Tom Li

Telecommunication and consumer hardware are Tom's main beats at IT World Canada. He loves to talk about Canada's network infrastructure, semiconductor products, and of course, anything hot and new in the consumer technology space. You'll also occasionally see his name appended to articles on cloud, security, and SaaS-related news. If you're ever up for a lengthy discussion about the nuances of each of the above sectors or have an upcoming product that people will love, feel free to drop him a line at [email protected].

Articles by Tom Li

Nvidia terminates its $40 billion Arm acquisition

Nvidia has ended its pursuit to acquire Arm from SoftBank Group, according to a company statement.  “Though we won't be one company, we will partner...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 7 – 5G network rollout pause; Meta may pull Facebook and Instagram from EU; tech CEO is unimpressed with metaverse workspace

Verizon and AT&T to once again pause 5G rollout near airports, Meta warned that it may have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 4 – Social media shares drop; Facebook loses daily users; Tesla recalls cars

Apple’s privacy change affects social media platforms, Facebook loses a record number of daily users, and Tesla recalls cars due to a seatbelt flaw. That’s...

IBM brings Canada’s first universal quantum computer to Quebec

IBM, in partnership with the Canadian government, has chosen Quebec to house its first universal quantum system in Canada and the fourth one deployed...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 3 – Big tech should pay back online scam victims; Is there a demand for the metaverse? Texas preps it’s power...

Big Tech should reimburse victims of online scams advertised on their platforms, Texas prepares its power grid for winter weather, and is there really...

Starlink satellite internet launches premium tier for remote businesses and ‘super users’

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has introduced a premium tier that offers better performance during inclement weather. The service advertises that it’s designed for small...

Global tablet and Chromebook shipments slide in Q4 2021

Worldwide tablet shipments declined by 11.9 per cent and Chromebook shipments slid 63.6 per cent in Q4 2021 compared to the same period last...

BlackBerry sells legacy patents for $600 million

BlackBerry has announced that it will be selling all of its non-core patent assets to Catapult IP Innovations Inc. for $600 million. Patents include technologies...

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