BlackBerry Launches mobile app development award at Canada-Wide Science Fair 2014

This year, the Canada-Wide Science Fair launched the BlackBerry Smartphone App Development Award. This continues CWSF’s tradition of fostering interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) among Canadian youth, preparing them to pursue STEM careers, especially in the rapidly growing field of mobile computing. The event takes place in Windsor from May 10^th to 17^th, 2014.

CWSF is the largest science-based competition in the country, and has captured the imaginations of thousands of students since 1962 (approximately 25,000 students compete each year.

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Review: Yoshi's New Island Game

By Sonya Davidson

The excitement is mounting in our home with the anticipation of the Easter Bunny arrival this weekend! So, since we have eggs on the top of mind I thought it would be perfect timing to share our latest game review! The recent release of Yoshi's New Island may be a fun Easter Egg hunt prize if you're trying to steer away from the sweets but don't want to give up the fun! 

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First arrest made on CRA Heartbleed hack that stole 1,000 Social Insurance Numbers

The RCMP has arrested suspected hacker Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes who's being accused of hacking the Canada Revenue Agency website and 1,000 Social Insurance Numbers using the Hearbleed explot. The 19-year-old man from London, Ontario had his computer seized as evidence. The CRA didn't react quickly enough to the Heartbleed hack, which resulted in the pilfering of the SINs. The breach caused a shutdown of the systems for online filing of taxes, effectively extending the April 30 deadline.

“The RCMP treated this breach of security as a high priority case and mobilized the necessary resources to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. Investigators from National Division, along with our counterparts in “O” Division have been working tirelessly over the last four days analyzing data, following leads, conducting interviews, obtaining and executing legal authorizations and liaising with our partners,” said Assistant Commissioner Gilles Michaud.

Source: RCMP

Google includes ‘Insert Photo’ button to mobile version of Gmail

Google wants to help make it easy for you to add photos while using Gmail on your phone with a new “Insert Photo” button. Gmail product manager Thijs van As said in a blog post this is meant to ease the sharing process a bit for mobile users. You can even resize images in Gmail. “When you click the button, you’ll instantly access all the photos that are backed up from your mobile devices starting with the most recent.”

However, it also forces users to use Auto Backup through Google+. This feature is meant to back up your photos and videos directly on the social network.