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Suneet Singh Tuli explains the origin of Datawind's products; a vision for equality in education. After the first product presentation to the Indian government in 2003, the format of the product evolved substantially: from television add-on to tablet bundled with free Internet access! Videoed at CDMN Canada 3.0 in May 2013.

The Canada 3.0 conference wrapped up last week in Toronto with the announcement of the four winners of its inaugural CDMN Moonshot awards. The winners are:

World-class keynotes, breakout sessions and workshops and mentoring opportunities are all good reasons for startups and mid-sized companies to attend CDMN Canada 3.0 2013. And there will be a chance to connect with exciting ventures such as Side by Side, Girls in Tech and Startup Drinks.

Yesterday was the second and final day of the Digital Media Summit conference in Toronto. I recapped my highlights from the first day of the conference on Webslinger and the Twitter feed has useful highlights as well.

I haven’t been to an industry conference in a long while, so it was refreshing to move from (generally stuffy) academic conferences to hear about the invigorating realm of digital media in the real world at today's Digital Media Summit in Toronto.

How can an established well-proven process be a liability to business productivity? Mateen Greenway deals with this perplexing question and others that business innovators face in today's technology climate.

Mobility is disrupting and transforming business, bringing new opportunities that also bring new demands on IT.

It was a big day for Waterloo’s BlackBerry. Jan. 30 began with CEO Thorsten Heins officially dumping the name “RIM” in favour of “BlackBerry.” Heins then unveiled the new BlackBerry 10 operating system and launched the first BB10 device: the Z10.

Jan. 30, 2013, was a big day for Research In Motion. The company launched its much-anticipated and long-overdue BlackBerry 10 operating system and handhelds.

The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is on the rise, and 2013 is the year to make sure plans and policies are in place.

The big theme at Dell World 2012 is “transformation.” At least, that’s the message I am getting from founder Michael Dell.

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is changing our lives. It is now possible for us to turn up our home heating on the way home from work by using a smartphone or tablet, or activate the home security system to allow a family member in who mislaid his keys. Similarly, M2M technology is changing the way businesses operate.

Thirty-seven medal recipients were honoured in a presentation ceremony on October 21, 2012 at the i-CANADA conference in Montreal.