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Sofkill Design Studio Shows Protoype 3D Printed Home Created Using Human Bone Algorithm
0By: Talha Bhatti | November 7th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, News
Softkill is a London based design studio that is at the forefront of 3D printed architecture. The company recently gave attendees of the 3D Printshow a glimpse of what the future holds for the industry. They showcased their concept which currently holds the working na...
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HubSpot Gets $35 Million In Fresh Funds To Grow Social Media Marketing Software Business
By: Talha Bhatti | November 7th, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
US based startup HubSpot has recently acquired $35 million thanks to a successful round of funding. The company develops software to help their customers market products and services using social media. Hubspot has its offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has previously received $65 million in funding from venture capitalists. ...
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Yip Yap Develops a Bluetooth Enabled Phone For Young Children Called Pipsqueak
By: Talha Bhatti | November 7th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Toddlers and young children mimic what their parents do and with smartphones becoming an invaluable part of many working families’ lives, children want to use these expensive and fragile devices. Similar to playing with car keys, young children want use a working smartphone but the sensitive nature of the device makes it difficult to hand it over to kids. That’s why a company name...
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Canada Based Startup Privacy Analytics Raises Undisclosed Amount from VCs
By: Jeff Stewart | November 6th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Accessing health care data has always posed a challenge for researchers in the healthcare industry due in large part to privacy concerns, as the breach of such personalized data could result in significant contingent liabilities while also potentially ruining the reputation and careers of those medical practitioners involved. However, the ability to harness high value healthcare data ...
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Peter Thiel Backed LightSail Energy Secures $37.3 Million Round D Investment
By: Jeff Stewart | November 6th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Clean energy projects remain popular among big time investors, as returns in this sector have proven to be quite strong over time. However, in order to attract investors it is imperative that the alternate energy project should be both superior to current alternatives while also being feasible. Peter Thiel, the veteran entrepreneur and venture capitalist behind major projects including
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Nexalogy and HootSuite Join Hands To Create Social Data Visualizer
By: Kevin Green | November 6th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Canadian social data analytics firm Nexalogy has announced that it has partnered with rising Canadian technology startup HootSuite to offer a new app that offers users a social media visualizer tool. In the announcement, Nexalogy CEO Claude Théoret, says that, “We are excited to...
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BoostTurbine Offers Solution For Mobile Charging During Disasters
By: Kevin Green | November 6th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Hurricane Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left millions of people without power and communication for extended periods of time. Many people used cellphones to keep in touch with family, friends and rescue workers, but as the power outages went beyond the 24 hour mark several of those people went off the grid as their devices lost power. This problem was a major issue for people that...
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Report Indicates Apple May Discontinue Using Intel Chips and Build Their Own Processors Instead
By: Kevin Green | November 6th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News
In a recently released Bloomberg report, writers Adam Stariano, Peter Burrows, and Ian King claimed that California based technology giant Apple is looking to get rid of the Intel chips it currently uses ...
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Foursquare Updates Mobile App To Include New 1-10 Rating System
By: Kevin Green | November 6th, 2012 | Business, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
On November 5 start-up firm Foursquare announced its latest updates for the company’s iOS app available in the Apple iTunes store. The location based social network now allows users to see a rating of 1 to 10 next to venues that they encounter through the Explore function. This...
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New Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer To Give First Interview Since Taking Over
By: Kevin Green | November 6th, 2012 | Business, News
Former Google executive, Marissa Mayer, made headlines when she quit the search engine giant to become the new CEO of Yahoo!. At Google, Mayer was used to her role in front of the camera and rarely missed an opportunity to talk to the press about products and services that her company was launching. That is why it was a surprise that the newly mi...
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