Smart Cities: Mapping Current Technologies, Funding New Developments
The importance and impact of technology in the smart city will lead to a big brother-ish city of surveillance or a rewarding smorgasbord of urban independence and opportunity.
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How to Use a Media Streaming Stick
By Christine Persaud
Streaming TV is taking over, as more and more people opt out of the exorbitant costs for linear TV subscriptions that contain hundreds of channels they never watch (and just a handful they do), and instead sign up for a streaming TV service (or two or three) to watch shows and movies at their leisure, over the Internet.
Cellphones in the Classroom: Teaching Tool or Dangerous Distraction?
by Lee Rickwood
The image of a cellphone cage outside every classroom is one of the ramifications of banning their use inside, if not a terribly ironic reflection of the world around us.
The Evolution of Gmail: 15 Years of Messaging
By Christine Persaud
Fifteen years ago, April 1 was no joke. It was the day that Google announced its entrance into the e-mail space with a service called Gmail.
Internet of Things (IoT) Gets a Boost
By Yasmin Ranade
L-SPARK and TELUS have partnered to launch the Secure IoT Accelerator program in collaboration with BlackBerry Limited and Solace. The Secure IoT Accelerator program is hoping to enable Canadian Internet of Things (IoT) ventures by providing them global market reach capability with a Secure by Design technology.
What’s Up with Drone Technology?
By Yasmin Ranade
Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) have been in use since hot-air balloon bombers were used in conflict in 1849, I recently learned. But, what can drones do today? How are they used? Who is monitoring them?
Privacy in Public: Nothing to Hide or Nothing of Value?
by Lee Rickwood
We’re learning very quickly about the value of information in the digital age: we don’t have to hide our data, we need to control it!
Accountability Should be Social Media’s next big Innovation
The benefits of services like Facebook and Twitter are undeniable. They connect billions of people, enable communication at the speed of thought, and they have also, for better or worse, made it possible for anyone to voice out their opinions and beliefs. But what happens when these services are abused?