Why Apple won’t adopt USB-C for its mobile devices
By Ted Kritsonis
Almost every smartphone and tablet manufacturer has been moving toward using USB-C as a charging port, but Apple isn’t likely to jump on the bandwagon with the iPhone and iPad.
Category: Mobile
5G Wireless Roll-out Brings Opportunities, Concerns, Calls for Moratorium
by Lee Rickwood
Tech industry plans for the roll-out of 5G wireless transmission technologies are bringing new business opportunities, marketplace concerns and even calls for a complete moratorium on delivery due to concerns for human health.
Canadians Saving Lives with VR Videos, Web Resources, New Technologies
A new safety campaign in Canada is using virtual reality videos and other digital media resources to save lives. They are useful technologies to be sure, but the most impactful element of the campaign may be its real-world re-enactments. Every…
Tour de France Features Fast Cyclists, Faster Data
By Lee Rickwood
The cyclists are fast, but the data is even faster.
Review of the Blackberry Mobile KEY2, a sleek and powerful revision
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Featuring the same general shape and design as the KEYOne, the BlackBerry KEY2 is a lighter, more chiseled and stylish device sporting a new QWERTY keyboard and dual-cameras.
Accessibility Technology Opens Doors for People, Brings Opportunity to Business
by Lee Rickwood
Accessibility technologies are helping developers and designers create public spaces that are easily navigable for everyone.
Facial Recognition Use Growing: Accurate or Not, Hackable or Not
by Lee Rickwood
Leading facial recognition tools, used for identification, authentication and crime detection among other applications, are being developed here in Canada. So, too, ways to spoof or hack such systems.
Sports Scores, Stats and Big Data Analytics Bring Whole New Ballgame
by Lee Rickwood
There’s no final score in the match-up between sports purists and sabermetric stat heads, but one group may have all the results they could want.
Big data analysts.