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Women entrepreneurs galvanized to disrupt male-dominated tech industry
Technology entrepreneur Tammy Meyers does a mental count every time she attends a business conference promoting the augmented reality company she co-founded. Almost always, she’s one of the only women...
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TransLink, Rogers launch cellphone service in SkyTrain tunnel
Consumers travelling though SkyTrain’s Dunsmuir tunnel in Downtown Vancouver will no long suffer from lost cellphone signals – but, for now, only if they are a Rogers or Fido customer. Rogers and...
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B.C. ranchers use drones to ensure their cows come home
The drone John Church saw that day was only a toy. “I saw some kids flying a drone,” recalls the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) professor, “and I thought about cattle.” Not an obvious leap, but for...
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Stay tech smart with back-to-school-savvy gadgets
There are few things worse than starting off the school year feeling unprepared. We’ve all had that moment: You sit down in class and dislodge your phone, notebook and pen from your backpack. Taking...
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Five things to take from PC Magazine's report on Canada's mobile network
Consumer technology publication PC Magazine released its fourth annual report on Canada’s mobile network performance on Wednesday. While the report acknowledged how expensive the system is, testers...
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Nearable finds your keys with the network of networks
You’ve dropped your keys into a planter on Robson Street. Needless to say, you left the scene without noticing. The good news is that your Bluetooth-enabled key fob will alert your device-finding app...
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Apple iPhone 7 becomes water resistant, faster; smartwatch gets GPS
By Mark Gurman and Alex Webb Apple Inc. unveiled new iPhone models Wednesday, featuring a water-resistant design, upgraded camera system and faster processor, betting that after six annual iterations...
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Energy conservation monitors pay for themselves: Two B.C. firms lead the way
When it comes to reducing out your home’s energy use, progress is measured in pennies. My home never uses less than 300 watts, worth about three cents per hour. I could probably battle down that...
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Tenant-friendly online service ignites concerns over rental bidding wars
A Vancouver-based online service that helps landlords rent suites through sealed bids from tenants is strongly opposed by LandlordBC because they fear it’s going to encourage bidding wars and make it...
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Microsoft co-founder points to Canada as world leader in innovation
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates sat down for a “fireside chat” over the lunch hour at the Emerging Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference in Vancouver on Tuesday to discuss innovation in the...
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Innovators need help to keep driving the B.C. economy
ECONOMY NEXTB.C.’s economy has always relied on an abundance of natural resources to produce prosperity. But a combination of accelerating forces including demographic change and the wider adoption of...
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Samsung phone fans frustrated, out of pocket following Galaxy Note 7 recall
While many smartphone users in Metro Vancouver have been hit hard by the unprecedented recall and halt in production and sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, few have felt the blow as strongly as the...
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Ready for 4K TV? Ultra-HD service catching up with Canadian demand
If you sprang for a shiny, new 4K television, the world is catching up to you, albeit a bit slower than you might have hoped. In B.C., Telus has quietly rolled out limited content for Optik 4K...
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B.C. scores C-minus on electric vehicle policy report card
Policies in B.C. aimed at getting more electric vehicles on the road are “marginal” and barely receive a passing grade, according to a new report card released Tuesday. “It is a bit unfortunate,” said...
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Google opens retail space in Vancouver
Google has entered the retail business, following the lead of fellow tech giants Apple and Samsung. In a North American first, Best Buy stores in four Canadian cities, including the Vancouver...
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Tech predictions for 2017 include drones, VR goggles, security services
Your smartphone is getting smarter, the next car you buy could save your life, and your PVR could be living a secret life as a virtual soldier in cyberwarfare. This is the future for 2017 and beyond,...
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Video footage captures drone crashing into Seattle's Space Needle
Workers installing fireworks at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle ahead of New Year’s Eve got a fright: a drone crashed into a safety railing, close to where they were working. After a couple of...
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Ex-Canuck Kyle Wellwood throws big cheque at new concussion app
He was an angel in the National Hockey League, playing 159 consecutive games at one point without a trip to the penalty box. Now, as a retired player turned “angel investor,” Kyle Wellwood is...
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Is it art or television? New TV set can serve as both
By Gillian Shaw PARIS — A Samsung representative led a contingent of international journalists into a gallery Tuesday at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, pointing out one wall covered with framed art....
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Samsung's Galaxy S8 to launch in Canada on April 21
NEW YORK — The Galaxy S8, Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone that was unveiled at an event in New York City today, will launch in Canada on April 21. Canadian pre-orders for the new phone, which...
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