Google Street View Offers New View of Canada’s Parks on the Web
Immersive panoramic imagery from the country’s national parks and historic sites is now available to Internet users across Canada and around the world.
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Review: Fuji X-M1 a solid camera that needs time to learn
By Ted Kritsonis
Compact point-and-shoot digital cameras are being cannibalized by smartphones, but better price points for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras means that it’s becoming a little easier to ramp up your photography skills. Fuji’s X-M1 offers the company’s smallest and lightest body with a level of performance that could compare favourably to a DSLR.
New Real-Time Transit App Goes Beyond Canada with Any Device
Freely accessible and widely usable, open data from public sources has been used in the development of several apps, including those that provide information about water quality at beaches, food safety at restaurants, parking lots, bike trails and transit routes.
by Lee Rickwood
Canada’s Moral Compass Points to Apathy on Online Privacy
The issue is often not as much about doing something wrong as it is about doing anything online, and being able to control – even be aware – where, why and how such information is accessed or used.
by Lee Rickwood
Essential gadgets for travel
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Modern travellers are faced with many challenges. Higher travel costs, less service and perks as well as increasingly more prohibitive rules. Here are gadgets that help make travel better.
Canada Needs Its Own Internet: Union Calls for Crown Corporation for Telecom
A more competitive Canadian information and communications infrastructure could support continued technological innovation, deliver a capable and competitive cell and smartphone ecosystem, and protect its citizens from the machinations of foreign jurisdictions.
by Lee Rickwood
Review of Windows 8.1 Preview
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla By and large, Microsoft has tried to be attuned to its users and has incorporated various updates to Windows 8.1 which, while currently still a preview version, shows promise in the evolution of Windows.
Review: Samsung’s Audio Dock delivers big sound in a smaller package
By Ted Kritsonis
Portable audio is going through something of a renaissance, though not everyone realizes it for what it is. The advent of Bluetooth, AirPlay and general wireless audio streaming make portable speakers ideal for home and travel, and Samsung’s DA-F60 aims to offer some booming sound in a package small enough to place anywhere you want.