Tag Archives: Toronto

Cogeco offers $5 unlimited WiFi plan for the iPad

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

10 May 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Coinciding with Apple’s iPad pre-order date, Cogeco will launch a $5 per month, contract-free, unlimited WiFi service for the iPad. The catch? The service is only available in downtown Toronto. Plus, Apple releases Canadian iPad availability and pricing info.

 

Recycling electronics is as easy as taking out the trash

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

30 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Ontarians have no excuse for tossing old iPods in the trash as a province-wide recycling program doubles its list of devices and drop-off locations. Torontonians get special curbside treatment and free e-waste bags for tired gadgets.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, Ontario gets expanded e-waste recycling options

Toronto starts thinking like the Web

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Nov 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Toronto makes its municipal data open to the public. Mozilla’s Mark Surman provided the inspiration, says Mayor David Miller; CIO Dave Wallace highlights the initial data sets; and Peter Corbett suggests three ways to combine tech developers with government.

City of Toronto announces capital budget

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

06 Nov 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

CIO Dave Wallace, Councillor Shelley Carroll and Brian Zeiler-Kligman of the Toronto Board of Trade discuss spending on the IT front.

iPhone users get unlimited WiFi for $5 a month, no kidding

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

21 Jun 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Cogeco’s new One Zone WiFi plan gives iPhone and iPod touch users unlimited WiFi access in Toronto’s downtown core for $5 a month. There’s no apparent downside to this no-strings-attached deal.

Poor Man’s Guide to owning an iPhone in Toronto

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

Mar 20 2009, IT World Canada

If you want the iPhone, but don’t think you afford it, think again. You can become a fully-functional iPhone user without any additional cost to your current cell phone bill.

Moving cell phones will help 680News create live traffic reports

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Jan 2009, ITBusiness.ca

Toronto’s popular radio station for traffic and weather information – 680News – will use raw data from hundreds of thousands of cell phones moving on city streets to access and report on actual traffic information.