By Lee Rickwood
It turned out to be a much bigger deal – a major overnight set-up in the rainy streets of downtown Toronto – and a longer wait than I expected. But I came away with pictures …
by Lee Rickwood
That’s munch. Not punch.
It’s supposed to be fun, after all, not violent.
By Lee Rickwood
Various events around Toronto (don’t get confused with by TIFF film festival folks) are turning the city into the centre of the mobile universe.
By Lee Rickwood
Vidéotron is the latest in a line of new Canadian mobile services, but it’s not the last.
by Lee Rickwood
Internet access is seen as a basic service – almost a citizen’s right, if you will – and much like basic phone service, should be available to all. That’s the approach of the country’s telecom regulator, as well as some industry groups and consumer advocacy agencies.
By Lee Rickwood
The Wilderness Downtown, the new music video from Montreal-based Canadian rockers Arcade Fire, American writer/director/photographer Chris Milk and Google, is a clever way to promote the new browser, Google Chrome –the new browser, Google Chrome – mostly ‘cuz the only way you can watch the video in its full interactive glory is to use Chrome.
by Lee Rickwood
The app turns any compatible computer into a phone – one with a real seven-digit phone number. That’s right – you get a real phone number, not just a nickname on a closed or proprietary VoIP network.
By Lee Rickwood
Tech camps and media centres provide free access to state-of-the-art technology to introduce disadvantaged youth to potential careers in new media, while providing computer literacy skills and opportunities for creative self-expression.