Canada Considers Input on Wi Fi Safety, Wireless Health Concerns
Health Canada says it will finalize and publish a revised Safety Code 6, its set of guidelines and suggestions for the safe use of electromagnetic devices, this fall.
by Lee Rickwood
Tag: smartphone
Comparing 3 affordable smartphones that pull their weight
By Ted Kritsonis
Flagship smartphones, the likes of the iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One, tend to get the most attention because they are supposed to be the latest and greatest. There is, however, a growing segment of mid-range handsets that are designed to be both affordable and dependable. Here, we look at three in the Motorola Moto G LTE, Sony Xperia M2 and Acer Liquid S1.
Screen Addicted Population Facing ‘Digital Dementia’
Doctors are seeing “digital dementia” in people whose technology does too much of their thinking for them.
by Lee Rickwood
Canadian Newspapers Going Digital at Postmedia
Canadians no longer rely on one single platform for news and information, Postmedia says, with younger Canadians heavily favouring the smartphone.
by Lee Rickwood
Android’s shadow looms over BlackBerry smartphones
By Ted Kritsonis
BlackBerry’s troubles have been covered extensively, and one of the consistent themes around the company’s current platform is the perceived lack of apps available. These complaints are usually centred around the lack of native support for popular apps users expect to have on their handsets — a hole that Android is coincidentally filling for BlackBerry.
CouchConnect Easily Mirrors Smart Device Content on HDTV
A Canadian company says video streaming devices are plagued by set-up complexities, poor picture quality, and stutter-step playback issues due to bandwidth limitations. It has a solution.
by Lee Rickwood
Phone Calls on the Web: Ten Years On, VoIP Still Offers Reduced Rates for Business, Consumer Callers
The knock against VoIP once focused on performance and voice quality (oh, those echo-y conversations with long gaps and silent spaces), but those days are gone and things have very much improved.
Taking a closer look at Rogers Next and Telus T-Up programs
By Ted Kritsonis
Now that Rogers has unveiled its Next program to cater to customers who want to upgrade their smartphone every 12 months, this new act of corporate generosity comes with some fine print that you should know before you decide to sign up.