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CDMA not dead…yet

The CDMA death-watch has received a modest reprieve courtesy of ABI Research in its report titled CDMA Is Not Dead Yet, which claims that worldwide EvDO Rev A subscriber numbers ramped up more than eightfold between Q2 2007 and Q2 2008. For Canada, that means plans for Telus Mobility and Bell Canada to overlay their CDMA networks with HSPA should suffice – for now.

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Security gets a new voice

Passwords and PINs are passé. Security experts agree these antiquated stalwarts provide weak security. And users are crying out for release from their bondage to endless sequences of letters and digits to access systems.

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Report outlines how Ontario should maintain edge in digital game industry

Ontario’s digital game industry has established strong roots in the province, but with technology constantly evolving, a collaborative effort by public and private partners is required to maintain a competitive edge, says a report from the Ontario Media Development Corporation.

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Bell applauds commission decision on retail tariff procedures

Bell Canada is lauding the CRTC for making it easier for incumbent telephone companies to change prices in still-regulated markets without requiring prior commission approval.

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Telus more aggressive than Bell in contact centre market

When it came to finding a partner for its customer interaction and workforce optimization software for IP-based contact centres, Calabrio Inc. chose Telus Corp. – in part because of its aggressive approach to the contact centre market.

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Time to modernize closed captioning and audio description

With organizations representing the blind and the deaf raising concerns about closed captioning (CC) and audio description (AD), researchers from Ryerson University are calling for a review of current policies at the CRTC hearing in November.

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Rogers makes not so Bold statement

The wireless arm of Rogers Communications Inc. has put a $399.99 price tag, with a three-year service plan, on the BlackBerry Bold, the latest smartphone from Research in Motion. Rogers unveiled the Bold at a news conference today in Toronto.

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Iristel planning wireless service to complement converged communications offering

Iristel Inc., a Toronto-based CLEC with IP communications capabilities, has signaled its intent to enter the wireless market with a mobile offering to go along with its local wireline and fixed mobile convergence services.

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Canada: Moving the mobility evolution forward

Pretty soon you’ll be able to have your GPS system give you walking directions to your dinner date at Yonge and Bloor in downtown Toronto, text the link to a map with directions to your friend who is meeting you there, look up a video review of the restaurant on YouTube and then email the link to your friend in Vancouver – all on your personal mobile phone.
And no, you haven’t become Batman in the meantime.

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Get ready: RFID is coming

Whether IT and network managers like it or want it or not, RFID (radio frequency identification), the wireless technology for identifying, tracking and monitoring people and things, will likely be a big part of their future – if it’s not already part of their present.

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