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Canadian Media Outlets Bell and Shaw Joins Hand with Twitter
0By: Jeff Stewart | June 14th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Television, advertising and social media have evolved a lot over the years and as a result of this businesses, social networking sites and media outlets are also changing their strategies to adjust and adapt according to new changes in these mediums. It is a result of these changes that popular micro-blogging website Twitter has...
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Winnipeg-Based Startup SpotSquad to Give Money to People Who Report Illegal Parking
By: Jeff Stewart | June 14th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Winnipeg-based SpotSquad is a new addition to the list of mobile apps that has been created to put money in the pockets of people who report illegal parking. For instance if someone has parked a car in a disabled person’s spot or in front of a fire hydrant, a user reports the violation and he or she will get a share in the fine if the driver gets charged. However, before reporting a parking viol...
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Yahoo Acquires Free Conference Calling Service Rondee within 24 Hours after Getting Hold of GhostBird Software
By: Ali Raza | June 13th, 2013 | Business, News
Yahoo’s acquisition run has not ended after acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion and the multinational corporation acquired iOS app developer, GhostBird Software on Wednesday, June 12th and roughly within 24 hours after that the company got hold of Rondee, a fre...
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Music Companies’ Executives Praises Apple’s Eddy Cue for Negotiating iTunes Radio Deals Gracefully
By: Ali Raza | June 13th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Cars, Mobile Apps, NewsThe senior vice president of Apple’s software and services, Eddy Cue, holds a vital position in the Cupertino-based company and the 24 year old veteran is also known for his significant roles in behind the scene negotiations. The Financial Times has recently reported that Eddy played a big role in finalizing a deal for the lates...
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British Columbia Residents Can Now Get Virtual Doctor Visits Thanks To Startup Medeo.ca
By: Talha Bhatti | June 12th, 2013 | Business, Health, News, O Canada
Busy lifestyles can make routine and import tasks like a doctor's visit a troublesome distraction from work and school related tasks. Medical professionals used to do house-calls but those days are long gone and most patients are forced to make their way to clinics or hospitals for checkups usually during working hours. Canadian technology startup Medeo.ca
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Investors Put $1.25 Million Into Desktop Visualization Startup WorldDesk
By: Talha Bhatti | June 12th, 2013 | Business, News
Belfast-based angel investment firm, Lough Shore Investments, and several anonymous investors from the US have injected another $1.25 million into Desktop visualization firm, WorldDesk. The startup was founded in Ireland but has since moved to California and has stated that the new money will be used to add more development staff and also...
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Foxconn Forms Alliance with Taiwan Mobile to Produce Inexpensive A5 Smartphones for Telecom Operator
By: Ali Raza | June 12th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision, formed an alliance with Mozilla earlier to manufacturer Firefox powered handsets for the company. This move was seen as a step to reduce revenue dependence on California-based tech giant
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New iOS 7 and MacBooks Revealed At Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference
By: Talha Bhatti | June 11th, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, Mobile Apps, News
Apple's Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) got of to a great start in San Francisco, California on January 10. The maker of the iPhone had some big announcements including a brand new iOS 7 to power Apple's mobile devices along with stellar looking Macbooks and a much rumored st...
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Rovio Entertainment Hires Veteran Nokia Executive Teemu Suila as New COO
By: Jeff Stewart | June 11th, 2013 | Business, Games, News
The developer behind the popular Angry Birds game, Rovio Entertainment, made it known on Monday, June 10th that they had hired Teemu Suila as their new Chief Operating Officer. Suila is an old hand when it comes to decision-making, as prior to joining Rovio Entertainment he was working as a senior level executive in different d...
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Apple Signs Third Big Music Label Sony to Announce iRadio Service at Upcoming WWDC
By: Ali Raza | June 10th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News
Last week The New York Times reported that Apple signed a deal with the Warner Music Group for its purported iRadio service that will give the tech giant music and publishing rights. In addition to this, the NYK also divulged that Apple was also holding talks with Sony Music Entertainment and their publishing department Sony/ATV. ...
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