Canadian Tech Start-up Dives into Social Media, Online Video Sharing
A new social platform being developed in Canada will let its users visually connect with friends and family, at different times in different places.
by Lee Rickwood
Category: Business
Facebook looks to virtual reality through acquisition of Oculus
By Ted Kritsonis
Facebook has made yet another high-profile acquisition by announcing yesterday that it will pay $2 billion (U.S.) to bring Oculus into the fold, a company that has made some headlines with its virtual reality technology.
Google Now coming to Chrome browsers for PC and Mac
By Ted Kritsonis
Google has opened another salvo for its vaunted Now notification platform by expanding it to the company’s Chrome browser for both Windows PCs and Macs. The update is live but will apparently take some time to spread, and will require that users are signed into the same Google account they use on their Android or iOS device.
Android’s shadow looms over BlackBerry smartphones
By Ted Kritsonis
BlackBerry’s troubles have been covered extensively, and one of the consistent themes around the company’s current platform is the perceived lack of apps available. These complaints are usually centred around the lack of native support for popular apps users expect to have on their handsets — a hole that Android is coincidentally filling for BlackBerry.
Filing your taxes the neat and tidy way this year
By Ted Kritsonis
The old saying goes that there are only two sure things in life — death and taxes. The April 30 tax deadline looms and it’s expected that more than 75% of Canadians will file their 2013 return electronically this year. If you count yourself among them, you have options to do it with a little less fuss, and some thought into getting organized for upcoming years.
The Future of SMS
By Christine Persaud
A decade ago, Short Messaging Service (SMS), better known as “texts,” were the only alternative we had to voice for connecting via mobile devices. Today, it’s joined by many other options. Yet people are still sending texts like wildfire.
Checking out Samsung’s Multifunction ProXpress M3870FW office printer
Review: Samsung’s Multifunction ProXpress M3870FW office printer
Printers may not be the sexiest technology segment, and office printers, well, they’re are about as enthralling as a wood-burning fireplace, the way they look and function hasn’t changed years. Or has it?
What Does ‘Women in Tech’ Actually Mean?
By Christine Persaud
What Does ‘Women in Tech’ Actually Mean?
There are plenty of studies, stats, and infographics that suggest there aren’t enough women in tech, and women aren’t pursuing technical careers, coupled with a variety of proposed reasons as to why. But are these analyses technically (forgive the pun) correct? Or can they be misinterpreted?