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Canada Has the Worst Media Ownership Concentration of any G8 Country
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | News
A recent study put on by Boston-based firm Analysis Group has revealed that Canada has the highest concentration of TV industry ownership among the G8 nations at 81.4 per cent along with the second highest rate of TV audience concentration at 28.6 per cent. According to the Huffington Post, the study was conducted in order to quantify the im...
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Hello Canada! Spotify Is Coming Up North
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
According to recently released company documents, music streaming service Spotify is intent on launching in Canada later this year. The Stockholm based company, who already offers popular service in 15 countries is looking to grow and Canada makes a lot of sense. Efforts will also be focused on growing markets in Asia and South America. Spotify allows u...
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VIDEO: Visions of Star Wars – Amazing Hover Bike Spotted
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | Cars, Gadgets, Living, News
Fans of George Lucas’ Star Wars films will surely remember the iconic speeder bike chase that takes place in the Return of the Jedi. Incredibly, a California based company called Aeroflex and its aerospace engineer CEO Mark De Roche have created an aerial vehicle that literally hovers effortlessly and int...
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Major Players in Canada’s Wireless Industry Commit to Fighting iCrime
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Mobile device theft is a mounting problem in Canada, prompting carriers, manufacturers and Industry Canada’s Canadian Wireless Telecommunication Association (CWTA) to ban together to eradicate the problem as Canadians become more d...
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RIM Reveals Official Screen Resolutions for Upcoming BB10 Devices
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 21st, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
As RIM debuts their two latest BB10 devices to their global carriers, they have released another valuable piece of the puzzle, officially announcing the screen resolution of their upcoming phones. As mentioned earlier this week on our site (
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Will Powell Uses Raspberry Pi Device to Create Glasses that Translates Language in Real Time
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 21st, 2012 | Gadgets, Google, Living, News
Citing Google’s incredible Project Glass as an inspiration, Will Powell has modified Vuzik 1200 Star glasses for the specific purpose of translating foreign languages in real time. The glasses, powered by the incredible Raspberry Pi translate the language and display it as subtitles on the glasses for the wearer. Ac...
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Apple Becomes Most Valuable U.S. Company Ever…Sorta
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 21st, 2012 | Apple, Business, News
As of the closing bell yesterday, Apple (AAPL) became the most valuable company in history. The company’s share price closed today at $665, but achieved the milestone at the $662 price point, creating a market capitalization of $622.7 billion. The total surpasses the previous record held by
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Canadian IT Company CGI Group Acquires Logica for $2.7 Billion
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Montreal’s CGI Group Inc. (GIB.A) has acquired UK based Logica for $2.7 billion agreeing to take on $499 million of the European firm’s debt as part of the deal.
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Canadian Firms DHX Media Acquires Cookie Jar Entertainment, Create Largest Independent Children’s Programming Provider
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Halifax based production and distribution company DHX Media Ltd. has had their bid to take over Toronto’s Cookie Jar Entertainment has been approved by shareholders of the latter to create a true programming giant.
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Rogers Has the Following Android OS Upgrades Coming
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
According to the phone blog Mobile Syrup, communications giant Rogers has the following Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for a bevy of devices. The upgrades are to be expected for late Aug...
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