Waterloo As ‘BlackBerry Town’ by Chuck Howitt
By Yasmin Ranade
Chuck Howitt’s new book, BlackBerry Town, delves into the rise of BlackBerry as it relates to the development of Kitchener-Waterloo’s reputation as an international tech hub.
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BooknBrunch: The ‘Yummy’ Evolution of the Book Club
By Yasmin Ranade
Are book clubs evolving with the adoption of eReaders and limitless online book resources and reviews, not to mention the modernization of the local library? Yes and no, are my findings.
Art and Technology and the Future Are on Display
by Lee Rickwood
It is surely art for our digital times: full of pop culture references, packed with familiar gadgets, sprinkled with the occasional four-letter word, Steyerl’s art describes our daily interactions with technology with great insight.
Toronto Among the Most Surveilled Cities, But More CCTV Cameras Coming
by Lee Rickwood
Research at the time showed Toronto is watched by more than 15,000 cameras – that’s like one camera for every 400 or so metropolitan residents.
Calgary Library Celebrates a Year of High-Tech Access, IT Training and Digital Media Creativity
by Lee Rickwood
The new Calgary Central Library is outfitted with training rooms featuring interactive white boards and touchscreen walls, audio conferencing systems and cloud-enabled information processing, storage and retrieval.
McDonald’s Canada Integrates Alexa and Google into Hiring Process
By Yasmin Ranade
McDonald’s Canada recently integrated voice technology into its hiring process. The aim is to transform and modernize the consumer and job applicant experience with McDonald’s.
Gen Z Keeps Safe from Webcams
By Yasmin Ranade
HP Inc. released its Webcam Security Survey results this summer to coincide with the release of its ENVY and ENVY 360, both designed with webcam kill switches
The Dropmart Marketplace
By Yasmin Ranade
Dropmart.ca is a Toronto-based startup that reinvents a marketplace with its own item drop-off / pick-up system.