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The Angus Reid Institute released the results of a survey it sent to 2,501 Canadians asking whether they prefer taxis or ride-sharing services. The results show that Canadian millennials prefer calling an Uber over a traditional taxi, which shouldn't be a surprise. However, older Canadians still prefer to hail a traditional taxi than an Uber....

According to the 2017 Norton Wi-Fi Risk Report, Canadians are still unaware that they’re putting their information at risk when connecting to a public WiFi network. The study notes that Canadians can’t resist access to a strong, free WiFi network, despite the fact that growing public Wi-Fi use is putting thousands of Canadians at risk to cyberattacks. The report...

In an email to Mic’s Melanie Ehrenkranz, an Apple spokesperson has explained how ‘diverse’ the company's last week's presentation was, as it even had a Canadian in it. “There was a lot of diversity on that stage that you didn’t recognize,” said the email. “We had a gay man, two African-Americans (Instagram and Nike), a Canadian, and a...

Today, Telus launched a new app called ThinkFull designed to help people better track and develop coping strategies for their stress. By leveraging the capabilities of a smartphone, the app provides personalized mental wellness coaching allowing people to track their stress levels over time and tap into a library of tips for relieving stress, solving...

Digital measurement firm comScore says that Canadians are now spending more time browsing the web with their mobile devices than with their desktop/laptop computers. According to the report, 51 percent of all Canadian Internet traffic that was tracked by comScore was linked to a mobile device (smartphone or tablet), while 49 percent was linked with...

According to a new report from PayPal, Canadian consumers are ready to ditch their wallets in favour of mobile payments.  The company recently announced the findings of a multi-country survey, which was conducted on 15 countries including Canada.  The survey was done to get an idea of how the relationship of money and technology have...

The forthcoming wireless spectrum auction has triggered loud comments on Ottawa's wireless policy, which allows new entrants to purchase two blocks of spectrum out of the available four, while the incumbents are limited to one. But what do Canadians think about it? (more…)