Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

First look at BlackBerry Key2 smartphone – All Hands on Tech

The successor to TCL's flagship KeyOne smartphone, the Key2 is continuing the focus on a candy bar design complete with a physical QWERTY keyboard. We get a close look at all the new bells and whistles on the Key2 ahead of its global launch.

5G spectrum auctions to be complete by 2021, says Innovation Minister

The federal government is opening up consultations on developing 5G wireless technologies and plans to hold three auctions for that spectrum over the next...

Hashtag Trending – Facebook under fire; iOS 12 fights smartphone addiction; DNA service hacked

Facebook has some more tough questions to answer from U.S. lawmakers, Apple’s iOS 12 beta is designed to help you use your iPhone less often; and a DNA analysis service reports a data breach.

Former GG David Johnston on why Canadian innovation is worth celebrating

In his new role as the head of the Rideau Hall Foundation, David Johnston is positioning himself as an advocate for the innovation economy.

With GitHub purchase, Microsoft buys the developer army it needs for the coming platform wars

Microsoft's struggles to woo developers to its modern platforms have put it in a position where an acquisition like GitHub was necessary to be competitive in the future.

Hashtag Trending – Apple WWDC updates: watchOS 5, iOS 12, macOS Mojave

Finally, you can use your Apple Watch like a walkie talkie. The macOS app store is getting a total overhaul. And iOS developers will be able to port their apps to the Mac as early as next year.

Google Cloud backs IoT network standard LoRaWAN

Google Cloud is the latest big tech firm to support a fast-growing standard for connecting IoT devices.

TMX, TransAlta take ServiceNow tools far beyond the help desk

Canadian firms first turned to ServiceNow cloud software for a service request ticketing solution, but now they are finding more ways to grow with the tools.

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