Predicting the Future of Telecom, Media and Technology
by Lee Rickwood
A Top Ten list of predictions for the future to generate discussion and commentary about technology, media and telecom developments.
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Do Not Call List – Your Very Own Privacy Tool
by Lee Rickwood
Hate being hassled by telemarketers? Fed up with calls from your former BFF? If so, if it’s worth three bucks a month not to be bothered, read on.
RIM Presents Another Addictive Quality for BlackBerry at CES
by Lee Rickwood
RIM’s Presenter eliminates the need for pre-encoding of PowerPoint files, and its higher supported resolution makes for a prettier picture when compared to the current alternatives.
New Wireless Streaming Solution from Canada’s Eleven
by Lee Rickwood
Eleven Engineering is showing off its new personal wireless standard, called TRiK, at CES. It will compete with other proprietary concepts on the market, and with established standards like Bluetooth.
Canadians See Film, TV in a New Dimension
by Lee Rickwood
The media world is buzzing over 3D. Movie theatres have it, soon home TVs will have it. You know your laptop and iPhone can have it, right?
Skype Puts Video Calls in Your Face, On Your TV
by Lee Rickwood
Skype online video calls will now support high definition video, bringing a more TV like feel to the phone connection.
Consumer Devices Head for the Clouds
by Lee Rickwood
As always, the future is uncertain…cloudy, in fact.
But two predictions are safe to make about the increased importance of cloud computing and mobile TV.
Canadian Web Company Victorious Over Google
By Lee Rickwood
First, it was Microsoft. Now Google.
Another big Internet and technology firm has run afoul of those pesky little Canadians.