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 July 22 – Macron Targeted by Pegasus; Venmo removes a controversial feature; DuckDuckGo introduces email protection

A report finds French President Emmanuel Macron was targeted by Pegasus spyware, Venmo removes a puzzling feature, and DuckDuckGo has announced an email protection...

Panasonic releases the Toughbook G2 modular rugged PC

This hardy device comes with a swappable battery and storage.

Hashtag Trending July 21- Apple delays return to office plans; WhatsApp blocks 2 million accounts; Jeff Bezos goes to space

Apple puts a pause on return to office plans, WhatsApp blocks 2 million accounts to combat spam messages and Jeff Bezos successfully makes a...

Tesla turns ‘full self-driving’ into a subscription

Imagine buying a new car and being told that there’s an additional subscription required to unlock the full car. Sounds like a nightmare, right?...

The U.S. wants to prevent China from buying advanced chip manufacturing equipment

Netherlannd-based ASML is another company caught in the tech war between China and the U.S.

Coffee Briefing, July 20, 2021 – PrintNightmare continues; Driving as a service; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. These briefings drop on Tuesday mornings. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT...

Hashtag Trending July 20 – Fear excessive surveillance; China blamed for hack; Chip shortage hits smartphones

A recent investigation uncovers some disturbing truths about civilian surveillance, the Biden administration blames China for a recent email hack, and the ongoing global...

Virgin Mobile rebranded to Virgin Plus

New name, new logo, same offerings.

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