Dave Webb

Dave Webb is a freelance editor and writer. A veteran journalist of more than 20 years' experience (15 of them in technology), he has held senior editorial positions with a number of technology publications. He was honoured with an Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Business Journalism in 2000, and several Canadian Online Publishing Awards as part of the ComputerWorld Canada team.

Articles by Dave Webb

That’s a big iPhone

Just finished watching multiple live blogs covering the launch of Apple Inc.'s "newest creation," as it was billed to the press. Quelle surprise! It's...

Apple launches the iPad

Months of buzz are manifested in the launch of Apple's much-hyped tablet. At least one commentator thinks the company has justified the form factor. Plus, will the generous, no-contract carrier pricing announced in the U.S. be reflected in Canada?

OPINION: Call-block app long overdue

Carriers haven

The era of the superphone?

Bad news, everybody. That smart phone for which you paid a fortune (or locked yourself into a mobile contract until the end of time...

YEAR IN REVIEW: October 2009

Government agencies were in the spotlight in October, and not for the right reasons, with discontent over CRTC decisions and a scathing report on the lack of ROI at eHealth Ontario. And Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) long-awaited successor to Vista finally hit the shelves

YEAR IN REVIEW: November 2009

In November, Nortel reached the end of the road, Rogers (TSE:RCI.B) was stripped of its "most reliable network" title, and David Suzuki called the IT industry on the carpet over cyberjunk. More of the year that was

YEAR IN REVIEW: January 2009

In January, the biggest stories included the economic hangover continuing with more high-tech layoffs, industry watchers pondering the effect of newly minted U.S. president Barack Obama, Downadup laying in wait and Microsoft offering a Windows 7 beta for download. Read about the year that was

Microsoft buys automation vendor Opalis

The Mississauga, Ont., company is

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