By Ted Kritsonis
If high prices for home Internet have been eating away at your budget, some relief may be on the way, depending on a recent ruling by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to slash wholesale rates larger providers charge smaller ones.
by Lee Rickwood
A Canadian digital media research and production facility delivers both online and in-person training for tools used by digital storytellers, anything from annotation software to video cameras.
By Ted Kritsonis
In what can only be described as one of the worst 30-day stretches a consumer electronics company has endured, Samsung’s troubles with its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone have hit another low with calls to stop using the device entirely, even if it is a replacement.
by Lee Rickwood
The Shaping Watersheds Sandbox is a high-tech education tool used to explore the importance of water, hydrology, earth science and environmental studies.
By Ted Kritsonis
Shomi will be showing nothing after Nov. 30 when it will be officially shut down by Rogers and Shaw, paving the way for other services to step in and fill the void. The lack of a legitimate source to stream the content it offered, however, may also lead to a spike in piracy.
By Lee Rickwood
The videos can be viewed online at the Nekton Mission YouTube Channel and Facebook page; they are gorgeous, but the deeper story is, well, pretty ugly: climate change, over-fishing, pollution and acidification have pushed our oceans into a state of extreme disruption.
There’s no doubt that the future of audio is indeed wireless, but there are a number of things that need to improve significantly before it is anywhere as good as what wired analog headphones have to offer today. There’s the issue of battery life, limited range, interference and sound quality plus the reality that wireless Bluetooth headphones can cost up to three to five times more than their wired counterparts.
by Lee Rickwood
Sit down, Beliebers! Wait your turn, Tragically Hip-sters! Even fans of The Shays have to wait, because a new online streaming audio archive is all about 78-rpm and cylinder recordings released in Canada from 1900 to 1950.