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New iPhone to Have Larger Screen Cite Sources
0By: Kuljit Grewal | June 17th, 2012 | Apple, News, Smartphones
For those eagerly awaiting the new iPhone as well as the specs that it will possess, we have some news to share. According to several sources, Apple has begun the process of placing orders with South Korean and Japanese suppliers for larger 4 inch touch screens. According to said sources, the screens will measure 4 inches corner to corner, representing a 30% increase over the current ...
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Virgin Atlantic to Provide In-Flight Mobile Calling
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 17th, 2012 | News
Richard Branson’s courage and business savvy are evident throughout his multi-industry conglomerate and how his way of thinking consistently separates him from the crowd. Virgin Atlantic Airways, which is co-owned by Singapore Airlines (49%) have channelled some of Sir Richard’s foresight, becoming one of nine airlines (including Emirates, Oman Air and Royal Jordanian) to offer passengers in-f...
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CIBC Leads Canadian Banks Towards Mobile Payments
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 17th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
CIBC and Canada’s largest telecommunications provider; Rogers Communication announced a partnership today to make digital wallets a reality for Canadians. The union would allow patrons to easily and securely use their mobile phones to make credit card payments. The news comes on the heels of an announcement made by the collective of Canadian banks regarding a move towards mobile pay...
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Quora Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 17th, 2012 | Business, News
Quora, a question and answer based website created and developed by two Facebook alumni will no longer have to answer any questions regarding the legitimacy of their concept and website. Given the fact that several highly respected and influential parties such as Facebook board member Peter Thiel, Matrix’s Josh Hannah (WikiHow’s co-founder) and Northbridgeâ€...
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Those Canadian’s Waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S III Will Have to Wait a Little Longer
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 16th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
For those of us north of the U.S. border, the wait for the phone that is being touted as the best Android phone ever has been extended. The delay is due to the simple fact that like you, there are others who are looking to upgrade to the S III. Many others. According to an official statement released by Samsung, the phone’s Canadian release date has been pushed back from June 20, 20...
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Cybercrime Becoming Increasing Common in Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 13th, 2012 | News, O Canada
A San Diego-based IT security company called Websense Inc. has provided some frightening insight into Canada’s current cybercrime picture. According to an annual study conducted by Websense, an increased number of Canadian servers have fallen victim to malicious hackers, who seek to attack unsuspecting Canadian and international users. Canada’s current crystal clean cyber reputati...
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Canadian Businesses Get In Deep with Google
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 13th, 2012 | News, O Canada
Google’s revolutionary Street View feature within Google Maps is one that has been used by everyone and their aunt to date. Thus far however, the limits of the technology are that we were never able to move beyond the actual brick and mortar exterior of the buildings that stood at the addresses we were searching. No longer shall you suffer says Google. The company has now made it po...
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Research in Motion Announces Partnership with Navigation Giant TomTom
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 13th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
TomTom, a Dutch manufacturer of automobile navigation systems announced a strategic partnership with RIM at the CTIA Wireless Conference earlier today in New Orleans. The agreement will allow RIM to use TomTom’s revered and acclaimed real-time traffic technology within their BlackBerry applications to provide the most accurate and reliable traffic infor...
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Ontario’s Federal Economic Development Agency Invests in Three Ottawa Start-Ups
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Gary Goodyear, the Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) was on hand to announce a progressive investment in thee Ottawa area start-ups. The investment, with a ceiling of $1,947,250 will aid said companies in funding further innovation in order to bring their products to market while also employing an estimated 40 people within the provi...
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Gmail Becomes City of Edmonton’s Email Provider
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 13th, 2012 | News, O Canada
The Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta has made what should be applauded as a progressive and forward thinking move, switching their city employees’ email and office applications to Google. The municipality becomes the first in Canada to make the move, and will be rewarded with an estimated cost savings of $6 million by the end of the 2018 fiscal year. This estimate is based on the difference be...
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