Anonymous App Market is Open to Investment, Not Necessarily to Openness
It’s good that development companies are aware that some of the tools they are creating can be used for, well, purposes other than intended.
by Lee Rickwood
Category: Mobile
Changes to TV bills and distribution are on the way in Canada
By Ted Kritsonis
Canadians who have long detested the way in which providers bundle channels and charge high prices for them could see major changes, now that the CRTC has begun untangling the web that has kept it all together.
Google, Apple to compete in mobile payment systems
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Apple and Google are the two leading mobile OS companies who are expected to provide competing mobile payments platforms.
Music streaming growth shedding light on royalty issues
By Ted Kritsonis
Music streaming services have been credited with reducing piracy, except the way in which they distribute royalties seems to be far from equitable. The technology around music distribution has changed forever, but numbers show record labels benefitting more than artists are.
Turn Screen Time into Active Play with New App from Canadian Development Partner
Their work is at the leading edge of trends to use mobile phones and digital devices as more of an interface to other real-world activities, not just as a self-contained virtual space for data abstraction.
by Lee Rickwood
Apple Watch coming to Canada April 24, new MacBook April 10
By Ted Kritsonis
It was a foregone conclusion that Apple would launch its new Watch at its “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco, though its revamped MacBook laptop may have been the real surprise of the day.
Canadian Tech Company Moves from Classroom to Cloud with Education Innovations
Tech tools for school can increase students’ understanding about how they learn – as much as what they’re learning – and be a boost to further education, college and career success. Those tools can also be a threat to personal privacy and security online.
By Lee Rickwood
Prezi’s new app Nutshell visualizes photos with graphics
By Ted Kritsonis
The makers of Prezi, the intuitive presentation software, have launched a mobile app called Nutshell that fuses together photos into a short video filled with text and graphics to add effect. The result can then be shared with others via social media or email and text messaging.