To the excitement of many Microsoft recently launched their Office 365 package for the iPad and iPhone. The product is touted as being exactly the same as you are used to on your PC or Apple computer. But there is one big difference: Microsoft is only offering the software for iOS on their 365 platform. This means ...
This week: Canadian Wireless Customer Rights; Canada’s Digital Future; Facebook VoIP Calling; Bitcoin Trends Downward; Telus CEO Entwhistle Steps Down CRTC | Checklist: Do You Know Your Rights as a Wireless Consumer? The Wireless Code establishes basic rights for all wireless consumers and puts new requirements on service providers. Read More… Government of Canada ...
This week: No Warrants Necessary for Canadian Telcos to Hand over Data; Kids Crowdfunding Coding; Netflix: What Happened to Net Neutrality?; TED Vancouver Update Michael Geist Blog | Canadian Telcos Hand Over Data on Thousands of Subscribers Without a Warrant The debate over Bill C-13, the government’s latest lawful access bill, is set to resume ...
This week: Netflix Move Raises Net Neutrality Questions; MtGox Revelations; Security Expert Silences Self; XP Concerns; U.S. Cloud Storage Warning The NOW Newspaper | Netflix buys preferential access: Net neutrality questions are coming to a head Something very, very bad recently happened in the U.S. regarding the battle for net neutrality, something that could shape ...
Ah, the Ides of March, bad time for Caesar, bad time for your computer… This is the time of year when I see viruses, malware and Internet scams pick up. And it seems, at least for the last couple of years, that it’s the time I take my monthly post and devote it to reminding ...
This week: Shaw’s Big Wireless Bet: Why Bitcoin Matters; Boeing’s Blackphone big on Security; 14 Movies for Tech Geeks; British Intelligence Intercepting Yahoo Webcam images The Globe and Mail | In battle for Western Canada, Shaw bets big on WiFi In the spring of 2011, just months after becoming chief executive officer ofShaw Communications Inc., ...
This week: In-car LTE from GM; Canada’s Wireless Spectrum Auction; Court Says ISP Must Release Names of Illegal Download Suspects; Why Small and Medium Business Should Be Concerned about Cyber Attacks Mobile Syrup | GM will roll out in-car LTE in Canada starting this summer General Motors originally revealed that it would bring in-car 4G ...
This week: Canada must be Proactive in Mobile Tech; Fed budget gives teeth to wireless code of conduct; Budget to Promote Rural Broadband; Feds still Opposing Telus Mobilicity Bid; Snowden’s Low-Cost Spy Tool Globe and Mail | When it comes to mobile tech, Canada can’t afford to be complacent During a recent business trip to San ...
Recently I spoke with an I.T. administrator who manages a Wide Area Network with locations throughout BC and Alberta. He explained that he uses both Telus for ADSL and Shaw for Cable, because management prefers to deal with “the big boys”. While it is true that Skyway West is smaller in size, there are services that ...
This week: Google Profit Rising, Mobile a Challenge; Routers the New Servers?; Privacy Czar Seeks Limits on Police Medical Record Sharing; Complaints over BCE Customer Tracking; Spies Track Data Streaming from Phone Apps NY Times | Revenue and Profit Rise at Google, but Mobile Is a Persistent Challenge There is no denying that Google has become ...
