Ontario Tech Show Looks at Latest in Stereo 3D, Mobile Gaming, Digital Media
by Lee Rickwood
Next week’s OCE Discovery 11 conference and trade show will see lots of otherwise mature and responsible adults running around like kids in a candy store.
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Google announces Android@Home as a future connected platform
By Ted Kritsonis
In a series of unveilings yesterday at Google’s I/O conference, one highly touted new development is that of Android@Home, an extension of the mobile operating system that could connect Android devices to electronics and appliances throughout a home.
Why Microsoft paid top dollar to acquire Skype
By Ted Kritsonis
In the 36-year history of Microsoft, there hasn’t been a bigger acquisition, at least when it comes to dollars and cents, than the one announced today. Skype, the VoIP application and service that has made it easy — and free — for users to stay in touch, will be part of the Microsoft family. But the move has a lot to do with what Microsoft wants to do when facing their competitors.
Better Mobile, Online Privacy Means Redesign the Manuals
By Lee Rickwood
User manuals and privacy policies should get a ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’ button.
It’s not just about telling users how something works.
It’s about telling them if, how and why information is gathered about how, when and where they use it.
Camera comparison Samsung SH100 vs. ST95
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla A camera for every type of user. That seems to be Samsung’s mantra this year as it unveiled a slew of consumer point and shoot cameras out for this Spring.
Digital Media Readies for ‘Moonshot’ as New Tools and Technologies Roll-out at Canada 3.0
by Lee Rickwood
Like the pledge to land a man on the moon before the end of the ‘60s, the goal is to develop a technical infrastructure and digital environment in which anyone in Canada can do anything online.
YouTube offers live streaming service, while Google Video officially ends
By Ted Kritsonis
YouTube, the world’s most popular video site, recently launched YouTube Live, a streaming service that will allow content partners to broadcast events and shows to viewers live. Meanwhile, YouTube overlords, Google, officially pulled the plug on Google Video as a video content site.
Canadian Wireless Media Stick Making Waves around the World
By Lee Rickwood
Sharing personal media files among various home consumer appliances via Wi-Fi is a convenient way to get the most out of your digital pictures, music, videos, and the like.