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RIM Will be Cutting Several Jobs in Nova Scotia
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 17th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
The loss of employment is never an easy time for people, however it is an inevitable part of life that often leads to better things down the line. RIM has long stated that they would be cutting 5,000 jobs world round, however have remained extremely tight lipped regarding which offices and areas would be most affected. It seems that Nova Scotia will e...
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Give the Gift (Card) of Google Play
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Android, Business, Google, News
Apple’s iTunes gift cards have been widely available and extremely popular for quite some time, prompting many Android users to wonder when Google would introduce gift cards of their own. The Droid-heads can all rejoice, as Google Play gift cards have officially been introduced. The news won’t be coming as a total surprise to the many that were aware that Google’s latest Play St...
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RIM CEO Says RIM Will Launch Six BB10 Devices
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
With all RIM has riding on their upcoming operating platform BlackBerry 10 and the updated devices that will optimize it, any news regarding the two is always worth sharing. The man in charge of bringing RIM back to respectable relevance, CEO Thorsten Heins recently shared in an interview with
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RIM is Looking to Sell Cloud Service Provider NewBay, Potentially Other Assets as Well
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Part of RIM’s current CEO Thorsten Heins’ less than enviable job is a full scale strategic review of the company’s strategy, assets and business streams. The process involves difficult decisions that allow the company to both right the ship as soon as possible so that the company has a chance at the future. According to source with knowledge of ...
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Apple Stores Up in Halifax and Coquitlam
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, O Canada
According to Apple Canada, the tech giant will be opening their 25th Canadian location with an official launch this Saturday, August 18, 2012. The location is based in the Halifax Shopping Centre (7001 Mumford Road, Halifax NS) is the East...
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Hotmail Replacement Outlook.com Hits 10 Million Users
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 14th, 2012 | Business, News
Following a much needed revamp of their moribund email service Hotmail, Microsoft can give themselves a pat on the back for their work with Outlook....
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RIM Employees Laid Off in Waterloo Will be Supported by Local Universities, Employment Ontario and Communitech
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Although there has not been word on where the axe will fall for RIM as they purge 5,000 jobs over the next few months (TQ was on it), there is little doubt that the company’s home base will be affected. The layoffs represent 30% of the company’s 16,500 member workforce, 9,000...
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RIM Watches on as Their Market Share Evaporates
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 14th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Business, Google, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Waterloo’s Research in Motion has to stand and watch as their piece of the growing multi-billion dollar Smartphone pie is being taken. The company, much to the dismay of shareholders and nationalists seems to be staying stagnant while competitors are releasing a multitude of superior devices.
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Toronto Mobile Security Company Fixmo Gets Some US Greenback Love
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 13th, 2012 | Android, Business, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
With mobile devices becoming an increasingly critical part of how companies communicate and do business, there is an unquestioned need for effective and reliable security on said devices. Thanks to this need as well as the advancements and dominance of both the Android and iOS platforms, companies like Toronto’s Fixmo Inc. represent a boon to enterprises and gover...
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Tim Hortons is Branching Out, Create T DISCs with Tassimo
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 12th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Fans of Tim Hortons coffee can now enjoy their favourite coffee one serving at a time thanks to the Canadian icon announced partnership with Kraft Foods’ Tassimo On-Demand Beverage System. The special single serving packets, known as T DISCs will be availab...
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