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Vancouver Based Progrid Launches “Important information relayed in seconds” App
0By: Talha Bhatti | May 21st, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Technology has given people from around the world numerous ways to communicate with each other. However, as the number of different methods increase the harder it gets to keep up with all the email, text messages, phone calls and social media communication causing important messages to slip through the cracks. Canadian startup Progrid Tech...
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ZTE to Launch its Mobile Devices in India by October 2013
By: Ali Raza | May 21st, 2013 | Business, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Chinese mobile device and telecom equipment maker, ZTE, has declared that it is entering the Indian market by directly offering the customers in the country a wide range of its smartphones and tablet PCs for the first time. The Chinese manufacturer has signed a deal with Calyx Telecommunications, a Pune-based company, that ...
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Despite Posting a Feeble Net Profit Qihoo 360 Manages to Gain $109.9 Million in Quarterly Revenue
By: Ali Raza | May 21st, 2013 | Business, News
Chinese software company Qihoo 360Â that is known for its app store, web browser and antivirus software, has declared its first quarter results for 2013 on Sunday, May 19th. The company reported that its net profit has declined, as Qihoo 360 has made a heavy investment in new technology in order to boost its mobile internet services and search business. As a result of that Qihoo was able to post ...
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YouLike Gives Subscribers The Chance To Find Love Online By Tracking Their Dislikes
By: Talha Bhatti | May 20th, 2013 | Business, Living, News
There are so many dating sites online that it can be hard to distinguish between the many offerings available to users. That is why entrepreneurs that are looking to differentiate themselves from the crowd try to infuse their dating platform with a new twist on the old idea. YouLike sets its self apart from the competition by considering use...
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Jolla Reveals New Smartphone With Sailfish OS and Customizable Covers
By: Talha Bhatti | May 20th, 2013 | Business, News, Smartphones
The smartphone has brought a lot of new startups into existence and many of them deal with mobile software and services. The hardware side of the equation is littered with companies producing accessories for popular models like the iPhone of Galaxy lineup from Samsung. Very few companies have tried to launch a complete new smartphone because the competition is being dominated by only a hand full o...
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Visa Canada Getting Ready To Launch Mobile Payment Systems With NFC
By: Talha Bhatti | May 18th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Smartphones are leading the charge in the creation of a wallet free payment system. Visa Canada's head of mobile innovation, Derek Colfer, believes that this new paradigm is already possible thanks to near field communications (NFC). Colfer spoke to TechVibes about the mobile payment future and why Visa is focusing on the NFC standard. He says, â...
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BlackBerry Doubles its Market Share in Canada but Losses Ground Internationally
By: Ali Raza | May 18th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry has been in the news for the past several because of several announcements made during its annual conference called BlackBerry Live in Orlando. Now Tavis McCourt’s analyst Raymond James has revealed that the market share of BlackBerry in Canada has doubled from last year's 6 percent stake. On Friday, May 17th the...
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Samsung Looking to Sell 10 Million Galaxy S IV Handsets
By: Ali Raza | May 18th, 2013 | Android, Business, Google, News, Smartphones
Samsung has recently declared that its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, has become the top selling handset ever in the history of the company. The official statement came from a Samsung executive who said that “As of the end of April, we supplied four million Galaxy S4 handsets to telecommunication operators around...
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TELUS Finally Buys Mobilicity for $380 Million
By: Jeff Stewart | May 17th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Rumours about Canadian telecom carrier TELUS have come true as the company declared on Thursday, May 16th that it has decided to buy Mobilicity, a wireless startup, for an amount of $380 million. As a result of this move, TELUS will now be able to w...
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Apple to Give Exclusive Contract to Pegatron Instead of Foxconn – Rumour
By: Ali Raza | May 17th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
Hon Hai Precision, also known as Foxconn, is a major partner of Apple and the Taiwan-based company depends a lot on the iOS device maker when it comes to revenue. Reuters claims that about 60 to 70 percent of the company’s income comes from the California-bas...
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