Eric Emin Wood

Former IT World Canada associate editor turned consultant with public relations firm Porter Novelli. When not writing for the tech industry enjoys photography, movies, travelling, the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

Articles by Eric Emin Wood

How does California’s tough new data privacy law affect Canadian businesses?

While reading about the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, passed at the end of June, Canadian business leaders may be wondering how they're going to comply with another foreign privacy law, but a leading expert says they have little to worry about.

Hashtag Trending – Facebook gave 61 firms extended access to user data; Mario app makes $60M; Samsung devices sharing pics?

Facebook let 61 companies keep accessing user data, Cambridge Analytica-style, after officially banning the practice in 2014. Super Mario Run, a mobile app that Nintendo had the audacity to sell for $14 Canadian, has made the company $60 million. And your Samsung device might be sending contacts your photos without you knowing.

Here’s how Dell is going public again

Dell Technologies is going public again. On Monday the enterprise technology vendor and PC maker announced that it would be listing itself once again on...

BlackBerry and Samsung team up on new IoT solutions

Former mobile device giant BlackBerry Ltd. is extending its partnership with present mobile device giant Samsung Electronics Ltd. on a series of Enterprise of...

Here are the highest-paying tech jobs in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver

Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver aren't just Canada's largest and well-known cities - they're its biggest tech hubs too. In fact, according to job search giant Indeed.com, they represent the locations of more than 50 per cent of Canada's tech opportunities - and with high demand comes high income.

BlackBerry’s bringing in more software and services revenue than ever, but still operating at a loss

BlackBerry Inc. is still technically losing money, but bringing in more revenue than ever from software and services - and more importantly, its customers are sticking around.

Hashtag Trending – Facebook’s new eye-opening feature; Tesla sues former employee; EU measure could tax internet links

Facebook reveals a new AI-powered feature. Tesla sues the former employee allegedly behind its recent sabotage. And it turns out memes aren’t the only...

BlackBerry announces Key2 launch date

The newest BlackBerry-branded smartphone is coming to Canada in July.

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