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Facebook to Break Records with IPO
0By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | News, Social Media
Come Friday May 18, 2012, history will most certainly be made as Facebook is scheduled to make its highly anticipated IPO to a great deal of fanfare and investor excitement. The social media giant is poised to earn an anticipated $13 billion from the IPO, based on an expected price of $28 to $35 a share. Currently, the offer will include 180 million Class A common shares along with current private...
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Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S III, Projects a Late June Release Date in Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | News, Smartphones
The world’s largest smartphone manufacturer Samsung, unveiled their latest phone offering, the Galaxy S III on May 4 to much fanfare and anticipation. The latest device is large (4.8 inch HD screen) and powerful (dual core processor) featuring rounded edges that are a slight departure from Samsung’s previous smartphones. Akin to its brethren, the S III will run on Google’s Android platform, ...
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Tumblr Attempts to Roll in Some Coin
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
Everyone’s favourite micro blogging site has joined the proverbial dark side of the force, opting to begin displaying paid advertisements they refer to as “sponsor products”. The company has been hesitant to run ads since its inception in 2007, however they made the announcement two weeks ago at Ad Age’s Digital Conference in New York. We are glad to a...
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BlackBerry 10 is Banking Heavily on HTML5
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
The big news at the annual BlackBerry World conference was the introduction and understanding that RIM’s highly anticipated BB10 software platform had already been released to developers, a major step in the right direction. Along with the software, prototype hardware units were also provided to developers attending the conference in order to aid the developers in understanding the devices that ...
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RIM Introduces an Innovative New Audio Device – The Blackberry Music Gateway
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | News, O Canada
Research In Motion will launch their annual corporate hype fest, the BlackBerry World trade show in Florida this week, and intend to made a splash from the beginning with an interesting and incredibly simple audio synching device they call the BlackBerry Music Gateway. The device is now available for purchase, and will retail for $49.99 CDN. The device, which is a small and sleek me...
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Bell Canada Enlists Some Friends to Acquire Q9 Networks
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 4th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
With the aid of various private equity firms, Bell Canada (also known as BCE Inc.) has acquired Q9 Networks. The acquisition by Canada’s largest telco totals an impressive $1.1 billion; a figure they saw fit for one of Canada’s largest outsourced data companies. According to Bell, Q9 will continue to operate as an independent business entity with i...
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Telus Mobility and Wind Mobile Battle in Vancouver
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 2nd, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
An ugly battle between Telus Mobility and discount competitor Wind Mobile has hit the Vancouver underground. The issue stems from Wind’s desire to provide wireless coverage on the popular Canada Line of the city’s SkyTrain transit system. The line features stops at the Olympic Village, City Centre, and the airport, high traffic and popular stops for locals and tourists alike. Wind’s curren...
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Square Moving Forward With Gusto
By: Kuljit Grewal | April 27th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News
Innovative payment company Square, fresh off of raising $100 million in funding last year for a $1 billion valuation has set its sights much higher. This time around, the target is institutional investors as these represent the parties with enough clout to meet CEO Jack Dorsey’s lofty goals. Various news sources including some shoddy independent paper known as the
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Innovative Smartwatch Firm has the Pebble on a Roll
By: Kuljit Grewal | April 27th, 2012 | Gadgets, News, O Canada
Canadian entrepreneur Eric Migicovsky’s firm can do no wrong these days. His company Allerta developed the Pebble, stylish and clean wristwatches that synch and function in concert with your handheld smartphones (iOS and Android platforms). The firm has recently created a great deal of buzz by raising over $5 million from upwards of 39,000 people on Kickstarter; a funding platform for those look...
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Facebook’s IPO has a Date (Maybe)
By: Kuljit Grewal | April 27th, 2012 | News, Social Media
As the old saying goes, where there is smoke there is often fire. It may now be safe to say that the fire is burning bright in Palo Alto regarding perhaps the biggest IPO in recent memory (sorry Google). According to a multitude of sources with inside knowledge, Facebook has set a goal IPO date of May 17, 2012. This date hinges on the SEC agreeing to the terms laid out in the paperwork submitted b...
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