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Samsung Executives Reject Mark Zuckerberg’s Idea to Make Next “Facebook-Friendly” Smartphone – Report
0By: Jeff Stewart | June 20th, 2013 | Android, Business, News, Smartphones, Social Media
Facebook joined hands with HTC to produce the HTC First smartphone back in April this year to give users an Android-based device that comes with a pre-loaded Facebook interface. However, the social networking website failed to impress both critics and customers wit...
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LG Celebrates One Million Sales of Optimus G Pro in South Korea
By: Jeff Stewart | June 19th, 2013 | Android, Business, News, Smartphones
When LG launched the 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro earlier this year, only a few observers were expecting the device to do well. Before producing the flagship smartphone the South Korean company was initially focusing more on emerging markets by developing inexpensive mobile phones. However, when numerous Chinese manufacturers snatched a...
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Canadian Families Gets New Kid Friendly Section From Netflix For the Summer Holidays
By: Talha Bhatti | June 19th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
With summer in full swing many children are finally out of school and enjoying the holidays. This can be a fun time for kids but can be stressful for parents who have to deal with their normal responsibilities along with attending to children at home during times that they would be at school during the rest of the year. Finding things for kids to do during the summer can become a cumbersome task a...
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Samsung Opens Ontario’s First Samsung Service Centre In Heartland Town Centre
By: Talha Bhatti | June 19th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
South Korean electronics and consumer goods manufacturer, Samsung Electronics, continues to grow its presence in countries like Canada in order to take on global competition. The latest move from the company was announced on Wednesday, June 19 when Samsung Electronics Canada stated that it would be opening a Samsung Service Centre in Ontario wh...
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ING Direct Makes Cheque-In Feature Available for All Users to Directly Deposit Cash in Bank Account
By: Jeff Stewart | June 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
ING Direct has announced that it launched a Cheque-In feature for all their customers. Initially the bank had introduced a beta edition of the service that enabled users to snap a picture of their cheque from the back and front with an iPhone so they could directly deposit money into their account. After launching that beta...
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Study Reveals Canadian Companies Using Cloud Technology are More Progressive, Innovative and Outshine Their Peers
By: Jeff Stewart | June 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
IDC issues research reports regarding various sectors including up an coming area like Enterprise Cloud. The company has issued its second annual report named the Enterprise Cloud Study that focuses on IT leaders and businesses of big organizations in Canada. This new research report by IDC sgtates that cloud technology is necessary for businesses which are looking to save money, boost their produ...
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Former Executives of HTC Joins Mobile Phone Startup Kazam
By: Ali Raza | June 18th, 2013 | Business, News, Smartphones
When Taiwan-based HTC was gearing up to launch its flagship smartphone, the HTC One, earlier this year a number of company executives left the multinational corporation. After which several reports asserted that HTC was in serious trouble. However, now it seems that all those reports were nothing but speculation, as even after ...
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Samsung To Give 1 Million Galaxy Owners Latest Jay Z Album 72 Hours Before Launch
By: Talha Bhatti | June 17th, 2013 | Business, News, Smartphones
Music industry icons have been used by large consumer electronics makers as representatives of their brands. At the start of the year Canada based BlackBerry roped in popular singer Alicia Keys to help launch their brand new BlackBerry 10 platform. It is now being reported that Samsung is also utilizing the star power of Jay Z to promote their ...
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Recent US Supreme Court Ban On Naturally Occuring DNA May Help Biotech Startups
By: Talha Bhatti | June 17th, 2013 | Business, Health, News
Last week the United States Supreme Court made a ruling that will not allow human DNA to be patented. The case stopped two patents held by a Utah firm that were connected to ovarian and breast cancer. The court order stated that while naturally occurring genes could not be claimed as intellectual property, artificially copied DNA could be patented. Justice Clarence Thomas, said in his written stat...
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Wellington Financial Gives Elastic Path Software $8 million Debt Facility
By: Talha Bhatti | June 17th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian startups and technology firms have complained that they have a hard time getting access to fresh capital to help grow their businesses. Vancouver based Elastic Path Software will not have that problem thanks to a $8 million debt facility that is being provided by Wellington Financi...
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