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

Micron’s 176-layer mobile storage chip enters volume production

Micron's 176-layer UFS 3.1 mobile flash memory chip is 75 per cent faster in sequential writes and 70 per cent faster in random reads than the previous generation.

Hashtag Trending August 5 – Facebook bans academics; Microsoft in damage control mode; Nvidia’s Arm acquisition hits a snag

Facebook is axing the personal accounts of academics, Microsoft deals with major backlash on a Windows 11 YouTube video, and Nvidia’s Arm acquisition is...

Coffee Briefing, August 4, 2021 – Flaws in EV chargers; AMD’s new graphics cards; Microsoft’s vaccine policy; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada reporter Tom...

Starlink satellite internet faster than broadband in five Canadian provinces

Starlink satellite internet is faster than broadband in some Canadian provinces.

Hashtag Trending August 4 – Amazon warehouse workers may re-vote on union; Zoom to pay $85 million to settle privacy complaints; Silicon Valley tech...

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama may get a second shot at voting on unionizing, Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle claims...

Canadian carriers pay big for mid-band 5G spectrum licenses

Fifteen Canadian mobile carriers collectively paid CA$8.91 billion for 1,495 mid-band 5G spectrum licenses, nearly three times the amount raised at the 600MHz spectrum auction in 2019.

Hashtag Trending August 3 – EA ransom fails; Apple bans anti-vax dating app; Amazon soap dispenser cleans your hands better

Hackers failed to sell stolen EA data, Apple ejects anti-vax dating app from its app store, and Amazon’s new soap dispenser wants to help...

Hashtag Trending July 30 – Chipotle phishing scam; Big tech make’s vaccines mandatory; Media and vaccine rates

Scammers use Chipotle Mailgun account for phishing attacks, Google and Facebook make vaccines mandatory for employees, and are those who get news from Facebook...

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