Newsstand Apps reinvent Magazines for Mobile
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla One of the biggest draws of mobile devices is how they have evolved the way we consume magazines and newspapers. Here are some new approaches in making magazines mobile.
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Microsoft, BlackBerry and the battle for third place in Mobile
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the mobile industry in terms of devices and mobile apps. The next few months are critical in the battle for third place.
BlackBerry walks away from $4.7 billion rescue bid, Thorsten Heins is out
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla The $4.7 billion buyout bid by Fairfax Financial Holdings has failed and BlackBerry has opted to go for Plan B and save itself. Thorsten Heins will not be part of that effort.
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
Canadian Researchers, Industry Analysts Ask: Are Social Media Networks our Friends?
by Lee Rickwood
What if your friend turned out to be a real materialist, ‘only in it for the money’? What if they were constantly pushing you to buy things you may or may not want or even like? Would you still hang out?
Legal Implications of BYOD Pose Threats to Canadian Corporate Data, Personal Privacy
While new hardware and software-based tech solutions are coming forward, BYOD security is ineffective and many current iterations of a BYOD policy inflict extensive hard and soft costs on employees and the corporations they work for.
by Lee Rickwood
Microsoft’s Nokia devices purchase marks end of an era for mobile giant
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Microsoft just bought Nokia’s devices business for $7.2 billion. While Microsoft gains its own smartphone manufacturing subsidiary, the deal effectively ends Nokia’s reign as a smartphone maker.
Canadian Panel Looking at Wi-Fi Health Concerns Hit by Controversy
A second member of the panel chosen by the Royal Society of Canada to look at human exposure to radiation and required safety levels around wireless devices, cell phones and cell towers has ties to the industry and should resign, says a citizen’s advocacy group based in Canada.
by Lee Rickwood