By Lee Rickwood
Lately, people have said to me, ‘Lee, you rock!’ Well, my global concert tour has yet to be scheduled. But there are some great inspirations out there for budding and established rockers alike, and a couple of gift ideas you can consider for the musician on your list.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The brilliance of Google’s move is that it already has a captive and loyal following of 170 million users. By installing the phone call plugin, all of these accounts magically turn into handsets. While the vast majority will take advantage of the free PC to landline or celfone calls there will be a significant number that will avail of the great overseas rates and this might be great long-term revenue generator for Google.
By Yasmin Ranade
Here’s the latest on a Canadian innovation story that made waves in the medical community earlier this year. howsthepatient is a mobile app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows users to send instant updates on a loved one’s medical condition right from their phones…
By Lee Rickwood
… With the rosy predictions of job growth, attendees were told about serious investment, talent and innovation issues that must be addressed for Toronto to remain competitive in the global high-tech marketplace.
By Ted Kritsonis
In a slightly surprising launch, HP puts out its first phone under the Palm brand since acquiring the company earlier this year. The Palm Pre 2 is an intriguing device on paper, but it’s the software inside that makes more of a compelling case than the hardware itself.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The benefit of an unlocked handset is that it can be used on multiple networks simply by exchanging the SIM card and updating the device’s settings. For frequent travellers, this means tremendous savings as opposed to the draconian roaming and system access charges.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Speed is the biggest and most noticeable aspect of Microsoft Office for the Mac 2011. The older Excel 2008 spreadsheet application, for example, takes around 18 seconds to start up while the 2011 version gets up and running within 4 seconds. PowerPoint 2008 takes around 15 seconds compared to the newer version’s 5-second start up, the same goes for Word where the newer version simply leaves the previous one in the dust.
By Lee Rickwood
You may love your cell phone, just don’t get too close and cuddly with it.