Mandy Kovacs

Mandy is a lineup editor at CTV News. A former staffer at IT World Canada, she's now contributing as a part-time podcast host on Hashtag Trending. She is a Carleton University journalism graduate with extensive experience in the B2B market. When not writing about tech, you can find her active on Twitter following political news and sports, and preparing for her future as a cat lady.

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Review – All Hands on Tech

The new Sony Xperia XZ2 comes with some new entertaining features, but they aren’t quite enough to make it stand out in an already saturated smartphone market. Check out our review of the latest Sony phone.

Hashtag Trending – Slack, Google Home, and Chromecast go down; Uber expands to London

Slack goes down, Google Home doesn’t work either, and Uber expands to London.

Hashtag Trending – Tech stocks plummet because of Trump, Adobe uses AI to detect manipulated images, world’s first robot chef

Tech stocks plummet because of a new Trump policy, Adobe can detect manipulated images with AI, and the world’s first burger-making robot makes its debut.

Hashtag Trending – Tesla being sabotaged, Uber tests new cheaper fare feature, autoplay video ads coming to Facebook Messenger

Tesla is apparently being sabotaged, Uber is testing a new feature that lets passengers wait for cheaper fares, and Facebook is putting autoplay video ads in your private messages.

2 Truths and a Lie with TeraGo’s Tony Ciciretto

After years at the helm of Bell Canada and Cogeco Peer 1, Tony moved on to lead TeraGo in 2016 in hopes of continuing...

Workshops for women in technology are failing women

It's time for women in tech panels to stop talking about soft skills and self-empowerment and start seriously trying to solve the inequality problem the industry faces.

Hashtag Trending – Microsoft bets on education, Apple introduces new emergency feature, Google invests in Chinese e-commerce

Microsoft jumps headfirst into the education space, Apple will share your location when you call 911, and Google invests in Chinese e-commerce.

Asus Designo Curved MX34VQ display review – All Hands on Tech

Curved displays are usually used for gaming purposes, but as they become more reasonably priced, could businesses take advantage of this type of monitor as well?

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