Michael Oliveira
Winnipeg Free Press
Toronto, ON, Canada
Contact Michael
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Michael:
1 in 4 anglophone Canadians have no TV subscription, over half use Netflix: report
TORONTO - One in four anglophone Canadians have cut the cord or are so-called "cord nevers" and don't pay for a traditional TV service, while just over half are Netflix users, according to a report by the Media Technology Monitor.Based on telephone surveys with 4,156 Canadians conducted by Forum Research Inc. → Read More
Hedley openers Neon Dreams drop out of tour, say it's 'morally right' thing to do
TORONTO - One of the opening bands on Hedley's cross-Canada tour has dropped off the bill saying they "can no longer in good conscience" stick with the rockers. The members of Neon Dreams issued a statement saying they understood their decision could impact their careers but they had to "do what we feel is morally right. → Read More
'Tis the season for doorstep stealing? Shoppers vent about delivery security
Todd Bailey is fed up with delivery companies that drop his online purchases at his door.... - Science & Technology - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Samsung looks to rebound from disappointing sales with new Galaxy S6 phones
TORONTO - Samsung says it wanted to start over from scratch for its forthcoming new smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. → Read More
Bell Media says it'd love to have a CraveTV app but Apple hasn't allowed it
TORONTO - Read through the tweets posted by CraveTV and Shomi and you'll see suggestions that users might finally get Apple TV apps to access the Canadian streaming services. → Read More
Apple hiking prices in App Store for Canadian customers due to falling loonie - Canadian Business
TORONTO - Get your 99 cent apps while you can, iPhone and iPad users. Apple will soon hike the prices in its App Store for Canadian customers, according to → Read More
Apple hiking prices in App Store for Canadian customers due to falling loonie
TORONTO - Get your 99 cent apps while you can, iPhone and iPad users. → Read More
Netflix warns Canadians against virtual border hopping
The streaming service says it hasn’t changed its policy on users who try to access content licensed for other countries → Read More
Netflix warns that using it accross borders violates its terms - Canadian Business
(Netflix) Netflix says it hasn't changed its policy on users who try to access content licensed for streaming in other countries. The policy is that users → Read More
Tech trends for 2015: virtual reality, wearables, streaming video
TORONTO - Will 2015 be the year that virtual reality goes from sci-fi fantasy to real world play thing? → Read More
Redbox pushing freebies in Canada as it bets on more life in DVD rental business - Canadian Business
(Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/Getty) TORONTO - Unlike other companies that have abandoned the physical media market, Outerwall is betting there's at least a → Read More
Pinterest looks to hockey, beer and BBQ for growth in Canada, it's No. 2 market - Canadian Business
TORONTO - Social media platform Pinterest is best known as an aspirational online scrapbook to collect photos with drool-worthy recipes, glamorous redecora → Read More
Canadians lukewarm when it comes to making mobile payments for purchases: study - Canadian Business
TORONTO - Hype for mobile payments is growing but Canadians generally aren't very eager to pay for purchases with their smartphones, suggests a new report. → Read More
Instagram hopes Canadians will barely notice that they're now being served ads
TORONTO - In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook shrewdly signed a US$1 billion deal to acquire the booming free photo sharing app Instagram. → Read More
Google's Kitchener, Ont. team helps rethink Gmail with mobile-inspired redesign - Canadian Business
TORONTO - Google's Gmail has been given a new mobile-friendly look, and if users really like it, it could permanently replace the familiar, old-fashioned i → Read More
4% of Canadian Internet users now only use mobile devices to go online: comScore - Canadian Business
TORONTO - Canadians are on the verge of passing a major mobile milestone, according to measurement firm comScore. Of all the time Canadians spend online ? → Read More
Canadians are increasingly Googling on their smartphones as they shop: report - Canadian Business
TORONTO - Most Canadians will be armed with their smartphones while shopping this holiday season and likely won't pull the trigger on purchases without lau → Read More
Toronto-based thermostat company Ecobee faces off with Google - Canadian Business
(Ecobee) TORONTO - Toronto-based company Ecobee beat a top Apple designer, Google, and industry giant Honeywell to what could potentially be a billion- → Read More
Google's Eric Schmidt talks about hiring Canadian talent, loving BlackBerry - Canadian Business
(Spencer Platt/Getty) TORONTO - Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt made a rare visit to Canada on Wednesday, to help announce a $1.5 million gran → Read More
New Canadian-backed .club web domains getting snapped up by 50 Cent, Demi Lovato
TORONTO - Guessing a website address used to be so simple. Stick a .com or .ca at the end of a company or organization's name and most of the time, that would do it. → Read More