New Canadian copyright regulations may enshrine the possibility that Internet providers have to disclose personal information about their customers to legal authorities without safeguards for privacy.
by Lee Rickwood
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Newsweek, the weekly global newsmagazine that captured current events and news since 1933 sold its final issue on December 31, 2012, not with a bang but with a hashtag.
iSIGN Media’s wireless platform reaches out to consumers’ mobile devices within 100 metres, sending specific messages about nearby activities, with special offers, discount coupons and other local information.
by Lee Rickwood
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Research in Motion took the wraps off its BlackBerry 10 operating system and new handsets in New York, London, Dubai, Toronto, Paris and Johannesburg.
The Official Launch of new BlackBerry 10 products and services is seen as a ‘make-it or break it’ day for RIM; the launch may be just as important to the overall Canadian tech landscape.
by Lee Rickwood
Urban consumers in China, Brazil, India and Singapore are the world’s most voracious users of digital media, powered by the rapid uptake of smartphones and tablets – not Canada.
By Lee Rickwood
Photos and text by Ted Kritsonis
The public’s increasing focus and awareness over health goes back at least the last five years, but the consumer tech industry was slow to adapt to changing attitudes. Until now, at least. The number of companies, gadgets and apps designed to help people in almost every facet of their physical and mental well-being is continually growing, and this year will likely cast a big spotlight on all of them as a whole.
Despite the prevalence of social media, many companies are hard-pressed to get started. Companies tell me that the most difficult part is engaging. What most don’t realize is that social is like real life. You, as an individual know how…