Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

Apple infuses Finisar with $390 million

Apple Inc. is investing $350 million into a California-based company that produces optical communication components, which will boost the power of iPhone X features such as Face ID, Animoji and portrait mode selfies.

Intel launches affordable Pentium Silver and Celeron processors

Intel introduced the Pentium Silver J5005, Celeron J4105 and J4005 for desktops, alongside the Pentium Silver N5000 and Celeron N4100 and N4000 for mobile.

Canada’s top 10 best tech companies to work for in 2018

Glassdoor’s ninth annual Employee’s Choice Awards featured six tech companies in its top 10 Best Places to Work in Canada, five of which were ranked one through five.

John Chen will unveil BlackBerry’s new self-driving car product at NAIAS

John Chen, BlackBerry executive chairman & CEO, will pull back the curtain during his keynote presentation in the Cobo Center’s Atrium in Detroit and unveil the company’s newest product for self-driving cars, according to a Dec. 7 press release.

Cyber security a growing concern for Canadians

Canadians are more concerned about cyber security than they were in 2016. According to the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)’s latest Internet Factbook, 75 per cent...

iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy 8 among Google’s top 10 2017 consumer tech searches

Canadians did their homework when it came to consumer tech products this year. Here are Google Canada's top 10 trending consumer tech searches for 2017.

More Canadians than ever using digital payments, report finds

Convenience is a growing theme among Canadians when it comes to payments.

Canada’s healthcare industry making waves in country’s share of tech developers

Canada’s healthcare industry is contributing greatly to the country’s share of tech developers. Between 2015 and 2017, the healthcare industry’s share of developers in Canada...

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