Family History Hits the Road with New iPad, iPhone App from Ancestry.ca
By Lee Rickwood
Warning, this story contains material that may be dangerous to beer-drinkers.
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Great Canadian Appathon Offers $45K in Prizes for Best New Mobile Game
by Lee Rickwood
Like great games, hackathons, game jams and appathons are engaging and somewhat addictive on their own.
No More New Web Addresses as IPv4 Allocation Exhausted, Global IPv6 Test Planned for June
There are no more new Web addresses, no matter how much Internet data costs. As far as the current naming protocol, IPv4, is concerned – it’s game over.
By Lee Rickwood
New Canadian Telecom Launches in Basement; Start-up Offers Leading Edge Cell Phone Service to Other Small Businesses
By Lee Rickwood
The newest phone company in Canada is starting in the basement – literally. But one subscription to its service equals a telecom solution with a multitude of opportunities ffor small and medium businesses.
Internet Pricing and Usage Billing Battle Continues Online – and In Person
What with online petitions, special webcasts and Internet–based forum presentations, the furor over usage based billing may be causing a spike in usage!
by Lee Rickwood
PM Tweets Reversal of Usage-Based Internet Billing
by Lee Rickwood
The CRTC recently said that both large and small Internet service providers would be able to bill by the meter – so called UBB, or usage based billing.
Internet Pricing Becomes Political Issue as Meter Pricing Ticks Closer
A new usage-based billing policy for Internet use in Canada takes effect March 31.
by Lee Rickwood
Is Samsung’s NF-210 Netbook A Case of Style over Substance?
By Lee Rickwood
So an attractive netbook with a new Dual Core Atom processor like this one was supposed to hit both targets – small size, big punch. Depending on your requirements, you may have to be happy with one over the other.
By Lee Rickwood