Gift Guide: Smartphones and Tablets
Smartphones and tablets make the gifting season bright with bold new designs, technologies and a range of sizes to consider.
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Microsoft hosts youth coding events across Canada to celebrate Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code
By Yasmin Ranade
Microsoft is hosting youth coding events across Canada this week during Computer Science Education Week in support of Hour of Code, a global initiative led by Code.org. Additionally, Microsoft’s YouthSpark partner, Kids Code Jeunesse, will host Hour of Code sessions on December 10th in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, where student attendees will learn coding basics in a fun and supportive environment.
Gift Guide: Gadgets and accessories
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Here are some gadgets and accessories that can bring a smile to friends and family.
Need to Board Your Pets? Here are 4 Apps That Can Help
By Christine Persaud
They say that pets can ground you more than kids. So much so, in fact, that pet sitting service Pawshake found in a survey last year that 56% of pet owners were prepared to cancel holiday plans if they couldn’t find someone suitable to take care of their pet while they were away.
High-Tech Toys on TV Inspire Great Gadget- and Gift-Giving Ideas
by Lee Rickwood
Not all of the gadgets they will describe during a week of shows next week are available for purchase right now; some are more like inspirational ideas and teasers to the shape of tech things to come. Some are designed by major manufacturers to address real world problems; some are just fun ideas from imaginative inventors.
Successful Canadian start-ups weigh in on how to excel at Go North Summit
By Gadjo C. Sevilla
“The Canadian startup scene is electrifying,” said Google Canada’s Managing Director Sam Sebastian who opened up the summit by citing some of the unique success stories from Canadian innovators. Sebastian explained that next to Silicon Valley, “the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor has the most number of start-ups.”
Reviewing the Alcatel Idol 4 and Pixi 4
By Ted Kritsonis
These two latest smartphones from Alcatel are targeted at consumers looking to save a few bucks without having to lose too much on features and functionality. There are plenty of trade-offs in making that work, and one of them delivers on that more than the other.
4 great cloud sites for startups
By Christine Persaud
If you’re a business start-up, chances are you don’t have tons of money to spare on sophisticated local back-up storage, or remote servers. And even so, using the cloud can also be a great secondary safeguard for your sensitive and important data. But which service should you choose?