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Frontier Developments Building North American Office In Halifax, Canada
0By: Talha Bhatti | September 14th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Tablets
Frontier Developments, a British Game development firm, has finalized Halifax, Canada as the location for their latest expansion. The Canadian office will be used as the company’s North American center and should facilitate the development of mobile and tablet games. The Cambridge, England based company selected Halifax because of several...
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Vancouver’s LemonStand Secures Seed Funding Round from BDC and Angel Investors
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Vancouver’s own LemonStand has secured an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round from the Business Development Bank of Canada (IT Venture Fund) as well as four angel investors; Michael Klinger, Paul Rochester, Kalle Radage and Michael Weider. The former two angels represent the Chief Product ...
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Apple Introduces The iPhone 5, Canadians Can Get One September 21
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
California based tech titan Apple finally unveiled their hotly anticipated iPhone 5 at a standalone event yesterday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The device, arguably the most ballyhooed of the company’s history, features many of the specs that we have reported on in the months leading up to the launch event. ...
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Bell, Bell, Bell…BCE Looking to Launch Their Own Netflix Competitor
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Google, News, O Canada
According to CEO George Cope, telecommunications giant BCE Inc. is gearing up to launch their own Netflix competitor. The decision, which hinges on the success of the company’s proposed bid for rival Astral Media, will use the latter’s content to sell in an on-demand format in bot...
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Canadian Website WagJag Buys ‘Deal of the Day’ From Yellow Media
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Canada’s popular daily deal website, WagJag, released a statement last month which made public the firm's purchase of Deal of the Day. The Toronto based WagJag increased its subscriber based significantly when it bought its latest acquisition from previous owner
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With New Focus MediCore Gains Funding And Talent
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
MediaCore is only one year old but the Canadian technology startup has already attracted international investment and attention. The company's open source video Content Management System (CMS) platform helped it bring in $1 million of new capital from private angel investors Alex Khein and Pierre Andurand. This latest injection of cash has pushe...
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RocketOwl Uses Social Gaming To Battle Deforestation
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Business, Games, Living, O Canada
Canadian game development company, RocketOwl, is not your average start-up. The Ottawa based social and mobile game creator has a strong opinion about the need to protect our environment and the company is not afraid to let others know. In fact, the firm has tried to make sure that their tree friendly thoughts are front and center in their games...
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Reports Recommends No New Regulation, Deems Canadian Wireless Sector On Par With Global Firms
By: Talha Bhatti | September 12th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
A new report released by the Montreal Economic Institute states that the overall picture of Canada’s wireless services sector is good and the industry is competitive in pricing and technology when compared to other global players. The
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Ali Baba Expects To Leave Amazon And Ebay In The Dust Based On Transaction Value
By: Talha Bhatti | September 12th, 2012 | Business, Living, News
Alibaba Group’s Chief Strategy Officer, Zeng Ming, told reporters on Saturday, September 8 that his firm is forecasting their sales to exceed those of both Amazon and eBay combined. China’s largest ecommerce seller has been growing at bre...
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Google Glass Stands Out At New York Fashion Week
By: Talha Bhatti | September 12th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Google, Living
Google is known for innovative software but the search engine behemoth has never been popular as a design based firm. That has been Apple’s domain and the maker of the iPhone has shown that design is just as important as functionality. Google may have been paying attention to the late Steve J...
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