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Canada’s Wireless Carriers and CWTA Announce New Strategy to Deal With Smartphone Theft
0By: Jeff Stewart | November 16th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
Increase in mobile phone theft has forced various government authorities and telecom companies around the world to come up with solid and implementable solutions against the acts of crime in an effort to get ahead of the issue. Wireless carriers in Canada and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) have also been working closel...
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HootSuite Debuts Seven New Facebook Features to Assist Their Clients
By: Jeff Stewart | November 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Well-known and proudly Canadian social media management system, HootSuite has rolled out seven new features on November 13 to assist their clients operate and maximize Facebook more effectively. Three of the seven features are reserved for HootSuite’s Enterprise clients, with the remainde...
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Research In Motion Unveils BBM Voice, Free WiFi Calling to BBM Contacts
By: Jeff Stewart | November 16th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Now that January 30, 2013 is confirmed as the official launch date of Research In Motion’s (RIM) BB10 OS and hardware , the Canadian smartphone manufacturer is now looking to create more waves among its devotees and the greater mobile device community by announcing details of the new version of the company’s wildly popular Blackberry Messenger...
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Ideon Media Silently Acquires Nexopia, The Pioneer Social Networking Website of Canada
By: Jeff Stewart | November 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Earlier this week, Ideon Media, a digital advertising network out of Toronto, Canada purchased Edmonton based social networking website, Nexopia. The deal between the two companies was met with little fanfare due in large part to the fact that both parties remained silent ab...
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Canadian Firm Espial Experiences Further Losses in Third Quarter
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Espial, an Ottawa based local digital TV and IPTV software and solutions supplier, reported its third quarter results late last week. Unfortunately for the firm, the report was negative with a drop in revenues causing the company’s profit margins to shrink. Espial stated an 18 per cent decrease in total revenues to $3.1 million from the $3.8 ...
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Google Owned YouTube Updates App For Second Screen Experience With Google TV
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Android, Business, Google, Mobile Apps, News
YouTube has released a new app for Android powered devices which pairs with Google TV on the same wireless network. This second screen experience will allow users seamlessly move videos from their tablets or mobiles onto a big screen TV in their living room. Mario Queiroz, Google
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Fender Launches Apple-Compatible Guitar That Can Be Plugged In To iOS or PC
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Apple, Gadgets, iOS, News
On Monday, November 12 legendary guitar-maker Fender released their latest product, the Squier Stratocaster with mini-USB output. The electric guitar allows the user to plug it directly into a PC or iOS device. This ability lets any user record and manipulate their music digitally without the help of expensive studio equipment, a boon for aspiri...
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DogVacay Gets $6 Million is Series A Funding For Its Dog Sitting Service
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
California based startup DogVacay has married dog boarding services to the sharing economy trend and announced on November 13 that their firm had gotten $6 million in Series A funds from Benchmark Capital. Previously, DogVacay received $1 million for an initial seed round from S...
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In Flight Internet Firm Gogo Improves Services With New Antennas
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News
In flight internet service provider Gogo is going to be using new antennas to improve internet speeds and also allow more people to surf the web simultaneously on multiple air carriers. According to the company, the new equipment will not only double overall network capacity, it will also triple peak speeds. This will allow more ...
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NEC Launches Cloud Based Facial Recognition Service For Japanese Retailers
By: Kevin Green | November 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News
Facial recognition software is nothing new as developers have been working diligently to develop faster and more accurate version of the system for years. The technology has never truly taken off, but Japanese firm NEC hopes to change that with their $880 per month service that lets retailers in Japan profile customers utilizing facial recognition...
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