Category: Featured

Dell World 2015: Women and Diversity in IT

By Yasmin Ranade
Dell thought leaders and industry professionals recently gathered in Austin, Texas at the annual Dell World event to discuss technology opportunities and challenges, and how they propose to make a lasting difference in business and IT.

5 Awesome Star Wars-Themed Tech Gifts

By Christine Persaud
One of the hottest (and coolest) categories of products relating to the iconic flick is, not surprisingly, tech gear. And there’s no shortage of options, from the popular Sphero app-controlled version of the BB-8 robot, to even a Death Star waffle maker. Here are 5 ones worth grabbing for the Star Wars lover on your list.

Canadian Cyber-safety and Anti-bullying Crusaders Recognized

By Lee Rickwood
Users have a big responsibility (in protecting themselves and others while online), but so too the companies and services with which they share their information; it’s a responsibility some companies may not be taking all that seriously.

Notable 2-in-1 tablets for consumers

By Gadjo Sevilla

The latest hardware comes with dazzling displays, pen input, 64-bit processors, more RAM, improved Bluetooth and wireless connectivity have helped tablets improve their PC-like tasks while accessories and add-ons can convert them into viable productivity tools.

The
Poverty Hackathon: Toronto and Nairobi, November 20-22

By Yasmin Ranade
The
Poverty Hackathon is a Devs Without Borders 28-hour event that brings charitable minded developers from Toronto and Nairobi together – simultaneously – to build web and mobile applications in education, business and farming for people living in rural and impoverished areas in East Africa. The winning solution gets real exposure, and will be implemented by Free The Children in rural Kenya.

Going wireless: Bluetooth earbuds compared

By Ted Kritsonis

The term “cutting the cord” usually refers to cable and satellite subscriptions, but wires are slowly being cut out of in-ear headphones (or earbuds) because of Bluetooth wireless streaming. Now that there is a greater level of choice, how do some of the latest models stack up?