Screen Addicted Population Facing ‘Digital Dementia’
Doctors are seeing “digital dementia” in people whose technology does too much of their thinking for them.
by Lee Rickwood
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New Television Museum in Toronto a Techno-Temple for the Ages
Think Google Glass is cool? This new museum has ‘video glasses’ from Sony that are like 20 years old.
Smartwatches? Ha – we’ve been able to strap a TV on our arm for decades, and there’s a small device here to prove it!
by Lee Rickwood
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
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