Easy to Locate You, Easy to Delete You: Google Updates Android Features in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
There’s a powerful new emergency location tool from Google, and a way to request personal information be removed from search results.
Category: Mobile
Help Shape the Future of Free Public Wi-Fi in Toronto
by Lee Rickwood
The local tech community, members of the general public, and all other interested parties are being asked for their input as the City of Toronto shapes the future of free public Wi-Fi services in the city.
Now It’s National Burrito Day – So Three Canadian Companies Serve up New Mobile App
by Lee Rickwood
Some Canadian companies have teamed up to offer a new mobile app – just in time for National Burrito Day!
Waze App Delivers Driving Directions in Many Voices – Panda Bear, Terminator and More
by Lee Rickwood
Among the new features being added to the powerful driving app is getting your navigation directions narrated by a fun-loving panda bear: the martial artist known as Po, star of the Kung Fu Panda movie franchise.
The Latest Innovations in Digital Wallets
By Christine Persaud
Digital wallets can hold much more than just payment cards, too, from digital entry passes to loyalty cards, boarding passes, and vaccine cards, all of which I use. In the U.S., they can also handle things like money transfers and store digital driver’s licenses.
Demystifying Cell Phone Plan Fine Print
By Christine Persaud
Who reads the fine print? When it comes to subscription contracts, for the most part, most people breeze through the terms then sign on the dotted line to get going. But it’s usually different with smartphones.
New Smartphone Comes to Canada: OnePlus 12R Now Available
OnePlus is a global mobile technology brand that’s been around for some ten years, but its new smartphone releases are the first in Canada. Many are saying they’re worth the wait.
What is Spatial Audio?
By Christine Persaud
You have probably been hearing a lot about spatial audio recently. It is touted as a beneficial feature supported by everything from smart speakers from brands like Amazon, Apple, Google, and now Sonos, to headphone manufacturers, TV and music streaming services, and others. But, in layman’s terms, what is spatial audio?