Labelling Social Media: U.S. Top Doc Decries Profound Harm, Cites Canadian View of Risk for Kids
by Lee Rickwood
Less is more, where social media is concerned. Less time online is more beneficial and healthy for you.
Tag: smartphone
Easy to Locate You, Easy to Delete You: Google Updates Android Features in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
There’s a powerful new emergency location tool from Google, and a way to request personal information be removed from search results.
Help Shape the Future of Free Public Wi-Fi in Toronto
by Lee Rickwood
The local tech community, members of the general public, and all other interested parties are being asked for their input as the City of Toronto shapes the future of free public Wi-Fi services in the city.
The Best Premium, Mid-Range, and Budget Phones of 2024
By Christine Persaud
Smartphones are typically offered in a “good, better, best” line-up with feature sets, processing power, durability, build, and price all factoring into the classification.
Apple Debuts New iPads, Google Intros New Pixel Phone
By Christine Persaud
New mobile devices were introduced by two of the biggest brands on May 7, 2024. Apple revealed new iPad Air and iPad Pro models with significant upgrades in design and functionality. Meanwhile, Google introduced its Pixel 8a smartphone, a mid-range model in the 8 series line-up that boasts premium AI features. Here’s what you need to know.
E-waste is Still a Big and Growing Problem, Despite Recycling Efforts Large and Small
by Lee Rickwood
Along with reuse, rescue, and repair, we do have plenty of R words. Like reduce, as in reducing the amount of e-stuff we buy in the first place. And reconsider, as in reconsidering our personal wants and desires in light of global issues and realities.
The Latest Innovations in Digital Wallets
By Christine Persaud
Digital wallets can hold much more than just payment cards, too, from digital entry passes to loyalty cards, boarding passes, and vaccine cards, all of which I use. In the U.S., they can also handle things like money transfers and store digital driver’s licenses.
New Smartphone Comes to Canada: OnePlus 12R Now Available
OnePlus is a global mobile technology brand that’s been around for some ten years, but its new smartphone releases are the first in Canada. Many are saying they’re worth the wait.