Canadians vie for top SMB influencer recognition

Several Canadians have been nominated as top small and medium-sized business influencers in a worldwide competition held by a U.S.-based awards effort to name the top 150 SMB influencers.Online daily voting is currently

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 2nd, 2013 Brian Jackson

Dell positions itself squarely behind Windows 8 push

Windows 8 was front and centre at Dell’s second annual customer conference in Austin, Texas last week. It was on most of the computers in the Solution Center. It was on the machines

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 19th, 2012 Lynn Greiner

Kickvox challenges Google’s mobile search dominance

A Toronto-based app developer is taking on search giant Google with Kickvox, a more visual way to view your search results on a mobile device.Google users are conditioned to expect a list of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 14th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Windows 8′s ‘one OS to rule them all’ approach forgets the shared PC

I recently got my hands on a Windows 8 Pro DVD and was eager to install it on my media centre PC. Using the computer from the couch, I envisioned the larger, touch-friendly

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 14th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Seven resources for your Windows 8 migration

With the release of Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) new Windows 8 operating system earlier this fall, many small businesses will be considering making the transition to the new OS. If so, there are

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 10th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

2013: The year Jeff Bezos gets a toupee

What surprises does 2013 hold for the tech industry? Will Research In Motion come back to prominence with the BlackBerry 10 platform? Will Apple release yet another iPhone to an enthusiastic worldwide reception?

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 7th, 2012 Shane Schick

Acer releases sub-$400 Windows 8 notebook

Acer is announcing a $400 Windows 8 laptop available to the Canadian market starting today.The TravelMate B113 doesn’t have some of the notable features of some other Windows 8 hardware we’ve seen released

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 3rd, 2012 Brian Jackson

Souped-up Microsoft Surface Pro tablet coming in January

It won't be available in time for Christmas, but not too long into the new year users will be able to purchase the Surface Pro tablet from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT).According to a

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 29th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

Businesses embracing cloud software: IDC

Cloud-based software offerings overcame recent high profile data breaches to grow 27 per cent in the Canadian market, according to an IDC Canada study.Revenues from cloud software, or software as a service (SaaS),

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 21st, 2012 Brian Jackson

Sneak peek into Microsoft Canada’s first retail store

After successfully rolling-out its retail concept to cities across the United States, technology giant Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is opening its first store location in Canada at Toronto's Yorkdale Mall.The grand opening is

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 15th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

“For Dummies” series tackles Windows 8

Now that the launch hype around Windows 8 has settled down, it's time to get down to the business of figuring out how to use Microsoft's latest operating system to your own business's

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 8th, 2012 Christine Wong

All Hands on Tech: Nokia Lumia 920

The Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone is on sale in Canada today from Rogers Wireless, Microsoft Corp.'s preferred partner for Windows Phone 8.This is the first smartphone available with Microsoft's rebooted phone operating system

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 30th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Demand for iOS talent softer after tepid iPhone 5 launch, Maps disaster

Demand for iOS talent cooled in the third quarter after tepid iPhone 5 reviews and the Apple Maps fiasco, according to new data on tech hiring trends around the world. Postings for iOS

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 30th, 2012 Christine Wong

Windows Phone 8 launches with Rogers as preferred carrier

Microsoft Corp. weathered the east-coast storm and launched Windows Phone 8 from San Francisco, introducing its mobile OS as highly-personalized devices that plays along with Microsoft's other products. Microsoft has its work cut

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 26th, 2012 Brian Jackson