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RIM Was Almost Another Android User
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Android, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins recently had a very candid interview with the UK Telegraph, revealing among other things (TQ was on it) that the company is strongly considering licensing their BB10 platform. Before that decision was reached however, the company also considered focusing on hardware and electing to use ...
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TELUS Handling Their Business – Raise 2012 Revenue Forecast
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Vancouver based telco TELUS Corp. have made a habit of keeping their customers happy and it seems to be bearing fruit. The company, which provides wireless, internet and television services Canada-wide have achieved their highest customer retention rate ever, indicating their users’ overall service satisfaction. A measure, known as ch...
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Canadian Social Dining Start-up The Social Feed Gets Gobbled Up by Grubwithus
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Social dining and the start-ups that spawn it represent a fantastic way to socialize and network over one of the world’s great equalizers – delicious food. Venice, California based Grubwithus, who manage a social dining network in the Bay Area, have decided to expand their...
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Samsung to Unveil the Galaxy Note 2 on August 29
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Android, Business, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Although Samsung’s Galaxy S III is the current talk of the Smartphone world, it seems like there is also a lot of excitement surrounding the company’s upcoming announcement of their Galaxy Note II. According to
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YouTube Invests Further Into Their New Funded Video Channels
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
In an effort to expand its content while also attracting blue chip advertisers to its website, Google Inc.’s YouTube invested $150 million into nearly 100 new channels approximately eight months ago. The gamble, if one can call it that, has born enough fruit that Google has decided to place a further $200 mi...
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Ottawa’s Wi-Lan Has a Less Than Favourable Quarter
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Publically traded patent licensing company Wi-LAN Inc. (WIN) reported a Q2 net loss of 100,000 (USD), amounting to less than one cent per share. The loss was a result of a myriad of things, including a $2.5 million year over year in expenses related to patent litigation. Other unexpected costsÂ...
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Amazon Upgrades Their Cloud Player Music Storage System
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News
Earlier this week, Amazon.com announced some significant changes to their Cloud Player storage system. Users will now be able to scan and match their personal music library (iTunes and Windows Media Player) with that of
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RIM is Considering Licensing the BB10 Platform
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 2nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Moribund smartphone manufacturer RIM, who gained prominence and fame due to their hardware devices, might be considering licensing their upcoming BlackBerry 10 (BB10) platform in order to gain back some of its lost market share. According to a Daily Te...
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Canadian Firm 20-20 Technologies Acquired by Vector Capital Corp. for $77 Million
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 1st, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Montreal based 20-20 Technologies Inc. has been acquired by San Francisco private equity firm Vector Capital Corp. The acquisition is valued at $4 per share or $77 million overall. The company specializes in world class software for computer-aided interior design and furniture manufacturing. The overall acqu...
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Corus Linking Up With Rogers, Shaw and CBC for Online Ad Revenue
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 1st, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
An alliance known as the Canadian Premium Audience Exchange (CPAX) has been forged between some of Canada’s largest broadcasting companies. Toronto’s Corus Entertainment Inc. has buddied up with Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. the ...
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