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Canada is Playing a Major Role on Mars Right Now
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 9th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News, O Canada
Although there is nothing except a valuable little rover on Mars named Curiosity, there is a ton of Canadian energy, ingenuity and funding behind a vital part of the rover’s mission. The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS), which was designed by University of Guelph professor Ralf Gellert is designed to anal...
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The 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook is Now Available for $350
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 9th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Tablets
Earlier this month, RIM announced the introduction and upcoming release (TQ was on it) of its latest tablet device, an LTE powered PlayBook that would bring the much maligned device maker up to speed with its competitors (in terms of hardware). The latest PlayBook...
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BCE Inc.’s Bid for Astral Media Inc. is Being Opposed by Competitors
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 8th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
It seems that BCE Inc.’s proposed $3.38 billion takeover of Astral Media Inc. is facing public opposition from three competitor firms. Cogeco Cable Inc., Eastlink and Quebecor Inc. have stepped up ...
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RIM Can’t Shake Those Samsung Rumours
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 8th, 2012 | Android, Business, Google, News, O Canada, Smartphones
There is absolutely no question that RIM’s future hinges on the success of its upcoming operating system, BB10. The company, which has seen its market share dwindle due to inferior software and hardware is in the midst of a thorough strategic review. The review will consider a myriad of options with the long term future of the company in mind. As
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Starbucks – Square is Choosing Its Friends Wisely
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 8th, 2012 | Business, Living, Mobile Apps, News
Mobile payment start-up Square has just taken a monumental leap towards the mainstream, linking up with coffee giant Starbucks, as announced by the San Francisco company’s website. According to the partnership, Square will process all of the debit and credit card transactions for 7,000 US Starbucks locations, resulting in ser...
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Apple’s iOS 6 Will Not Include a Native YouTube App as Google is Working on Their Own Version
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 8th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Google, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, the device has featured a standalone YouTube app allowing the device’s users to access the boundless videos available on the popular website. It seems however with today’s release of Apple’s iOS 6 beta 4 that the YouTube app is no longer part of the operating systems default option. Considering t...
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Meet Nina, Siri’s App-tastic Cousin
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 7th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Business, Gadgets, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
For all the hype (and slight disappointment) that surrounded Apple’s iPhone 4S, the biggest upgrade for fans of the device and brand overall was Siri; the voice activation/personal assistant that was a celebrated game changer. One of the major limitations surrounding Siri’s application is that although one is able to book...
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Canada’s Acquisio Acquires ScienceOps and New Funding
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 7th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Brossard, Quebec based company Acquisio announced today that they had acquired software development firm ScienceOps, thereby expanding their product offering. Acquisio offers clients a performance media platform which allows them to manage and monitor a plethora of media around the internet i...
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Facebook is Testing a ‘Save for Later’ Feature for its Users
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 6th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
The world’s largest social networking website is testing a new feature that will allow its users to save stories and other content that appears on their News Feed and friends’ walls for later consumption.
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Mobile Game Developer TinyCo Chooses Vancouver to Expand Game Development
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 6th, 2012 | Business, Games, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Although news has been less than stellar for Canada’s largest west coast city and its game programming residents (TQ was on it), it seems as though not all stories have been bad ones. TinyCo, a San Francisco based mobile ...
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