attacks at home, at work, on the go.

Make the leap from Windows to Linux on your desktop computer
April 20, 2011 – 1:02 pm
Make the leap from Windows to Linux  on your desktop computer

By Tim Teatro

Tempted to try Linux on your desktop computer? You’d be worried that it’s complicated, right? You’d be wrong. Here’s the easy way.

Buy Canada, Eh? Google Wants Our Mobile Media Companies and Tech Patent Portfolios
April 18, 2011 – 8:14 am
Buy Canada, Eh?  Google Wants Our Mobile Media Companies and Tech Patent Portfolios

By Lee Rickwood

The search engine giant has been snapping up some of the top Canadian tech assets and applications, buying up dynamic and forward-thinking companies like BumpTop, PushLife, Social Deck and more.

HP Pavilion dm1-3040ca Notebook PC reviewed
April 14, 2011 – 10:32 am
HP Pavilion dm1-3040ca Notebook PC reviewed

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The HP Pavilion dm1-3040ca Notebook PC ($549.99) ushers in a new era of powerful subcompact netbooks featuring the new AMD Fusion E-Series Dual Core processor, 4GB system memory, a massive 640GB hard drive, …

Cisco discontinues Flip pocket camera business
April 13, 2011 – 1:48 pm
Cisco discontinues Flip pocket camera business

By Ted Kritsonis

Only two years after acquiring Pure Digital, the company that created the Flip brand of pocket camcorders, Cisco has announced that it is discontinuing the entire Flip business as part of a major reorganization at the company.

Canadian Citizen Groups Launch Wi-Fi, Cell Phone Safety Initiatives
April 11, 2011 – 9:07 am
Canadian Citizen Groups Launch Wi-Fi, Cell Phone Safety Initiatives

by Lee Rickwood

Ranking Canada’s political parties for their ‘Safe Tech’ practices is just the start of major awareness campaigns about the health and safety of wireless technology.

Olympus XZ-1 camera reviewed: lots of features and the iZuiko lens loves low light
April 8, 2011 – 4:30 pm
Olympus XZ-1 camera reviewed: lots of features and the iZuiko lens loves low light

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
One of the most interesting segments in photography right now are high-performing compact digital cameras that can manage manual controls and shoot RAW format photos in a small form factor. The Olympus …

Zoning In on Digital Media: Digital Developments Driven to Success at Ryerson’s DMZ
April 8, 2011 – 8:39 am
Zoning In on Digital Media: Digital Developments Driven to Success at Ryerson’s DMZ

by Lee Rickwood

Solid ideas with real business underpinnings and market potential are being developed, in a fun, engaging and interactive space.

Motorola XOOM WiFi Honeycomb tablet begins shipping
April 7, 2011 – 12:58 pm
Motorola XOOM WiFi Honeycomb tablet begins shipping

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
It is the first of its kind. A Google Android powered 10.1- inch tablet that’s been designed from the ground up to shake things up in the very new, very Apple dominated …

Review: Nokia C7 proves capable on aging Symbian platform
April 5, 2011 – 11:02 am
Review: Nokia C7 proves capable on aging Symbian platform

By Ted Kritsonis

The Nokia C7 is a smartphone that arguably looks and feels better than some of the highly-acclaimed handsets out there, but the operating system it runs on just continues to lose its lustre, which makes this phone a bit of a conflicted device to consider.

Toronto Calls Toronto Tops for High Tech
April 4, 2011 – 8:31 am
Toronto Calls Toronto Tops for High Tech

by Lee Rickwood

Toronto’s ICT sector generates more than $50 billion in annual revenues.