Does the wireless carrier landscape limit appeal of “always connected” PCs?
Tech companies have been working toward delivering “always on,” and “always connected” computers for years. Now they’re kind of here… but it’s unclear how big a market there is for them. The first Windows 10 on ARM computers with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips started shipping earlier this year and promised super-long battery, quick resume from […]
All hail the AI overlord: Smart cities and the AI Internet of Things
Cities generate lots of data. The exact amount depends on the size of the city and its sophistication and ambitions, but it’s certainly more than mere humans can absorb and use. The Smart Cities movement, which looks for ways to find data-driven technological solutions to everyday urban challenges, is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to […]
Google’s Android file manager now supports USB drives
Files by Google (formerly Files Go) is helpful if you want an official means of managing the files on your Android phone, but there’s been an obvious limitation: you couldn’t move files to physical storage beyond the phone itself. You won’t have that issue from now on. Google has released an update to Files that […]
Dr. Sanjay Gupta tests the Apple Watch’s new ECG heart monitor
Since the Apple Watch Series 4 was announced in September, one of its most anticipated functions has been the promise to perform a mobile electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) whenever a consumer wants. The feature becomes available in the United States on Thursday via a software update. This new ECG app represents a big venture into […]
Stocks are getting slammed — three experts weigh in on the selling
Wall Street is seeing red. The Dow lost 4.5 percent this week, while the S&P ended the week down nearly 5 percent and still on pace for its worst quarter in seven years. This as the trade war jitters, Fed uncertainty and fears of slowing economic growth continue to weigh on investors. Three experts weigh […]
S&P 500 closes in an official ‘death cross,’ a chart pattern that could signal more pain ahead
The chart of the S&P 500 Index is flashing a warning of more selling ahead. A pattern, called the ‘death cross,’ appeared on the chart on Friday as stocks plunged. The S&P 500’s average price of the last 50 days, dropped below the 200-day moving average, a sign of negative momentum and possible change in […]
3 Top Stocks to Buy in December
With the new year peeking over the horizon and uncertainty as to what the stock market will do next, investors might be wondering what the best course of action is heading into 2019. After a run that lasted more than nine years, bullish sentiment appears to be wavering, and concerns about rising interest rates, global […]
Here’s How to Find the Best Dividend Stocks
Most income-seeking investors get too caught up in a stock’s current yield instead of focusing on the metrics that matter more, like whether a company can sustain that payout over the long term. However, even if a high-yield dividend stock can maintain its current level, that will likely only earn investors a fixed income stream […]
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma gives free concert in Montreal’s subway
A Montreal subway station played host to an unusually talented busker on Saturday as world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma entertained a rapt crowd during a brief free concert. Ma, 63, played both alone and accompanied by local poets, and ended the 20-minute show by inviting the crowd to sing along with what he called “the […]
Canada seeking new members of anti-coal alliance at climate meeting
OTTAWA — Canada and the United Kingdom are hosting a “coal-free day” at the United Nations climate talks in Katowice, Poland, a city built on coal mining. Poland relies on coal for almost 80 per cent of its electricity, more than double the global average, and Katowice is the heart of its industry. The city […]