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

Hashtag Trending June 24 – FDA cracks down on e-cigarettes; Zuckerberg thinks big for Meta; Netflix to enter the ad space

The FDA bans the sale of Juul e-cigarettes, Meta sees a promising future ahead, and Netflix is speaking with potential partners to help it...

John Tory addresses talent retention and social support at Collision 2022

Toronto mayor John Tory opened the Collision 2022 event in Toronto with a question and answer session on June 21, addressing a few pressing...

Five awesome startups we saw at Collision 2022

Collision 2022 is being held in person this year at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada, after two years of virtual events. With the...

Hashtag Trending June 21 – Too much smartphone use; family sues Apple over Amber Alert volume in AirPods; and Telegram’s premium tier

Most Americans believe they’re using their phones too much, one family is suing Apple for alleged hearing damage caused by AirPod earphones, and Telegram...

Hashtag Trending June 20 – Tesla price hike; Wealthsimple layoff; crypto GPU spending

Tesla increases its vehicle prices, Wealthsimple lays off 13 per cent of its staff, and cryptominers spent $15 billion on graphics cards last year. That’s...

Uber lets you reserve a ride from airports 30 days in advance

Now that travel has largely returned to normal, Uber has decided it’s a good time to expand the availability of its Reserve at Airports...

Updated: Canada scraps COVID Alert app after two years

Canada’s COVID Alert smartphone app, developed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to warn people when they’ve been in close contact with a...

Microsoft announces Viva Sales to capture data for CRMs

Microsoft is expanding the capabilities of Viva, its employee experience platform, with Viva Sales, an application designed to complement customer relationship management systems (CRMs). What...

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