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Facebook’s “Want” Button Being Tested On Seven E-Commerce Sites
0By: Kevin Green | October 16th, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
Last week Facebook announced that it would start testing out its new “Want” button. The concept is similar to the “Like” button but is an attempt by the social network to make a push into the e-commerce marketplace. The company announced that seven retailers were selected to help in the initial test of the new services. Confirmed test...
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University of Iowa uses New Biofeedback Therapy to Treat Students with Test Anxiety
By: Jeff Stewart | October 16th, 2012 | Health, Living, News
Due to the ever increasing pressures of academic studies, many students around the world face anxiety issues relating to their school work. Cognitive scientists have been working for years to solve this serious problem, but have failed to find any tangible solution for the anxiety until now. Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed ...
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Twitter Expand Global Footprint with New Office in Korea
By: Jeff Stewart | October 16th, 2012 | News, Social Media
Considering the strong growth in the number of Twitter users in Korea, the American micro blogging site has big plans for its brand new office in the country. Vice President of Marketing Development for the Asia-Pacific region for Twitter, James Kondo, laid down Twitter's plans in a press conference late last week. According to detai...
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Get Ready to Activate Siri from Your Wrist Watch
By: Ali Raza | October 16th, 2012 | Apple, Gadgets, Google, News, Smartphones
The concept of smartwatches is not new, but California based Kickstarter project, Martian Watches, has given this idea a new direction by introducing Bluetooth voice command into their watches, allowing users to connect to Apple's Siri through their iPhone. Martian Watches started their campaign at the beginning of this month and set a goal of $200,000. It is expected that once people...
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Blurtopia Launches Real Time Feedback App on iOS
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, iOS, News, Smartphones
California based Blurtopia launched its latest feedback app for the iOS platform on at the beginning of this month. The app allows users to aggregate the opinions of others through “blurts” which can be set up so that others can either share their sentiments via a thumbs up or down, a one to five rating or choose between two options. &nbs...
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Government Partnership Looks To Promote Canadian Clean Tech Firms Abroad
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canada has aspirations of becoming a world leader in the clean tech sector and the government is playing its part to promote Canadian firms around the world. The federal government of Ottawa is looking to get a larger piece of the renewable energy and energy efficiency market by supporting companies that are moving towards commercializing their products. The Canadian government’s agencies that d...
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Canada Based Startup TitanFile Secures $1.1 Million Financing
By: Ali Raza | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Canada based start-up TitanFile has developed a system that is used for the secure transfer of classified data over various devices. The promising company recently declared that they have secured $1.1 million in financing from several investors to fuel future growth. With this giant leap, TitanFile will soon be available to users, allowing ...
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eBay Takes On Groupon With its Own Daily Deal Service
By: Ali Raza | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Google, News
U.S based auction website, eBay Inc., is trying to create new avenues of income and has recently introduced its own daily deal section. The website will be taking on Groupon by offering coupons for deals from local businesses and service providers and has named the section eBay Lifestyle De...
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Samsung Gives World First View Of Galaxy S III Mini In Frankfurt
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
Samsung had not been very open about the Galaxy S III Mini since rumors started hitting news outlets that a smaller version of the Korean firm’s best selling smartphone was in the works (TQ was on it). Eventually Samsung mobile chief JK Shin...
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Frank & Oak Gets $5 Million From Canadian And American Investors
By: Talha Bhatti | October 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Montreal based men’s clothing start-up, Frank & Oak, has successfully secured $5 million in funding from Venture Capitalists in Canada and the United States. The first round was led by Lightbank and investors included big names Rho Ventures and Real Ventures Canada. T...
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