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 12 – Washing machine privacy; executive order for net neutrality; wireless earphones need right to repair

Smarthomes are asking for too much data, Joe Biden signs an executive order to restore net neutrality, and the call for the right to...

Intel cans Lakefield hybrid processor just one year after launch

The product was just a little over a year old. A wee lad indeed.

Hashtag Trending, July 8 – WeChat drops LGBTQ content; Pentagon’s Microsoft deal fizzles; The Canadian Sector’s explosion

Script prepared by Jori Negin-Shecter. Chinese social media giant WeChat is shutting down LGBTQ accounts, the Pentagon has cancelled a defence deal with Microsoft, and...

Microsoft issues partial fix for ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability

Microsoft issues patch KB5004945 to amend a critical vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service.

What should organizations know about AODA compliance?

More now than ever, accessibility has become the top of mind for any organization. The Canadian Survey on Disability revealed that 22 per cent...

Coffee Briefing, July 6, 2021 – Qualcomm dumps Arm for PC; FTC charges Broadcom; used cars to get expensive in Canada;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...

Hashtag Trending, July 5- IBM president steps down; longer TikTok videos; Facebook’s extremist warning

IBM president steps down, TikTok will increase its video length limit, and Facebook is researching a warning system for extremist content. It’s all the biz/tech...

Data of 700 million LinkedIn users is being sold on hacker forum

It's not a full-on breach, but users should still be cautious.

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