Canadian Newspapers Going Digital at Postmedia
Canadians no longer rely on one single platform for news and information, Postmedia says, with younger Canadians heavily favouring the smartphone.
by Lee Rickwood
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BlackBerry Supports Mobile App Development Contest at Canada-Wide Science Fair
Twenty years ago, a young student named Darrell May attended – and won – a Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Today, he holds 24 patents, with 23 patents pending, and plays an integral role in product development at BlackBerry as a Software Architect.
Who’s next?
by Lee Rickwood
Ontario Privacy Commissioner Named Executive Director, Ryerson University Institute for Privacy and Big Data
Today, our awareness of online privacy and personal data protection issues are much greater, more worrisome, and fuelled by daily revelations about online spying, unwarranted surveillance and the loss of control of our digital identity.
by Lee Rickwood
CanWIT Deadline Needs Extension in Search for Canadian Leadership, Innovation, Women in Technology
by Lee Rickwood
The purpose of the Award is as much to celebrate the accomplishments of the winner, as it is to create positive role models for younger women, who can be the winners of future such awards.
Seeing Beyond Gender: Canadian Tech Entrepreneur Shares Successful Vision
The disease itself surely makes no such distinctions – nor should a company that’s developed a product to treat it. So why should gender complicate things?
By Lee Rickwood
Buying a Car? – Help is in the Palm of Your Hand with New Autofocus App
The Autofocus website, available for both French and English users, offers an expert-curated collection of auto research, market information and review tools.
By Lee Rickwood
Canadian Tech Start-up Dives into Social Media, Online Video Sharing
A new social platform being developed in Canada will let its users visually connect with friends and family, at different times in different places.
by Lee Rickwood
Speeding Up Stop Motion Animation with Great New iPad App from Canada’s National Film Board
What’s your favourite animated movie or TV show? Maybe you’ve just seen The LEGO Movie, or perhaps you recall the Fantastic Planet. Some will remember the great stop motion animator Ray Harryhausen (were there really only seven skeletons in that…