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Canadian Content at CES Covers Mobile, Media and New Gadgets Galore
January 11, 2012 – 10:49 am
Canadian Content at CES Covers Mobile, Media and New Gadgets Galore

By Lee Rickwood

Canada continues to put out the hardware, software and wetware that are key to the success of the global consumer electronics industry.

So let’s hold CES here next year, eh?!?

CES celebrates evolution of digital media, consumer electronics
January 9, 2012 – 11:06 am
CES celebrates evolution of digital media, consumer electronics

By Lee Rickwood

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is as much about the provider as it is the consumer, and it has as much to offer the high tech industry in specific as it does the consumer marketplace in general.

DIGI Awards Honour the Top Digital Creators in Canada – Twice!
January 4, 2012 – 9:46 am
DIGI Awards Honour the Top Digital Creators in Canada – Twice!

By Lee Rickwood

Digital achievement in Canada is an ‘all-ages show’; there are award presentations for high schoolers, and for working professionals in the industry. And they are both called ‘The DIGIs’.

How to take your small business online – slowly but surely
December 20, 2011 – 6:15 pm
How to take your small business online – slowly but surely

By Hessie Jones

There are new online tools that address a wide range of small business needs. Here are some examples …

Your connected home theatre experience: TV apps and accessories
December 8, 2011 – 9:49 am

By Lee Rickwood

You’ve got an HDTV, it’s connected to the Web, your family and friends have gathered – but maybe there’s still something missing. Here are a few apps and accessories to complete the experience.

Cloud Computing brings privacy concerns, consumer confusion, business opportunities
December 1, 2011 – 9:43 am
Cloud Computing brings privacy concerns, consumer confusion, business opportunities

By Lee Rickwood

It may be one of the hottest tech topics today, but it is also a metaphor for things unknown, unseen or uncertain.

Indi-anada – One of World’s Hottest Mobile Markets gets the Maple Leaf Treatment
November 14, 2011 – 11:26 am
Indi-anada – One of World’s Hottest Mobile Markets gets the Maple Leaf Treatment

By Lee Rickwood

Targeting one of the world’s largest markets makes perfect sense, especially for mobile product and service developers. And especially for Canadian developers, who can capitalize on cultural, historic and now official government connections between the two countries.

New Wireless and Mobile Services for Pro Sports, Top Concerts, Live Event Venues
October 10, 2011 – 9:23 am
New Wireless and Mobile Services for Pro Sports, Top Concerts, Live Event Venues

By Lee Rickwood

Twenty or 30 or 40 thousand people, all together in one place with one shared interest. It’s an instant social network, just waiting to be connected by new wireless technology installed in sports and concert venues.

Is RIM Ready to Face the Music with New BBM Music Sharing Service?
August 29, 2011 – 9:55 am
Is RIM Ready to Face the Music with New BBM Music Sharing Service?

By Lee Rickwood

Research In Motion announced its new BBM Music service – but timing is everything: ‘Unos, dos, tres, catorce!’

High Tech Needs Women, Say Digital Convergence Workshop Producers
August 5, 2011 – 12:25 pm
High Tech Needs Women, Say Digital Convergence Workshop Producers

By Lee Rickwood

Are IT job opportunities and technology industry training the same for men and women?

Kobo’s Touch eReader innovates the ebook market
July 28, 2011 – 11:59 am
Kobo’s Touch eReader innovates the ebook market

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Toronto-based Kobo has released the Kobo Touch eReader. A diminutive, fast and well-priced eBook reader that doesn’t only meet its competition feature by feature but is the smallest yet most capable eReader device around.

Online Photo Site Takes Top Toronto Tech Start-Up Award
July 27, 2011 – 9:48 am
Online Photo Site Takes Top Toronto Tech Start-Up Award

By Lee Rickwood

Online promotion and social media marketing activities are powerful tools to promote the image and the artists selected on a new award-winning website, 500px.