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BlackBerry Q10 Available in KSA
0By: Zain Nabi | May 7th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
The second of the duo of smartphones launched earlier this year by BlackBerry, the Q10, is now available for sale in Saudi Arabia. The smartphone was launched in the country yesterday in Riyadh where some local developers also showcased their talent through the apps they had designed for the new BlackBerry operating system. Coming with a physical keyboard, the Q10 smartphone has gener...
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BlackBerry Q10 Receiving Positive Response In Canada, Britain
By: Zain Nabi | May 6th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
The Q10 BlackBerry smartphone, which was released in Canada and Britian this week, has received very solid response in these countries, according to different reports. The Q10 is the second in the duo of smartphones that the Canadian-based company launched earlier this year in order to get back in the market and attempt to regain its lost glory. The first one, the Z10, had a virtual keyboard, but ...
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McAfee Buys Cloud Security Developer Stonesoft For $389 million In Cash
By: Talha Bhatti | May 6th, 2013 | Business, News
Digital security specialist, McAfee, has stated that it is acquiring a Finnish firm that deals in firewall protection products. The purchase will cost the Intel owned firm $389 million in cash and bolster its existing antivirus services by adding cloud-based networked security products. Stonesoft
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CA Technologies Buys Vancouver-Based Layer 7 Technologies For $180 Million
By: Talha Bhatti | May 6th, 2013 | News
CA Technologies bought Canadian startup Layer 7 Technologies almost two weeks ago in a deal that had an undisclosed purchase amount. That mystery has now been solved as TechVibes reports the acquisition was made for a $180 million making it one of the "largest deals for a soft...
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Speculation Continues to Grow Over Apple’s Next Product
By: Zain Nabi | May 6th, 2013 | Apple, News, Smartphones
As the Worldwide Developer Conference nears, speculations continue to grow over Apple’s strategy with respect to bringing out its new product in the market. The conference will take place in June and it is expected that Apple will come up with at least some clue about its plans. So far, Apple has remained tight-lipped over numerous speculations during the past few months. Many analy...
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French Minister Hints at Welcoming Outside Interest in Dailymotion
By: Zain Nabi | May 6th, 2013 | News
France’s junior minister for digital economy Fleur Pellerin has hinted at welcoming outside interest in Dailymotion, an online video-sharing website owned by France Telecom’s Orange, saying there is no need for the website to remain owned completely by French companies. However, she maintained that there should not be any move aimed at suppressing the French workers paying their services for t...
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Brian Krzanich Named Intel’s New CEO
By: Zain Nabi | May 6th, 2013 | News
Intel has named its chief operating officer Brian Krzanich as the company’s new CEO who will replace Paul Otenllini during its annual shareholder meeting on May 16. The move comes as a disappointment for some investors who were hoping for the company to select someone from outside the organisation so that some rash changes could be made to tackle the company’s present difficulties. ...
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LX Ventures Purchases Canadian Startup Sosido Networks
By: Talha Bhatti | May 4th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Sosido Networks is being acquired by LX Ventures in a reported deal worth $300,000. The Vancouver-based publicly traded incubator plans to grow its new purchase by increasing revenue and the customer base. They are also looking at improving the service. The startup is a community that allows healthca...
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NetFlix Claims It Is Not Worried About Content Piracy
By: Talha Bhatti | May 4th, 2013 | Business, News
Online video and movie streaming site, Netflix, faces the same issues from piracy that tradition content providers have to deal with on a daily basis. However it seems that the technology firm has a very different outlook about the situation and do not see piracy as a major threat. Traditional businesses have gone on the offensive against pirac...
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Canadian Tire Anounces Plans For An Advanced Cloud Computing Centre
By: Talha Bhatti | May 4th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian Tire Corporation, the parent company for other retailers and company's including Partsource, Gas+, FGL Sports, Mark's and Canadian Tire Financial Services, has announced in a press release that it is going be opening its "Canadian Tire Cloud Computing Centre" in the city of Winnipeg. The company plans to have the doors open by th...
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