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Google Owned YouTube Updates App For Second Screen Experience With Google TV
0By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Android, Business, Google, Mobile Apps, News
YouTube has released a new app for Android powered devices which pairs with Google TV on the same wireless network. This second screen experience will allow users seamlessly move videos from their tablets or mobiles onto a big screen TV in their living room. Mario Queiroz, Google
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DogVacay Gets $6 Million is Series A Funding For Its Dog Sitting Service
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
California based startup DogVacay has married dog boarding services to the sharing economy trend and announced on November 13 that their firm had gotten $6 million in Series A funds from Benchmark Capital. Previously, DogVacay received $1 million for an initial seed round from S...
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In Flight Internet Firm Gogo Improves Services With New Antennas
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News
In flight internet service provider Gogo is going to be using new antennas to improve internet speeds and also allow more people to surf the web simultaneously on multiple air carriers. According to the company, the new equipment will not only double overall network capacity, it will also triple peak speeds. This will allow more ...
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NEC Launches Cloud Based Facial Recognition Service For Japanese Retailers
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News
Facial recognition software is nothing new as developers have been working diligently to develop faster and more accurate version of the system for years. The technology has never truly taken off, but Japanese firm NEC hopes to change that with their $880 per month service that lets retailers in Japan profile customers utilizing facial recognition...
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Google’s New Office in Downtown Toronto is an Absolute Marvel
By: Jeff Stewart | November 15th, 2012 | Android, Business, Google, Health, Living, News, O Canada
Google is not only known for introducing various new services and products for their customers, they also seem to amaze the employees of other organization as well as their own thanks to their distinctive setup within their offices. The latest example of their imagination and attention to detail is Google’s recently opened space ...
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Samsung Wants To Manufacture 1080p HD Super AMOLED Screens By Early 2013
By: Talha Bhatti | November 14th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Samsung has announced that they will start producing their new HD Super AMOLED display by the beginning of 2013. The 1080p display will be a first for Samsung and is a strategy to keep up with competition. Most manufacturers claim that higher-density screens are better because they are sharper and brighter. The new high density scr...
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Carleton University Working to Become Most Entrepreneurial University in Canada
By: Talha Bhatti | November 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian entrepreneur Lauren Ierullo developed the idea for AroundTown after she realized that local shops and smaller retail locations were getting left behind in the massive changes being brought about by technology. The internet and mobile technology had given customers new ways to shop and purchase goods, but small venues were eith...
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Google Ad Revenue Beats Advertising Income For All U.S Print Media Combined
By: Talha Bhatti | November 14th, 2012 | Business, Google, News
According to German firm Statista, search engine Google generates more advertising revenue than all U.S. based print publications put together. According to the statistical firm's study, California based Google had $20.8 billion of...
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Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Comments On Surface Sales Numbers
By: Kevin Green | November 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Tablets
On November 11, Mobile Syrup reported that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer “has gone on record with a French paper called Le Parisi...
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Hootsuite Mistakenly Reveals User Names and Emails In Email Notification
By: Kevin Green | November 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Canadian startup darling Hootsuite, found itself with pie on its face when the company ended up sending out thousands of emails to various users that contained the private information of other users. The social media management software developer sent out an email ealy this week that included the names and emails of other users so that they wer...
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