Rafael Ruffolo

Articles by Rafael Ruffolo

Canada needs a CIO to boost innovation, author says

But not the CIO you think, says John Kao, a San Francisco-based author and consultant who advises governments around the world on innovation. The global consultant wants Canada to create a chief innovator post

Polar Wireless aims to slash roaming fees

A new wireless firm has announced a deal to buy the remaining shares of an Ontario numbered company. With the deal it soon hopes to launch a new service that will save international travelers big bucks on roaming fees

Motorola

Motorola’s big Android announcements at CES have left me spilt. Although I was very impressed with the animated demo of its Android...

USB 3.0 could soon get a big extension

Two tech firms, including one from Burnaby, B.C., will demo a new 20-metre USB 3.0 extension cable at this week

Google may have sent out too many Cr-48 netbooks

I don't think this is what Google had in mind when it sent out thousands of Chrome OS-loaded Cr-48 netbooks to U.S. beta testers.Users...

How to co-exist with the cloud

London, Ont. research firm Info-Tech says social media, mobile apps, analytics tools, desktop virtualization, content management systems and the cloud will be top of mind for business leaders this year. Find out how IT shops can make sure they are part of the discussion

RBC launches new iPhone, BlackBerry apps

The bank says the apps were built specifically to run on the two popular smart phone operating systems. Android and Windows Phone 7 versions are still being developed

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