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Looking to Switch Add Data to Your Phone Plan? Rogers is Offering New Customers Three Months of Unlimited Data
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 11th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
More than ever, mobile devices are being used for data usage rather than phone related activity. The revenues generated from mobile internet is also representing a larger part of our service providers’ finances, making it of increased importance to them as well. In light of this, Rogers Communications Inc. is making a push to att...
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British Mobile Processor Firm ARM Is Set to Introduce the Next Step in Mobile Graphics Quality
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 11th, 2012 | Business, Games, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Thanks to ARM, smartphones and tablets will soon possess visual graphics technology that rivals that of the highest end game consoles such as X Box 360 and PlayStation 3. The advancement comes by way of the company’s latest series of Mali T600 designs, whose current iterations can be found in the Samsung Galaxy S III among other devices. The new lin...
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WORD IS: IBM is Kicking RIM’s Enterprise Services Unit’s Tires
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 11th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
According to Bloomberg News, Intelligent Business Machines (IBM), the world’s largest provider of enterprise computer service is interested in acquiring RIM’s Enterprise Services Unit. Citing two sources with intimate knowledge ...
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Where Does Canada Rank in Terms of Internet Connection Speed?
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 11th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
A major internet content delivery network based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts called Akamai Technologies, Inc. releases a quarterly report known as The State of the Internet, collecting massive amounts of internet connection related data. Some of the most valuable and telling information concerning the way the world is connecting with the interne...
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Disney Research Has Their Eyes Set on a Touchscreen REVELution
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 11th, 2012 | Business, Living, News
A lesser known part of the Disney conglomerate is making some incredible advancement in the way the world will experience touch screen technology. Disney Research, the self-proclaimed “science behind the magic” has created a way to add physical sensation to almost anything that can be touched in the physical world. The effect is that friction can be...
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Canadian B2B Customer Advocate Management Company Influitive Closes $3.75M Round
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 10th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Toronto based company Influitive, specialists in customer advocate management and mobilization have had themselves quite a week. The company took to their website on Wednesday that they had closed a $3.75 million round of funding from a myriad of industr...
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HootSuite is The Social Media Management Platform of Choice for the World’s Top Brands
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 10th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Vancouver based HootSuite, the creators behind the innovative and standard setting social media management dashboard. The company has been able to offer its 5 million plus clients with a means of easily and effectively curating their social media presence for maximal effect. According to a recent survey by
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Bell Posts Impressive Q2 Numbers, Raise Dividend
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 9th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) made their Q2 results public yesterday, posting impressive growth and profit numbers. The company’s strong quarter was driven by Bell Media and the division’s TV and wireless business. The country’s second largest wireless carrier managed to add 47,208 customers over the past four months giving them a total...
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BCE Inc.’s Bid for Astral Media Inc. is Being Opposed by Competitors
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 8th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
It seems that BCE Inc.’s proposed $3.38 billion takeover of Astral Media Inc. is facing public opposition from three competitor firms. Cogeco Cable Inc., Eastlink and Quebecor Inc. have stepped up ...
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RIM Can’t Shake Those Samsung Rumours
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 8th, 2012 | Android, Business, Google, News, O Canada, Smartphones
There is absolutely no question that RIM’s future hinges on the success of its upcoming operating system, BB10. The company, which has seen its market share dwindle due to inferior software and hardware is in the midst of a thorough strategic review. The review will consider a myriad of options with the long term future of the company in mind. As
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