How Amazon Alexa will work in Canada
By Ted Kritsonis
After months of speculation, Amazon has announced it is launching its Alexa voice assistant devices and service in Canada, ushering in an era of competition for the smart home.
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Before Apple and Before Microsoft, Canadian Computers Ruled, New Tech Museum Shows
by Lee Rickwood
A museum dedicated to the history of computing in Canada reminds us that modern inventions are frequently the result of a long chain of events that started decades ago.
Canadian Tech Start-up Uses Machine Learning, Data Analytics to Show Traffic Has Its Own Logic
by Lee Rickwood
This Canadian tech start-up is convinced it can help free government data and make the valuable information that may be caught in organizational silos available and useful to all.
Forget Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – Check Out the Social Networks on the Wood Wide Web
by Lee Rickwood
It’s the original IoT – Trees use electrical impulses to transmit valuable information and resources among and between individual members along an interconnect forest network.
Canadian Innovators, Technologists and Students Shine at First-Ever Singularity Canada Summit
by Lee Rickwood
In the Summit spotlight were a number of Canadian technologies set to turn the global energy, environment, healthcare, citizenship and financial sectors upside-down.
All That Glitter – New Virtual Reality Platform Targets Gold Investors, Mining Executives
by Lee Rickwood
It’s a bonus to be able to see and virtually tour a prospective investment property, and bringing in financial data and analytic capabilities into a new mobile app is key.
Canada Needs a New Privacy Policy
by Lee Rickwood
Canada’s Annual Privacy Report includes recommendations for legislative reform and other solutions to help Canadians better control how their personal information is collected and used.
Apple and Samsung have pushed smartphones into luxury items
By Ted Kritsonis
With Apple’s iPhone X and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, both companies have unveiled flagship handsets that are likely going to be out of reach for a significant subset of customers.