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Europe Based Peer to Peer Property Rental Company 9flats Acquires Toronto’s iStopOver
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 6th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Companies such as the Y Combinator backed Airbnb have seen a great deal of success in offering services that unite those with rental properties with those who are looking for non-hotel short term accommodations. Since Airbnb launched its service in 2007, several similar services have popped up both in Euro...
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Samsung to Release the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Canada Later This Month
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 6th, 2012 | Android, News, O Canada, Tablets
According to Samsung Canada, the world’s largest Smartphone maker will release the highly anticipated Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Canada as well as internationally later this month. The tablet, which features a stylus known as the “S Pen” is intended to target both the enterprise and consumer markets alike. The imp...
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RIM Continues its Reductions
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 5th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
When things aren't going well for a company, every opportunity to cut costs without affecting the core businesses is to be considered. RIM, who have seen their reputation, sales and stock prices drop dramatically have had to consider several strategic and operational options in order to survive. Other than cutting staff, which RIM has stated they wi...
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Ford’s SYNC System Will Soon Warn Drivers of Pollen Counts and Other Allergens
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 5th, 2012 | Business, Cars, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
We at TQ are big fans of automobiles as well as disruptive technologies, so anytime there is cross over we are enthralled. Recently we read about how Ford Motor Company, who have literally reinvented themselves as an innovative maker of quality cars have planned on improving the integration and capabilities of their in-car infotainment system dubbed
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Meet the Real Life Wall-E
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 5th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News
A California robot expert has brought the dreams of many Pixar fans to life after he created a real life replica of Wall-E, the adorable robot from the film which shares the same name. The project, which took two years to complete, was a labour of love for Mike Senna, a self-proclaimed fan of Pixar a...
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RIM Was Almost Another Android User
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Android, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins recently had a very candid interview with the UK Telegraph, revealing among other things (TQ was on it) that the company is strongly considering licensing their BB10 platform. Before that decision was reached however, the company also considered focusing on hardware and electing to use ...
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TELUS Handling Their Business – Raise 2012 Revenue Forecast
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Vancouver based telco TELUS Corp. have made a habit of keeping their customers happy and it seems to be bearing fruit. The company, which provides wireless, internet and television services Canada-wide have achieved their highest customer retention rate ever, indicating their users’ overall service satisfaction. A measure, known as ch...
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Canadian Social Dining Start-up The Social Feed Gets Gobbled Up by Grubwithus
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Social dining and the start-ups that spawn it represent a fantastic way to socialize and network over one of the world’s great equalizers – delicious food. Venice, California based Grubwithus, who manage a social dining network in the Bay Area, have decided to expand their...
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Samsung to Unveil the Galaxy Note 2 on August 29
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 4th, 2012 | Android, Business, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Although Samsung’s Galaxy S III is the current talk of the Smartphone world, it seems like there is also a lot of excitement surrounding the company’s upcoming announcement of their Galaxy Note II. According to
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YouTube Invests Further Into Their New Funded Video Channels
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
In an effort to expand its content while also attracting blue chip advertisers to its website, Google Inc.’s YouTube invested $150 million into nearly 100 new channels approximately eight months ago. The gamble, if one can call it that, has born enough fruit that Google has decided to place a further $200 mi...
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