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David Ellis

In 2009, the country finally started talking about a national digital strategy. That was no little thanks to the CRTC, which in its June new media decision said, We can’t go on regulating like this. In the intervening year, the major federal parties have started to pay attention to our digital problems. We’ve had a couple of digital summits, a small broadband initiative, a Liberal pronouncement about broadband, and most recently the government’s digital consultation. Should we be happy?

Staff

A recent SAS/Leger Marketing survey has found that 47% of Canadian executives say the amount of information they have overwhelms them, and that  public sector executives are 20% more likely to suffer from information overload than private.

David Anderson

Research firm Forrester says that information worker demand, combined with some employers’ willingness to cover mobile costs, is priming the pump for a surge in smartphone growth.

David Anderson

Google risks alienating Motorola, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, LG Electronics and Acer if it rolls out its own phone on the Android platform. But what’s wrong with a little co-opetition?

Tim Wilson

Ryerson University, with preferred vendor contracts with Dell and Apple,  and an employee purchase plan with Rogers, has completed its Mobile Device Survey, showing that Internet capable handheld devices are owned by two thirds of undergraduates, Wi-Fi and mobile search are in high demand, and that there is interest - but low usage - for ebooks such as the Sony Reader.

Anthony Gabryluk

Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe’s PDF software, the FBI says cyber-crime is on the rise, and Telemanagement reports on the US and Russia attempt at a cyberspace detente.

David Anderson

All things Microsoft: MSN China microblogging site Juku suspended after plagiarism complaint from Canadian startup Plurk; DOJ may allow Microsoft to collect protocol royalties; and is Microsoft’s consumer business in permanent decline?

David Anderson

A coalition represented by the likes of Fox Television, NBC Universal, and PBS, has released a new study suggesting that the appeal of mobile video is increasing with faster networks and feature-rich devices.

David Anderson

Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) has announced that is it putting $163 million into Cogeco, just as it cuts 900 executive and management positions.

Anthony Gabryluk

Scotiabank has announced a new partnership with mobile banking and payments solution provider M-Com. Canada can expect more banks – and even smaller credit unions – to follow suit.

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