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Wearables, OTT, IoT to rise in 2015: IDC

Greater consumer interest in wearable technology, growth in over-the-top (OTT) television subscriptions and greater prominence of the Internet of Things (IoT) are among the top trends in technology expected for next year in Canada, International Data Corp. said Monday.

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Pirate Bay torrent tracker resurrected by website

The website Isohunt.to has uploaded a copy of the Pirate Bay, the torrent-sharing website taken offline last week after a raid by Swedish police investigating illegal file-sharing.

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Wi-Lan buys patents for device chargers

Wi-Lan Inc., an Ottawa-based licenser of technology patents, said Monday it has acquired a portfolio of patents related to power inversion, which is a technology used for chargers of cellphones, tablets and laptops.

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FCC raises rural Internet speed requirements

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) said Thursday that companies would need to provide rural Internet download speeds of at least 10 Mbps in order to qualify for support from its Connect America Fund.

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Global smartphone sales up 20% in Q3: Gartner

Global smartphone sales to end users were up 20.3 per cent worldwide in this year's third quarter compared to a year earlier, technology research company Gartner Inc. said Monday.

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Telecoms said intercept capabilities would be standard: Geist

Canadian telecom service providers told the government that surveillance capabilities would soon become a normal feature of their networks, according to an Ottawa academic.

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ISPs aspiring to launch TV services face uncertainty

Small Internet service providers looking to provide TV service should hold off on investment because of the uncertain future of the broadcast television market, according to 3Macs analyst Troy Crandall.

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Competition Bureau asks Apple to turn over records on iPhone contracts

The Competition Bureau filed an application on Tuesday in federal court to compel Apple Inc. to turn over records related to an investigation into whether the company used anti-competitive language in its contracts with wireless carriers.

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Nancy Chapelle new head of Bell Fund

Nancy Chapelle has been named as the new executive director of the Bell Fund, effective Jan. 5, the fund said in a press release issued Thursday.

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TVA shareholders file complaint with Quebec’s market regulator

Some shareholders in Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group have filed an “investigation request” with the financial market regulator in Quebec, according to a press release issued Thursday.

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