Noise cancellation has become such an important feature in headphones to me that if I find myself in an airport without them, I'll probably shell out the cash to buy a new set.
By Jason Edelman, Fueled These days being environmentally friendly is both in vogue and the right thing to do. Facebook and Pinterest are inundated with posts about eco-friendly products and ways to reduce
Last year we met Hannah Chapplain, a musician venturing into the world of entrepreneurship and digital media as a new client of Communitech and the Canadian Digital Media Network. Chapplain was a bit of
Published on: June 4th, 2013
Kayleigh Platz
@write_girl
A Toronto-based mobile app maker is attempting to bring famed Canadian musician Glenn Gould's vision to life with the release of a musical app for iOS, it announced today.Gould lived in Toronto and
Marc Castel just wanted a coffee one winter morning. But what the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Communitech got was something far more stimulating than an espresso shot. Making his coffee at a Second Cup in
Published on: August 3rd, 2012
Kayleigh Platz
@write_girl
Apple will soon shut down its music-focused social network Ping in favor of partnerships with Facebook and Twitter, according to an online report. Since its launch with iTunes 10 about 21 months ago, Ping has failed
Mobile music, video, TV and gaming helped Canada's wireless sector generate mobile content revenue of $240 million in 2010, up from $227 million in 2009, according to a new report.Data services generated $4.42
Published on: June 4th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
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Aren't you sick of Nickelback being recognized as one of the best artistic efforts that Canada has to offer?Well if you want to change the focus of who's getting recogntion for our nation's
Editor's note: ITBusiness.ca is pleased to partner with XConnect, a Toronto-based show hosted by Karim Kanji featuring interviews with insiders in the technology and emerging media industry. Watch for this weekly feature. Late last
Published on: March 16th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
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In this week's roundup of new-or newly announced-iOS accessories, we've got a heavy emphasis on music making. Akai Pro: DJs have always been big fans of Appleproducts, including the iPad. Akai Pro's new
Published on: January 26th, 2012
Joel Mathis
@itbusinessca
As we reported today, the Canadian Private Copying Collective is seeking a new levy on microSD memory cards imported to Canada.The collective has a mandate to collect levies charged on media used to
Published on: December 22nd, 2011
ITBusiness Staff
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By Brian Jackson Editor's note: This is a satirical take on today's news article (read it here) about a request by the Canadian Private Copying Collective to the Copyright Board of Canada to
Most instruments are played by blowing air through a chamber or hitting a taught string, but Sound Selecta Inc. wants people to play music by tapping animated graphics on a touch screen mobile
Thanks to the combination of iTunes 10.5, iOS 5, and iCloud, you can sync data wirelessly with your iOS device. In fact, there are two ways to do so: iCloud syncing, which sends
Published on: November 8th, 2011
Dan Frakes
@itbusinessca