Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
NEW YORK – With a promise to provide a “glimpse into the future of play”, Sony finally revealed what many expected — the PlayStation 4 game console. Social features and connectivity will be crucial pillars to the new platform, though questions still remain on what it will look like, and how it may affect the current ways people play games.
Data sent from one Canadian location to another Canadian location nevertheless crosses international borders; as such, it may be necessary or advisable to get our data a passport, and maybe even some inoculating shots before heading out.
By Lee Rickwood
Featuring Ted Kritsonis
The launch of the new BlackBerry Z10 has finally brought the new BlackBerry 10 to market after repeated delays. It’s an entirely new look and feel for the BlackBerry brand, and could be intuitive and impressive enough to keep some longtime BlackBerry users on board, and maybe even win some converts.
It’s during his tenure that Rogers became the country’s largest wireless carrier; now, Nadir Mohamed says he’s leaving the company.
by Lee Rickwood
New Canadian copyright regulations may enshrine the possibility that Internet providers have to disclose personal information about their customers to legal authorities without safeguards for privacy.
by Lee Rickwood
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Newsweek, the weekly global newsmagazine that captured current events and news since 1933 sold its final issue on December 31, 2012, not with a bang but with a hashtag.
Urban consumers in China, Brazil, India and Singapore are the world’s most voracious users of digital media, powered by the rapid uptake of smartphones and tablets – not Canada.
By Lee Rickwood
Photos and text by Ted Kritsonis
The public’s increasing focus and awareness over health goes back at least the last five years, but the consumer tech industry was slow to adapt to changing attitudes. Until now, at least. The number of companies, gadgets and apps designed to help people in almost every facet of their physical and mental well-being is continually growing, and this year will likely cast a big spotlight on all of them as a whole.