Media’s seismic shift from print to online
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Newsweek, the weekly global newsmagazine that captured current events and news since 1933 sold its final issue on December 31, 2012, not with a bang but with a hashtag.
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Canadian Tech Company Plays at the Super Bowl with Mobile Messaging System
iSIGN Media’s wireless platform reaches out to consumers’ mobile devices within 100 metres, sending specific messages about nearby activities, with special offers, discount coupons and other local information.
by Lee Rickwood
RIM launches BlackBerry 10 OS and smartphones
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Research in Motion took the wraps off its BlackBerry 10 operating system and new handsets in New York, London, Dubai, Toronto, Paris and Johannesburg.
New BlackBerry’s Official Launch – Is BB10 More Important to You, to RIM, or to Canada?
The Official Launch of new BlackBerry 10 products and services is seen as a ‘make-it or break it’ day for RIM; the launch may be just as important to the overall Canadian tech landscape.
by Lee Rickwood
Mapping Digital Media: Where’s Canada in Global Rankings on Social Media, Music Downloads?
Urban consumers in China, Brazil, India and Singapore are the world’s most voracious users of digital media, powered by the rapid uptake of smartphones and tablets – not Canada.
By Lee Rickwood
Digital Activist’s Suicide Triggers Internet Memorials, Online Controversies
Digital innovator and cyber activist Aaron Swartz, 1986 – 2013. In a speech he made last year, he spoke of the on-going battle to define what can, what will and what will not take place on the Internet.
by Lee Rickwood
Displays are all the rage at CES 2013
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 2013’s International CES is now history. We look back at some of the displays that defined this year’s biggest consumer tech show.
Fitness Gadgets gaining ground at CES 2013
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla A number of new fitness gadgets at the $70-$150 price range were making waves at the recently concluded International CES in Las Vegas.