Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Voice-first developers share best practices for Alexa Skills, Google Actions

Building voice-first experience for Amazon Alexa or Google Home raises a new set of challenges. Here's some best practices to help guide you.

Making a phone call with Google Home

We demonstrate how the new free phone calls feature works with Google Home.

How NAFTA negotiations could shake up Canada’s tech industry

3 tech policy areas that could be at stake in NAFTA negotiations beginning today.

Google Home gets free phone calls, multi-user support release in Canada

Google Home now has the capability to call any phone in Canada and the U.S.

CIOs start to sour on outsourcing IT infrastructure

Traditional outsourcing options seem to be disappointing CIOs, as opting for the cloud or just staying in-house becomes the preferred strategy.

Thalmic Labs hires former Apple retail lead

Thalmic Labs is expanding its San Francisco office with a new retail team lead.

Canadian CIOs say they’re ready to hire, finally

IT hiring plans in Canada are looking brighter with most CIOs saying they plan to hire, or at least maintain headcount.

Toronto Pearson International Airport installs Canada’s first ‘smart elevator’

A pilot project at Toronto's most major airport is Canada's first glimpse at what elevators will look like in the future.

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