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Fab.com to Let Go 100 of its Employees Working at Berlin Office by the End of This Year
0By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News
In order to centralize its operations at their headquarters in New York, Fab has plans to let go of 100 of its employees working at its Berlin office by the end of this year. This news was broken by the founder of Fab, Jason Goldberg, himself through a blog post in which he sadly said goodbye to 100 of his 700 employees. Goldberg also ...
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Cloudscaling Begins Search for New CEO as Michael Grant Steps Down from His Post
By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News
The cofounder and CTO of Cloudscaling, Randy Bias, has made it known through a blog post on Tuesday, July 30th that the CEO of his company Michael Grant is stepping down from his post and the search for the replacement has already begun. Bias also revealed in the post that for the time being he will serve as the interim CE...
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Bell President and CEO Warns Canadian Wireless Users About Verizon Through an Open Letter
By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian wireless incumbents are already giving the US-based carrier Verizon a tough time even before it has entered the local wireless market. The reason Canadian firms being aggressive with the Verizon is that local wireless companies want the Canadian government to provide an equal playing field to all incumbents rat...
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AVG Acquires the Services of Ex-Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs to Expand its Mobile Business
By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News
After leaving Mozilla, former CEO, Gary Kovacs, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of AVG, a privacy and web security company. The news was broken by AVG itself, as the company issued a press release to announce the appointm...
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Execution Labs to Take Part in Convertible Note Program of BDC Venture Capital
By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Execution Labs, an Indie game accelerator, has decided to take part in the convertible note program from BDC Venture Capital, as a participant. The company is trying to make an attempt at winning $...
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Textbookrental.ca secures $415K Seed Round Financing by Seek Capital
By: Talha Bhatti | July 30th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Renting textbooks has become a trendy option for many college and university students thanks to TextbookRental.ca and their partnership with Indigo Books. After working with Canada’s largest book retailer, TextbookRental.ca was able to secure guaranteed financing and clos...
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TELUS Makes It Possible For Android Users To Surf With New Optik TV Remote App
By: Talha Bhatti | July 30th, 2013 | Android, Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The life of Android users has just gotten a whole lot easier after the introduction of TELUS’ new Optik TV Remote app for devices supporting Google’s operating system. The basic idea behind the creation of the app was to make the need for the remote control obsolete and brin...
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Entries Being Accepted by nextMEDIA for The 2013 Digi Awards
By: Talha Bhatti | July 30th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
People have been waiting impatiently for the Digi Awards nominations and nextMEDIA has finally announced that it will now be accepting entries for the 2013 Digi Awards, an event that focuses on highlighting companies, people and products that are making waves in the world of Canadian digital media. All members of the digital elite ar...
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1000 Startups Being Showcased by Startup Canada
By: Talha Bhatti | July 28th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Getting Canadian entrepreneurs out and in the open while maximizing exposure to the international community is the reason why Startup Canada launched its beta website called ‘1000 Startups’. The site is part of its new campaign that will have the profile of 1000 entrepreneurs, built by their well-known team of volunteers. Casting a sp...
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NuData Security Detecting Criminals Earlier to Reduce Risk of Account Takeover Fraud
By: Talha Bhatti | July 28th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Online fraud has always been a concern for businesses and consumers alike, especially when it comes to monetary transactions. Vancouver based NuData Security is hoping to change how users feel about inputting their sensitive information and keeping it secure by revolutionizing the way they deal with such fraud. For Jules...
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