Tom Li

As an avid technology enthusiast, Tom loves to fix, break, and talk about electronics. If you encounter him in the wild, please feed him with a CPU or two to keep him happy.

Articles By Tom Li

Top 6 smartphones for business 2018: OnePlus 6T

the OnePlus 6T is the go-to phone for those who want flagship specs and premium build without paying for the flagship price. It has all the top-end features like an OLED display, Qualcomm

Published on: December 14th, 2018 Tom Li
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HashTag Trending – Huawei CFO granted bail; Gaming is hot in 2018; China bans iPhone sales

Trending on LinkedIn, Huawei CFO Meng WanZhou was released on a $10 million dollar bail, 7.5 million of which was paid in cash. According to the National Post, her bail has 16 restrictions,

Published on: December 13th, 2018 Tom Li

Congnitive Systems partners with Stanley Black & Decker to create Omni WiFi security system

Cognitive Systems Corp, the company behind the Aura WiFi motion tracking technology, has announced a partnership with Stanley Black & Decker to assist it in creating its Omni home security system. Omni is a

Published on: December 12th, 2018 Tom Li

BlackBerry announces new Security Credential Management System for smart cities

BlackBerry has announced a new Security Credential Management System (SCMS) to secure vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. Developed as a turnkey certificate-based authentication system, the BlackBerry SCMS is a hosted Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that

Published on: December 10th, 2018 Tom Li

Stephen Harper calls for Canada to ban Huawei on Fox News

In an appearance on Fox News, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged Canada and western countries to exclude Huawei from their development of the 5G network standard. "When I was in government, we

Published on: December 7th, 2018 Tom Li
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HashTag Trending – Huawei CFO arrested; Walmart hires robot janitors; Google to kill Allo

Huawei CFO Meng WanZhou arrested in Vancouver; Walmart to employ cleaning robots; Google is shutting down Allo messenger. Today, Huawei CFO Meng WanZhou will appear in Vancouver court for the first time since

Published on: December 7th, 2018 Tom Li

HP’s Opera Glass concept allows for ‘VR snacking’

HP Inc. is looking to make virtual reality (VR) snacking a reality with the HP Opera Glass. In a press release, HP Labs appended an extremely brief segment regarding a new concept called VR

Published on: December 5th, 2018 Tom Li
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HashTag Trending – You’ll be interviewed by robots; Amazon helps control satellites; US army buys Hololens

Organizations are automating phone interviews; Amazon launches AWS Ground Station; and US Army buys a ton of Microsoft Hololens. It's all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s

Published on: November 30th, 2018 Tom Li

Google Pixel Slate hands-on: the Chromebook goes detachable

Google’s Pixel Slate convertible PC is the newest showcase product for its browser-based Chrome OS. Announced on Oct. 9 at the Made by Google event, it aims to show the world that Chromebooks

Published on: November 28th, 2018 Tom Li
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HashTag Trending – WhatsApp loses another senior employee; YouTube kills annotations; hackers breach open-source software

WhatsApp’s chief business officer steps down; YouTube is removing annotations for good; and a popular open-source software has been breached by hackers. Pressure on Facebook’s recent data breaches continues to take its toll

Published on: November 28th, 2018 Tom Li
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HashTag Trending – Data breach is no longer news; ESPN losing subscribers; weekend saw big sales numbers

Trending on LinkedIn, experts say that due to the frequency of consumer data breaches, people have become fatigued to the news. People are brushing them off and carrying on doing businesses with the

Published on: November 26th, 2018 Tom Li

Apple iPhone XS review: Apple’s best is too expensive

  The iPhone XS is easily the best iPhone to date, and may even be one of the best smartphones on the market. With a vastly refined processor and a better camera, its

Published on: November 23rd, 2018 Tom Li
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HashTag Trending – Apple acquires Silk Labs; Amazon pushes Amazon Pay; lots of Black Friday deals

Apple buys AI startup Silk Labs; Amazon wants to integrate Amazon Pay in restaurants and gas stations; and we highlight a few Black Friday deals. Trending on Reddit. Apple has acquired the AI

Published on: November 23rd, 2018 Tom Li

Clutch: Wearables don’t drive IoT investment

Despite being one of the most popular smart devices today, a Clutch Co. research revealed that wearable devices are being used as standalone, legacy devices and do not drive further IoT investment. This

Published on: November 16th, 2018 Tom Li
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Hashtag Trending: Google Pixel phones now have night sight, Japan’s minister of cybersecurity has never used a computer, Apple Watch finally gets a better Spotify app

Trending on Google, Google Pixel phones now have Night Sight camera mode to take better night time photos. Night Sight was announced alongside the new Google Pixel 3 smartphones in October. This new

Published on: November 16th, 2018 Tom Li