Microsoft has this device known right now as Project Origami, and they are appar­ently having a presen­tation tomorrow evening about it. I found the following video via digg. It appears to be an extended commercial for the device. It’s a handheld do-everything sort of tablet PC that makes me very excited for the future. Update, 6÷26÷10: […]

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Shares of H&R Block fell on Friday after the tax prepa­ration and software provider admitted it had miscal­cu­lated its own state income taxes, under­stating its liabil­ities by $32 million as of April 30, 2005. The Irvine, California-based maker of TaxCut software said Thursday it would need to restate its fiscal year 2004 and 2005 results, […]

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John Ibbitson makes the argument in today’s Globe and Mail that one of the key issues the Conser­v­a­tives need to address during their time running the country is immigration. No official announcement has been made yet regarding their policy on the number of immigrants per year, but unoffi­cially it looks like the numbers will remain […]

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Gives a whole new meaning to the term “asset management” doesn’t it? With more than 53 years of multi­media content under its belt, Playboy Enter­prises takes content management and rights management very seriously. Devel­oping the best systems to manage all those photos, videos, television footage and text is top priority for Playboy chairman and chief […]

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Chicago plans to build a huge wi-fi network, following in the path of other US cities like Philadelphia and San Francisco. The purpose is to offer “broad and affordable” access and heighten Chicago’s appeal for businesses and tourists. It would be great if they put something like this in Toronto because then I could take […]

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