Mobile Technology May Not Always Be the Answer – Innovation Excellence (blog)
As the world plods onto bigger, greener and higher tech pastures, one would assume that every industry would go right along with it. The public release of the Internet heralded the downfall of some, such as video rental stores and travel agencies. Those that survived…
This MIT grad student discovered a way to create sound from soundless video – Business Insider
TED Conference/Flickr Our recently published list of groundbreaking scientists highlighted the smartest and most innovative modern scientists and researchers in the field. Among them is Abe Davis, an MIT graduate student who has worked with researchers from MIT, Microsoft, and Adobe to publish their findings on “the visual…
Apple is considering a huge change to the next iPhone — here’s how app makers … – Business Insider
Steve Kovach/Business Insider When Apple unveils its next iPhone, there’s one area that’s expected to get a significant change — its screen. Analysts and industry watchers expect the iPhone 6S will add Force Touch, which would let users press the screen like a button, to…
Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail
From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…
What we can learn from the Pan Am Games – The Globe and Mail
So much for the fretting, hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing. It seems that in the end, Toronto learned to stop worrying and love the Pan Am Games. In the run-up to the games, it seemed the largest multisport spectacle ever to be held in Canada was destined…
The end of China’s ban on video game consoles won’t change anything – Quartz
This week, China said it will lift a ban on selling video game consoles and games in the country, the latest in a series of rules aimed at loosening restrictions on sales. But despite the nice-sounding sentiment that China is opening up, the fact is…
id Software blended old school with the modern era while making Doom – TweakTown
id Software has blended characteristics from the original Doom video games with a more modern twist, hoping to keep gamers interested. “Ultimately, I don’t think it’s about old and new,” said Marty Stratton, executive proder of Doom at id Software, in a statement…
Kanye West’s Pan Am Games gig shows Toronto dreaming big – Canada – CBC … – CBC.ca
Kanye West has been awarded more than a dozen Grammy Awards, sold millions of albums and married into America’s reality TV royalty. But, for some Canadians, the rapper’s resumé is missing one key word to qualify him as a headliner for the Pan Am Games’ closing ceremony — Canadian. The organizers’…
The ten best Chromebooks – ITworld
Chromebooks have been burning up the sales charts at Amazon for a long time now, but it can be difficult for newcomers to figure out which model to buy. Paste Magazine has a helpful list of the ten best Chromebooks you can buy right now….