New Web Browsers Promise Data Safety, Personal Security, Internet Control
by Lee Rickwood
We need more and more tools to keep our information safe in an environment that was supposed to make information open, available and accessible.
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Smartphone trends and stories from Mobile World Congress 2019
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Mobile World Congress (MWC) sparked renewed interest in the smartphone market thanks to new foldable smartphones, 5G networks and devices, and Microsoft’s smart Hololens headset.
Data and Analytics Drive Canadian Agency to First Google Search Award
by Lee Rickwood
Sophisticated data analysis capabilities can be used to improve rankings on search engine result pages.
Google Hire Automates Recruitment Tasks for G Suite Customers
By Yasmin Ranade
Hire is a recruiting app that helps G Suite customers manage recruitment tasks. It launched in the US in July 2017, and is now available in Canada and the UK. I asked Dmitri Krakovsky, VP Google Cloud, how Hire works and if Hire is a recruitment disruptor.
Tech Rules – Changing How Pro Sports is Played and Consumed
by Lee Rickwood
No, hockey pucks will not glow — but they will have data sensors, microchips and GPS locators embedded inside them. So, too, the players’ shoulder pads. If only we can keep the clock out of baseball.
The best convertibles and 2-in-1 PCs
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Ideal for consumers, students, and professional users, 2-in-1 convertibles can be the ideal computing solution for users seeking the reliability of a notebook with the novelty of a tablet.
Female Tech Entrepreneurs, AI Programs Tackle Canadian Immigration Policy
by Lee Rickwood
As more and more immigration applications are processed by artificial intelligence systems, the technology can predict who will be accepted as a successful applicant and why.
HP Introduces ‘The History of Memory’ To Get People Printing Photographs
By Yasmin Ranade
When did you last print a photo? Did you print your Valentine’s Day photos? Your New Year’s Eve photos?
‘The History of Memory’ is a new effort by HP to impress upon us the value of printed images in our lives.