By Alison@Creekside NYTimes: New iPhone’s Fingerprint Scanner: “Coming just one day after leaked documents suggested that the National Security Agency is able to hack into smartphones, the unveiling of a new iPhone with a built-in fingerprint scanner prompted dismay and mockery…” Business Insider: NSA Slides Refer To iPhone Owners As ‘Zombies’ Cryptome/ Spiegel Online: How the NSA Accesses Smartphone […]
BlackBerry 10: RIM’s comeback device
By Mark Evans Research in Motion has thousands of employees but, in some respects, it’s a startup whose prospects hinge on the much-anticipated introduction of the BlackBerry 10 on Jan. 30th. With negative sentiment surrounding Canada’s flagship technology company slowly starting to dissipate as more details about the BB10 are unveiled, I got the opportunity […]
In 2011, less tech is more
By Mark Evans In 2011, less is going to be more . . . and that’s a good thing. It’s a decision that comes on the heels of a happily hectic 2010 in which my business surged ahead, and a number of other projects (including the mesh conference) consumed time. It was a great year […]
Not for mePhone
By Jodi A. Shaw Am I the only one without an iPhone? The magical touch screen has been on the market in Canada for over a year now, but in the last three months, it seems everyone has abandoned their Blackberries in favour of Steve’s little toy. Meanwhile, I don’t even have one on my […]