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DARPA Wants To Use Robots To Scavange Space Junk and Build New Satellites
0By: Talha Bhatti | January 23rd, 2013 | Gadgets, News
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Tuesday, January 22 posted a video that showed what the government agency had in mind for the Phoenix project. The initiative is meant to help make satellites cheaper and was started a year ago. According to the video Darpa want to create robots that locate dead satellites and then harvest...
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Innovate Calgary Declares Peter Garret as New President
By: Ali Raza | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Innovate Calgary supports, facilitates and accelerates innovation in the technology sector and has stated on January 22 that its interim President, Peter Garret, will now be their new full time leader. The Canadian business which is based in Calgary says that this move "signifies corporate stability." The organizati...
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Vancouver-Based Solegear Bioplastics Gets Strategic Investment from Best Buy Capital
By: Ali Raza | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Vancouver-based Solegear Bioplastics is an award winning developer of bioplastics technology has affirmed that Best Buy Capital, an investment division of Best Buy Co, Inc has made a strategic investment in the firm. The founder of Solegear, Toby Reid, made ...
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RIM Renames BlackBerry World Conference To BlackBerry Live
By: Ali Raza | January 23rd, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
In order to make its BlackBerry 10 platform successful Research In Motion has made many changes to its upcoming devices and marketing tactics. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer has also changed the name of its app store from BlackBerry App World to just Blackber...
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Dell on Verge of Leveraged Buyout
By: Umair Yousuf | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, News, Tablets
Dell, one of the biggest PC manufacturers is on the verge of a buyout as sources close to the deal have confirmed that Silver Lake Management LLC is close to taking over the technology giant with a leveraged buyout. As revealed by a Bloomberg report those close to the talks have...
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5-Inch iPhone Rumors Dismissed By New Reports
By: Ali Raza | January 23rd, 2013 | Apple, News, Smartphones
Rumours about Apple products are nothing new and recently the tech world was abuzz with reports that Apple would produce the next edition of the iPhone in the coming months an offer the device different colours like iPod Touch. That story gave way to rumors that Apple would succumb to calls for a larger smartphone and release a 5-inch iP...
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Air Canada Joins Canadian Companies in Releasing Apps for RIM’s BB10 Platform
By: Ali Raza | January 23rd, 2013 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
With just one week left in the launch of Research In Motion’s much talked about Blackberry 10 platform and devices the company has kept up the momentum of its app store by bringing in as many new apps as possible. With each passing day a new company announces that they are ready to launch their Blackberry 10 apps. Recently, a number of C...
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Swiss Researchers Attempt to Create Cheap and Effective Solar Cells
By: Zain Nabi | January 23rd, 2013 | News
Solar cells that are generally heavy, hard and expensive can be used for a variety of purposes, but a cheaper version of these cells that would be flexible and relatively easier to use will make them even more important. Some Swiss researchers are working to create a cheap and effective version of these cells, and they have reportedly got some breakthrough. According to
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Test Driving Audi Style
By: Umair Yousuf | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, Cars, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Test drives today are just a small spin around the block for most vehicle buyers leaving much to be desired as customers cannot fully test or experience the handling, power and acceleration of the vehicle they wish to buy. One company though is seeking to change that. Audi Canada it seems has realised the dissatisfaction many customers feel w...
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Yahoo Buys Online Content Curation Site Snip.it
By: Talha Bhatti | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, News
Yahoo has announced that it is buying content curation site Snip.it to help the Marissa Mayer led firm meet its new company goals. All things D reports that Yahoo is paying in the “mid teens” of millions of dollars to acquire the firm but no exact number has been provided. Snip.it is...
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