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 tli@itwc.ca.

Articles by Tom Li

Rogers issues apology after mass outage

Rogers Communications issued a public apology after its massive network outage left millions of Canadians and businesses without internet and mobile services on July...

Update: Rogers network down across Canada

With files from Howard Solomon. Rogers Communications experienced a wide-scale internet and wireless service outage across Canada on July 8. Update July 9 at 6:30 a.m....

Hashtag Trending July 8 – Reddit NFT avatars; EV hesitancy; Lockdown Mode for iPhones

Reddit launches NFT marketplace for collectible profile avatars, over a quarter of Americans are still hesitant to buy an electric car, and Apple launches...

Hashtag Trending July 7 – Britain investigates Amazon; big tech scoops up Tesla employees; NASA wants to bring Mars samples back to earth

Britain investigates Amazon for potentially favouring its own retail business, big tech companies are hiring former Tesla employees, and NASA wants to bring back...

Rogers and Shaw fail to resolve competition concerns in mediation

Rogers and Shaw failed to resolve competition concerns during their two-day mediation session with Canada's Competition Bureau. In a news release, the two telecommunication giants...

Hashtag Trending July 6 – Hackers breach Shanghai police database; Tesla delivers fewer cars this quarter; and easier time canceling Amazon Prime

Hackers breach a Shanghai police database, Tesla delivered fewer cars this quarter, and Amazon makes cancelling Prime memberships easier in the European Union. That’s all...

Alberta to intervene in the Shaw/Rogers deal

The Attorney General of Alberta will intervene in Rogers Communication’s C$26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications, according to a filing to the Competition Tribunal...

Hashtag Trending July 5 – New U.S. chip awaits government funding; Apple Watch fever detection rumor; Ford Motor recall

GlobalWafers’ new chip plant awaits government funding, Apple’s new smartwatch may be able to tell when you have a fever, and Ford Motor recalls...

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