The king of mice is scampering out of Canada. Logitech International is shutting down its Mississauga office, the lone Canadian location of the recently beleaguered maker of computer mice, webcams, keyboards and other
Forget the iPad. It’s not the Samsung S Captivate or the HTC Sound 7 phone either or the Kinect sensor for Xbox. While sales of Apple’s iPad is expected to hit the roof
Published on: November 28th, 2010 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
An environmental watchdog group has issued a new report card, giving Dell props for executing a program under which customers can easily return old gear for recycling by the manufacturer. Apple, which often
Published on: November 2nd, 2010 Mark Sullivan @itbusinessca
Small and medium sized Canadian companies overwhelmingly believe that recycling used IT products is the “right thing to do” but a majority of local SMBs admit they do not consider disposal of hardware
Published on: October 4th, 2010 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
The entire line of Flip Video now records in high definition--and the newest models do it at a higher frame rate. Cisco today phased out the remaining standard-definition models of the Flip family
Published on: September 22nd, 2010 Tim Moynihan @itbusinessca
Sluggish sales and hard-to-get loans may blight the business landscape, but cutting energy waste can bring a big payoff to a small company. To shave liabilities off your profit-and-loss statement, aim to slash
Published on: August 4th, 2010 Elsa Wenzel @itbusinessca
Tired of the stale cookie-cutter designs that make all laptops look basically alike? You're not alone. A group of intrepid designers and engineers is doing something about the "sameness syndrome" that permeates notebook
Foxconn plans to raise pay again for workers in Shenzhen, China, to put a stop to a string of suicides at its main factory there, a campus of over 300,000 workers.The company has
Before the rise of Internet shopping, the only reviews you'd encounter at the point of sale were testimonials selected by the manufacturer or retailer. Real reviews were the domain of specialty publications, written
Published on: February 18th, 2010 Chris Walters @itbusinessca
As we embark upon the adventure that is 2010 we arguably leave behind us the worst of the recent economic downturn. As far as economic downturns go, this one was a bit of
Published on: January 4th, 2010 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
Downturn or no downturn, it's nice to upgrade your tech gadgets now and again, especially when they are so old that your colleagues are looking at you sideways. But once you've bought -
The company, which is Japan's largest consumer electronics manufacturer, now expects net profit for the year to be 30 billion Yen (US$315 million), down sharply from the previously forecast profit of 310 billion
Published on: November 27th, 2008 Martyn Williams @itbusinessca
The U.S. is shipping used electronic devices containing toxic substances overseas, with little regulation and enforcement to protect people and the environment in those countries, according to a government auditor's report.Multiple U.S. electronics
Published on: October 15th, 2008 Grant Gross @itbusinessca
When shopping for an electronic – or computing-related – product, few things are as frustrating as being unable to find an associate (or the right associate) to assist you.For the retailer this can
Published on: January 15th, 2008 Joaquim P. Menezes @itbusinessca
