TomTom: Vancouver, Toronto are most congested cities in Canada

TomTom released its fourth global Traffic Index. This year’s Traffic Index showed that traffic congestion on secondary roads is worse than main roads, and commuters around the world are spending an average of eight working days a year stuck in traffic. In fact, it is revealed that traffic shortcuts drivers take to avoid congestion are actually ‘long cuts’, adding 50 per cent more travel time to journeys. 

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Apple Beat: WWDC 2014 is about extending the ecosystems

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

Today’s WWDC Keynote, the 25^th of a series, saw Apple going back to its roots as one of the most innovative software companies in the business. The event was a frills-free, hardware-free ode to the developer community and it celebrated the coming of age of iOS as well as the ascension of OS X as one of the best designed and most interoperable desktop operating systems in the market today.

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Video: CarPlay demo on a Ferrari FF at WWDC 2014

We had a chance to try out CarPlay on a $300,000 Ferrari FF which was one of the demo cars at the Moscone Centre for WWDC today. CarPlay seamlessly integrates the calling, messaging, mapping and music playing capabilities of an iPhone into the car's Interface via compatible head units. Some new cars will ship with this feature although companies like Pioneer are also offering aftermarket versions that will work on older vehicles.

Apple launches iOS 8 at WWDC

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco, CA: Apple pulled the covers off the latest version of their mobile operating system that powers iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices. iOS 8 continues the new look and feel that was introduced with last year's iOS 7. This year the focus seems to be on refinements such as the ability to quickly respond to emails, alerts and notifcations with a simple swipe. Conveniences seem to be built into the Mail programs on iOS Devices, there are refinements to the search function called spotlight.

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