Love 'em or hate 'em

 September 09, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
The iworld seems to be divided on Apple’s $275 wireless Airpods for the new iPhone 7 unveiled on Wednesday this week – some believe it’s an incredibly strategic competitive advantage while others are poking fun at the tiny gadgets all over social media;...
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Survey says?!

 August 19, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
When I was young, I used to love watching Family Feud with my sister & brother because we would scream what we thought were the very obvious answers at the TV (and at one another) every time host Richard Dawson looked at the camera and said, “survey says!”...
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Canada's magic Penny

 August 12, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
Last night, Penny Oleksiak made us proud and marked Canadian Olympic history. The 16-year-old swimmer tied for gold in the 100-metre freestyle – making it her fourth medal, which is the most by a Canadian at a single Summer Olympics, btw. Penny tied American...
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Rio 2016

 August 05, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
The opening ceremony kicks off the Rio 2016 Olympic Games tonight at 7pm and then its 17 days of athletic awesomeness. Competing from every corner of the world, from all cultures, religions and backgrounds – more than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries...
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It takes a village

 July 29, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
Last night, Hilary put on her best pantsuit and made history. She officially became the first woman to ever say to a major US party, “I accept your nomination for President of the United States.” Her acceptance speech last night for the Democratic party’s...
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Pokémon Go!

 July 15, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
Have you heard about this Pokémon craze? It has been everywhere over the media but most prolific on social media, accelerating its trending over the past two weeks. So what is it, exactly? Pokémon is a Nintendo franchise that launched in the 1990s. In...
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A first time for everything

 July 08, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
10 weeks ago I enhanced my life for the better – I finally got an iPhone (after years of reluctance and personal denial – and after plenty of ridicule and peer pressure from those around me). Not only was my iPhone a new device, it was my first real Apple...
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Jets, weird food and back to school.

 July 02, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
Deep in thought I was alarmed by the sound of a jet flying by my office window yesterday afternoon – a reminder that the annual CNE air show is this weekend – traditionally marking the last long weekend of the summer. If you are in the city this weekend...
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149 years old

 July 01, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
Today is Canada Day – our nation’s birthday. Technically speaking it is a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, 1867), which united...
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Should I stay, or should I go? I’ll go.

 June 25, 2016 |Dian Chaaban
Britain’s 51.9% vs. 48.1% vote to leave the EU was a significant surprise to markets today and an outcome that is still reverberating through the headlines. As a part of my ongoing commitment to provide my clients with timely and insightful updates, I...
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