Pillows that track your snoozing patterns? A bed that adjusts based on how much you twist and turn? Companies are adding more technology into their products, hoping to lure customers craving a better night’s sleep. Some specialized businesses are making gadgets that promise to measure and improve the quality of …..
Mobile Order and Pay – I’m On The Way!
As fast as fast food can be, companies and customers want it faster. Many restaurants boast quick service, but you always see long lines at rush hour times. In an attempt to combat this, several companies in Canada have started to offer customers the ability to place their order and …..
Google Home Smart Speaker Now Available to Canadians
Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, smart speakers are now today’s new tech trend ready and waiting on your command to answer many of your pending questions, control your smart home devices, play games, and so much more. Around now for several years but only available in the U.S., Amazon’s …..
Mobile Brain Drain
It’s been 10 years since the first iPhone was sold in stores and the millions of people who now own one likely won’t dispute that having the internet, social media and countless apps at their fingertips can sometimes be a distraction. But new research shows that even when people aren’t …..
Google to Stop Reading Users’ Emails to Target Ads
Google said it will soon stop reading the emails of its standard free Gmail account users to personalize their ads, a move that addresses a longstanding privacy concern about a practice that Google has embraced since the company introduced Gmail in 2004. Google says it’s changing course so it’s free …..
CRTC Bans Cellphone Unlocking Fees
The era of having to pay cellular providers to unlock your cellphone so you can switch providers will end this year. As of Dec. 1st, the CRTC announced that cell phone customers can ask their provider to unlock their phones free of charge. At the same time, it said, all …..
Fidget Spinners – Is It The Next Pop Culture Tech Trend?
Just getting into the whole bottle-flipping craze? Well that’s done. The world is a completely different place and that is in no way an exaggeration. Bottle-flipping is dead, or at least being steadily eclipsed by the new fad that kids can’t get enough of: fidget spinners. It’s a toy like …..
Tech For Your Next Outdoor Adventure
Summer is almost here and that means vacation time is just around the corner. While a lot of people prefer to kick back someplace warm and sandy with a tall glass of something cool, some folks would rather hit the open road, waking up in a new place every morning …..
Talking Tattoos
Tattoos have long been considered a visual medium and a way for people to express themselves but thanks to new trending technology they could soon allow you to add an extra dimension to your body art. Local tech blogger Kevin Andrews is with us this morning to discuss how our …..
Using Technology To Turn Coffee Cups Into Biofuel
If there are two things people are addicted to, it’s coffee and oil. For years, scientists and inventors have been looking for cheaper, more efficient ways to provide both humans and their cars with the energy they need. Now, it seems that microbiologists at the University of Manitoba have developed …..
Criminals Used Leaked NSA Cyberweapon “WannaCry” In Crippling Ransomware Attack
A leaked cyber weapon created by the NSA to be use for espionage in the form of a Windows virus is believed to have been acquired by hackers in an attempt to launch a crippling cyber attack on computer systems across the globe. The virus labelled “WannaCry” locks users out …..