Careers & Education

Founder2Founder gave young CEOs a chance to pitch to five potential investors. But as stats show VCs straying away from IT startups, some of these sales pitches fell on deaf ears.

Google knew of illegal Canadian pharmacy sales, provided support

John P. Mello Jr. - August 30, 2011

The U.S. Department of Justice investigation reveals several Google admissions that you should know about.

Lenovo IdeaPad Z370 a well-priced multimedia laptop

Yardena Arar - August 26, 2011

The IdeaPad Z370's strong audio and modest price tag should appeal to multimedia fans who need a portable to suit their needs.

Tech startups help parents teach kids, award gold stars

Brian Jackson - August 25, 2011

Between a Web site designed to make kids actually want to do chores and an Android-based tablet that helps babies learn, Canadian tech startups are making parenting just a little bit easier and more fun. But that doesn't mean tech is always the answer to baby problems.

S.O.S. for SMS: Never pay for text messages again

Christine Wong - August 24, 2011

Don't be a hostage to hefty texting charges on your next cell phone bill. Here, some ways to text for free.

East coast earthquake triggers social media groundswell

Sharon Gaudin - August 23, 2011

A quake in central Virginia was felt across the east coast and disrupted cell phone service. Millions shared their experience of the quake on Twitter and Facebook.

MSN.com disables user-tracking

Jaikumar Vijayan - August 22, 2011

New tracking technology is a 'colossal privacy gaffe,' researcher says.

How to hire a tech-savvy student worker

Nestor Arellano - August 22, 2011

The small business owner that does his homework scores big when hiring a student.

IBM reverse engineers brain for prototype chip

Juan Carlos Perez - August 18, 2011

Big Blue seeks to create a processor that has the human brain's incredible information processing capacity in a small package.

Green tech sector siphons VC money away from IT startups

Christine Wong - August 17, 2011

The latest VC figures are cause for Canada's clean tech startups to celebrate, but the numbers also verify complaints that VC funding is lacking in the IT industry.

Web-based speech therapy service dubbed ‘SMB of the year’

Christine Wong - August 16, 2011

Despite a shortage of speech therapists, kids worldwide get help using this small firm's online technology. TinyEYE is the winner of a 2011 Ingenious Award from ITAC.

Smartphones of the future: the designs and features to expect

Ginny Mies - August 12, 2011

Wearable phones, flexible devices, and more intelligent capabilities. That's just a taste of what the smartphones of tomorrow will look like.

Kindle Cloud Reader doesn’t quite beat native app performance

Jason Snell - August 12, 2011

Amazon is looking to bypass Apple's restrictions by creating a Web app that sits outside the App Store. But does the reading experience still hold up?