By Christine Persaud
As you recover from the undoubted fabulous festivities from yesterday’s unofficial Star Wars Day (May the Fourth, as in “May the Fourth be with you,”) brace yourself, because it isn’t over yet. Did you know that some are trying to turn the celebration into a two-day event, with today being known as “Revenge of the Fifth” day?
It’s encouraging to see companies find pockets of differentiation and still kick start some innovation, not just in what their smartphones have to offer but also accompanying products that can improve user’s lives.
By Christine Persaud
Chances are you swap your phone out every three or four years. A recent Gallup survey found that 44% of Americans actually upgrade their smartphones as soon as they are permitted to do so in their carrier contract, which is typically every two years. But what do you do with your old device?
By Yasmin Ranade
In Canada, 41,000 children are reported missing every year, and the first hours a child is missing are by far the most critical.
That’s why the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) knew they needed the social media alerts from their Most Valuable Network™ (MVN) application to go out faster to Canadians to help recover missing children
The 2016 Chevy Malibu will not play music until you buckle up, it also silences the sound system if you go over speed limits, it features a way to program the key fob so that metrics can track your driving and even generate an report card at the end of your ride.
by Lee Rickwood
Canadians can cheer for their favourite competitor in the future of sports later this year, when the first Cybathlon is hosted in Switzerland.
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s not a smartwatch, but rather a fitness watch? Such a term hasn’t really existed in the crammed wearable category, but Fitbit is staking its claim to it with the Blaze, a fitness tracker that not only resembles a smartwatch, but also sort of acts like one, too.
BY christine Persaud
Friday, April 22 is known as Earth Day, a day when we celebrate environmentally-conscious behaviours, and aim to do our part to protect our precious earth. Many technology companies are doing their part, too, with products that use sustainable materials, or give back in some way to the environment. Here are just a few.