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Facebook Testing New Ad Network For Off Site Ad Placement
0By: Talha Bhatti | September 22nd, 2012 | Android, Business, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
After Facebook’s disappointing IPO and stock activity since, the company has been looking at ways to bring in some positive news and help increase its share prices. One of the problems that the company is trying to tackle is its revenue generation from ads and focusing on its underutilized mobile customer base. Â
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Yahoo! Gets Rid Of BlackBerry As Company Approved Phone
By: Talha Bhatti | September 22nd, 2012 | Android, Business, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion (RIM) was once known as the smartphone of choice for businesses and governments around the world because of its security and effective typing. It seems that even this image may be eroding along with the rest of the company. In a move that may be seen as another nail in the BlackBerry coffin, ex-Google executive and newly hired
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More Than Half Of Canadian Wireless Customers Own Smartphones
By: Talha Bhatti | September 19th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Google, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Business analytics firm comScore revealed at the Canadian Wireless Trade Show on September 13 that 54% of Canadians are smartphone owners. comScore had a list of other statistics about the mobile marketplace in Canada that shed some light on the sector and confirmed some analyst theories. Many outsiders had predicted the Canadaâ€...
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ComScore Data Highlights Android Dominance In Canadian Smartphone Market
By: Talha Bhatti | September 17th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Google, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The Canadian Wireless Trade Show had a presentation by ComScore on September 13 which highlighted a lot of statistics and data about the mobile sector in Canada. Â The business analytics firms slide show made clear that the assumptions made by many industry observers and...
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Android Becomes Most Shipped OS To Indonesia After Beating Out BlackBerry
By: Talha Bhatti | September 15th, 2012 | Android, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has released new data that shows Research In Motion (RIM) has slipped into second place in Indonesia after Google’s Android mobile operating system became the leading OS in the country. Traditionally, R...
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Looking to Buy The Samsung Galaxy Note II Canada? Expect to Get 50GB of Dropbox Storage Free
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 14th, 2012 | Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones
No news is quite as good as that heard directly from the horse’s mouth. With that in mind allow us to share this little tidbit from the good people at Samsung Canada. According to the aforementioned source, both the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera will be offering 50GB of free Dropbox
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Bell, Bell, Bell…BCE Looking to Launch Their Own Netflix Competitor
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Google, News, O Canada
According to CEO George Cope, telecommunications giant BCE Inc. is gearing up to launch their own Netflix competitor. The decision, which hinges on the success of the company’s proposed bid for rival Astral Media, will use the latter’s content to sell in an on-demand format in bot...
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Google Glass Stands Out At New York Fashion Week
By: Talha Bhatti | September 12th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Google, Living
Google is known for innovative software but the search engine behemoth has never been popular as a design based firm. That has been Apple’s domain and the maker of the iPhone has shown that design is just as important as functionality. Google may have been paying attention to the late Steve J...
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Toys ‘R’ Us Rolls Out Tablet For Children
By: Talha Bhatti | September 12th, 2012 | Android, Business, Gadgets, News, Tablets
The iconic toy retailer, Toys ‘R’ Us, announced on September 10 that they will be releasing their own brand of tablets for children. The new device, named Tabeo, will sell for $149.99 and will only be available through Toys ‘R’ Us. The company has stated that Tabeo will go on sale by October 21, right in time for the Christmas shopping...
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DeveloperAuction’s Unique Recruitment Model Leads to $30M in Job Offers
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 11th, 2012 | Google, News
A recruitment platform called DeveloperAuction has created what they believe to be a transparent and effective means for startups to hire engineering talent. Co-founded by 99designs’ Matt Mickiewicz, the company ended its first auction on August 31st of this year. The event saw 88 engineers showcase their ta...
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