Rogers’ CEO to Retire at Top of Game
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
Category: Business
Canada’s Copyright Enforcer Says ‘Everyone Leaves a Trace’
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
Media’s seismic shift from print to online
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.
Mapping Digital Media: Where’s Canada in Global Rankings on Social Media, Music Downloads?
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
Is health this year’s new tech trend?
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.
Digital Activist’s Suicide Triggers Internet Memorials, Online Controversies
Digital innovator and cyber activist Aaron Swartz, 1986 – 2013. In a speech he made last year, he spoke of the on-going battle to define what can, what will and what will not take place on the Internet.
by Lee Rickwood
Displays are all the rage at CES 2013
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 2013’s International CES is now history. We look back at some of the displays that defined this year’s biggest consumer tech show.
Fitness Gadgets gaining ground at CES 2013
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla A number of new fitness gadgets at the $70-$150 price range were making waves at the recently concluded International CES in Las Vegas.