Drupal’s CMS powers travel and airport websites
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Drupal’s free and open-source content management framework powers 2.1 per cent of all websites and is also making its mark in the travel industry.
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What’s your ‘ish’? Myish.com wants to know
By Yasmin Ranade
I’m always intrigued by the entrepreneurial spirit. Entrepreneurs are those people who have passionate ideas that they just need to see shared and commercialized into action. Like … how about a review-based website where users in India comment, share, follow and rate their favourite things or ‘ish’?
Making Smartphones Smarter, Canadian Technologists See Through the Screen
They built see-through temperature-sensing and phone-authentication processes right in the screen in order to demonstrate the potential of their innovation.
by Lee Rickwood
Five Hundred Years: Data Storage Technology Goes Back to Reach the Future
Data is “big” these days, and while data was once valued for its ability to help us recall yesterday, now data is a highly actionable asset for decision-making about tomorrow. Among the many bids to protect our valuable digital assets…
Canadian Company Driven by Tech Mission: Low Cost Internet, More Affordable Devices
A tech company in Canada is at the forefront of efforts to expand Internet access to those countries on the other side of the digital divide.
by Lee Rickwood
Women’s History Month is All Business for 2014
By Christine Persaud
It seems every month stands for something these days. February is Black History Month. May is ALS Awareness Month (though with the latest Ice Bucket Challenge, some may argue that August is far more suitable this year.) June is LGBT Pride Month. And in Canada, since 1992, October has been declared Women’s History Month. The hope with this year’s celebrations, says the Canadian Government, is to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs. But also to encourage women to become more interested and engaged in the sciences, business, technology, the trades, and natural resources.
BlackBerry launches Passport, but software tells a wider story
Text, photos and video by Ted Kritsonis
BlackBerry launched its anticipated Passport smartphone at events in Toronto, London and Dubai, marking the first major release since CEO John Chen took the reins 10 months ago. The device’s appeal is largely aimed at business and productivity-focused users, rather than the average consumer, but its performance in the market could signal where the struggling company goes from here.
Google’s Made With Code Inspires Young Girls
By Christine Persaud
We haven’t seen quite an effort to close the gender gap in the technology business like Google’s Made With Code. The company is using the program, launched this summer, to educate young girls about coding. And it’s no small feat: Google is investing $50 million over the next three years toward encouraging more female involvement in tech.