Category: Business

Facebook at 10: A Decade of the Social Network

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla In a blink of an eye, Facebook has turned 10, and the company that’s changed the way we interact, communicate and keep in touch with each other celebrates its success while looking at the future.

Canadian Technology Boosts and Fights Data Privacy Day

Privacy advocates say we all must make choices (like which browser, service provider or country to use) and make statements (like what law, rule or regulation should be in place) to enhance data privacy for all.

by Lee Rickwood

Ooma Office aims to disrupt business phone service

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Ooma has challenged the home phone subscription model with its affordable solution. Now it is turning the business PBX on its head with a cloud-based solution.

Why you should buy your smartphone outright

By Ted Kritsonis

Cell phone contracts have drawn the ire of many Canadians over the years, who cite them as unfair and restrictive, but they have become a convenient way for consumers to get their hands on the best handsets on the market. While it might seem cost prohibitive to buy a phone outright, it’s a far more economical option than signing up for two years.

Everyday Technologies Mothers would have loved 30 years ago

By Michon Williams Change can be such a gradual and stealthy thing.  In my lifetime Polaroid and prints have slowly morphed into digital cameras and ever-present smartphone cameras.  Now, too, the joy of photo taking is further enhanced by instant…

CES 2014: Canadian companies fare well at the show

Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis

CES attracts thousands of Canadians to Las Vegas for the world’s biggest electronics trade show, and dozens of Canadian companies showing off their latest and greatest innovations, products or services. While we couldn’t see them all, there were a bunch that stood out.