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eHealth is Transforming the Canadian Health Care System
0By: Talha Bhatti | November 27th, 2012 | Business, Health, News, O Canada
Many of us have had to deal with trying to decipher what a physician has written on a prescription or other health form. It may seem like just another funny anecdote, however it can be a serious matter when doctors' prescriptions are incorrectly interpreted and the wrong medication administered. That is why many health care providers are now switching to digital solutions within the medical field ...
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Apple May Release Low-Priced iPhone in 2014
By: Jeff Stewart | November 26th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
According to long time Apple analyst, Gene Munster, the Cupertino company will launch cheaper iteration of its iconic iPhone device in 2014. This device is believed to be a non-subsidized version of the current iPhone device priced at approximately $200. The California based iPhone maker may be leaning towards th...
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Lattice Engines Seizes $20 Million in Latest Round
By: Ali Raza | November 26th, 2012 | Business, News
In a recently concluded funding round, Lattice Engines successfully raised $20 million. The campaign was led by New Enterprise Associates who see promise in the firm's predictive analytics platform that gives information to sales staff, so they can sell...
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Instagram Sees 10 Million Posts During U.S. Thanksgiving Weekend
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
Photo sharing social network, Instagram, had a record breaking Thanksgiving this year as the site’s users shared 10 million photos in the US. The peak traffic on the site was at 12:40PM PST when 226 images per second were being shared. Almost 200 photos were being posted every second for several hours on November 22 and broke every record i...
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Lacquerous Offers Premium Nail Colours In Netflix Like Service
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, Living, News
Beauty startup, Lacquerous, has figured out that most women buy a lot of nail polish but never end up using the entire bottle. In most cases the colour of nail polish falls out of fashion and the bottle is left half full until it is either thrown away or the colour comes back in style. Lacquerous wants to get rid of all that waste and offer...
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WhenIWork Builds User Base of 50,000 As it Focuses on Shift Scheduling Solutions for SMB’s
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Social Media
Based out of Minnesota, employee scheduling service provider WhenIWork, offers small businesses a tool to help in shift scheduling. The services is cloud-based and lets employers schedule works for their staff and communicate with them using multiple platforms including the internet, iOS apps, Android Apps, email and social media. WhenIWork got ...
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RIM Stocks See Jump As Markets Optimistic Of BB10 Launch
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canadian technology giant, Research In Motion's stock price has rallied in the last few days as the the launch date of the struggling firm's new operating system and smartphones approaches. With the BlackBerry 10 and related devices expected to hit the market by early next year, the makers of the famed BlackBerry devices has seen its stocks jump ne...
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Vancouver Convinces Hootsuite To Stay In City With Head-Office Deal
By: Kevin Green | November 26th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has worked out a deal with social-media startup Hootsuite to keep the rapidly expanding company’s head quarters in the Canadian city. On November 22, city officials announced that Hootsuite would purchase a building in Mount Pleasant from the city of Vancouver through a lease-to-own agreement. Mayor Roberts...
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Fairfax Financial’s Huge Gamble Paid Off as RIM’s Stock Price Finally Surged Up
By: Ali Raza | November 24th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion (RIM)’s shares were trading around $15 when Chief Executive of Fairfax Financial, Prem Watsa decided to purchase 14 million shares of this company back in January this year. After this deal, Watsa, who is respectfully known as “Canada’s W...
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Chango Successfully Raises $12 Million and Offers New Positions
By: Ali Raza | November 23rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Toronto based search re-targeting firm Chango announced yesterday that it has successfully secured $12 million in financial support with existing backers Rho Canada Ventures, iNovia, Mantella Venture Partners, Extreme Venture Partners and Meta...
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