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.
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.
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.
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?
By Christine Persaud
There has been a long list of initiatives aimed at getting more women involved in the S.T.E.M. fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). And it’s no surprise that getting girls interested at a young age can help encourage them to pursue such careers once the time comes. A new toy doll from MGA Entertainment Canada has an interesting idea on how to go about this.
By Lee Rickwood
Panasonic is helping drive the adoption and installation of solar panels and energy efficient storage batteries in homes in and around Ontario, which is great, but it is also still spinning disks – a fact which has a lot of people thrilled, as well.
By Ted Kritsonis
Remember Napster? The software application that once pioneered the idea of sharing music files in the late 90s and early 2000s is back in Canada. Only this time, it’s as a subscription-based music streaming service, not a peer-to-peer network.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
3D-printing has evolved exponentially these past few years. Aside from changing the game for various industries like automotive, aerospace, medicine, dentistry and various applied sciences, 3D-printing in enabling leaps in art, architecture, fashion and industrial design.