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Canadian Police Forces, Emergency Services Seek to Harness ICT

by Lee Rickwood
Police forces seek to harness the power of various information and communication technologies, and to incorporate best practices for digital evidence management, Next Gen 9-1-1 services, body-worn video camera deployments and cloud-based data storage and processing.

MasterCard Start Path™ Opportunity for Entrepreneurs: Apply By March 21st

By Yasmin Ranade
MasterCard has launched its second year of Start Path and is now calling for applications in Canada. Since 2014, Start Path has provided more than 60 startups a variety of operational support, mentorship and investment to develop the next generation of commerce solutions.

Comparing roaming options for travelling Canadians

By Gadjo Sevilla

Travelling outside of the US and Canada presents a greater challenge. For one thing, cellular bands or systems may differ and roaming packages from your carrier, while available, will be more expensive.

Review: Amazon Kindle Voyage the priciest eReader yet

By Ted Kritsonis

It’s not surprising that Amazon quietly released its Kindle Voyage eReader in Canada, considering the device launched in the United States 18 months ago. It’s also the most expensive in the company’s lineup with a feature set that isn’t vastly different from the popular, and less expensive, Paperwhite model.

Home Tech to Help Prepare for Your March Break Vacation

By Christine Persaud
When it comes to technology, there are plenty of ways you can use it to feel safer, and enjoy greater peace-of-mind that everything will be a-ok at home while you leave for a few days.

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Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of Retail?

by Lee Rickwood
Proximity marketing tools like motion-tracking cameras, wireless device detectors and Bluetooth broadcasting enable instant connectivity with potential customers.

New basic TV packages now available, but extra fees dampen savings

By Ted Kritsonis

As of March 1, Canada’s TV providers were required to begin offering a “skinny basic” plan of $25 or less that would begin the process of unbundling channels and moving to an a la carte model. The initial rollout of these skinny basic plans, when you can find them, shows that providers will have no qualms about inflating the price as much as possible.

Canadian Bloggers Feature Prominently in New Vegan Food Monster App

By Christine Persaud
New York-based One Green Planet went north of the border to launch the app first because Canada is a very “vegan-friendly” country, says the company, and thus a great place to gauge consumer reaction before proceeding with a worldwide release.