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Blurtopia Launches Real Time Feedback App on iOS
0By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, iOS, News, Smartphones
California based Blurtopia launched its latest feedback app for the iOS platform on at the beginning of this month. The app allows users to aggregate the opinions of others through “blurts” which can be set up so that others can either share their sentiments via a thumbs up or down, a one to five rating or choose between two options. &nbs...
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Government Partnership Looks To Promote Canadian Clean Tech Firms Abroad
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canada has aspirations of becoming a world leader in the clean tech sector and the government is playing its part to promote Canadian firms around the world. The federal government of Ottawa is looking to get a larger piece of the renewable energy and energy efficiency market by supporting companies that are moving towards commercializing their products. The Canadian government’s agencies that d...
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Canada Based Startup TitanFile Secures $1.1 Million Financing
By: Ali Raza | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Canada based start-up TitanFile has developed a system that is used for the secure transfer of classified data over various devices. The promising company recently declared that they have secured $1.1 million in financing from several investors to fuel future growth. With this giant leap, TitanFile will soon be available to users, allowing ...
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eBay Takes On Groupon With its Own Daily Deal Service
By: Ali Raza | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Google, News
U.S based auction website, eBay Inc., is trying to create new avenues of income and has recently introduced its own daily deal section. The website will be taking on Groupon by offering coupons for deals from local businesses and service providers and has named the section eBay Lifestyle De...
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Samsung Gives World First View Of Galaxy S III Mini In Frankfurt
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Samsung had not been very open about the Galaxy S III Mini since rumors started hitting news outlets that a smaller version of the Korean firm’s best selling smartphone was in the works (TQ was on it). Eventually Samsung mobile chief JK Shin...
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Frank & Oak Gets $5 Million From Canadian And American Investors
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Montreal based men’s clothing start-up, Frank & Oak, has successfully secured $5 million in funding from Venture Capitalists in Canada and the United States. The first round was led by Lightbank and investors included big names Rho Ventures and Real Ventures Canada. T...
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Canadian Music Aggregator Startup MyMusic.Com Starts With $1 Million Investment Round
By: Kevin Green | October 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
MyMusic.com launched out of beta late last week following the reception of a $1 million round of funding last May. The angel investors that gave the music aggregator funding belonged to Ottawa and Toronto and helped the Canadian start up with cash and a high caliber advisory board. MyMusic.com is a music content aggregator that highl...
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Kobo Buys French Self Publishing Company Aquafadas
By: Kevin Green | October 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Canadian e-book seller, Kobo, announced late last week that it had acquired French company Aquafadas but did not give any further details regarding the financial parameters of the deal. The Toronto based Kobo bought Aquafadas so that it could add magazines, comics, and children’s books to...
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Lockitron Founders Grateful to Kickstarter for Crowdfunding Concept
By: Jeff Stewart | October 13th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Kickstarter has done a great job of setting itself apart as a platform that provides a way to get crowdfunding for creative projects. Lockitron founders Paul Gerhardt and Cameron Robertson were very excited about using Kickstarter to get funding for their own hardware oriente...
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CRTC Getting Ready To Create Code Of Conduct For Wireless Sector With Consumer Help
By: Kevin Green | October 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is looking for the Canadian populace to tell them about their experiences with wireless providers in the country. The reviews, which can be both positive and negative, will be used by the federal body to create a code of conduct for wireless service provi...
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