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BlackBerry 10 Appears to Have Some Serious Juice
0By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | O Canada, Smartphones
The buzz today at the annual BlackBerry World conference was the introduction and preview of the new BlackBerry (BB) 10 software platform as introduced by the company’s CEO Thorsten Heins in his keynote speech. Heins, who has held the position of CEO since January, replacing founders and long-time incumbents Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie revealed a prototype phone along with a plethora of BB1...
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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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Waterloo Graduate Makes Prestigious Maclean’s List
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, O Canada
The only technology entrepreneur to make the magazine's list of Canadians under the Age of 25 to keep an Eye On was none other than Kik Interactive, Inc.’s founder Ted Livingston. Kik is a free texting application created for multiple platforms that has steadily growing into a community that will include music sharing and photos. The application allows SMS fee free messaging that is eff...
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Vancouver Daily Deal Site Grooster Gets Gobbled Up by CityXpress
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 5th, 2012 | Business, O Canada
One of Western Canada’s first daily deal sites, Grooster announced today via their blog that they have been acquired by Vancouver’s own CityXpress, an e-commerce publishing company. CityXpress is best known for their own daily deal site which was developed in tandem with PostMedia Network that is called
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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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SXC Heath Solutions – Canada’s New 800 Pound Tech Gorilla
By: Kuljit Grewal | April 27th, 2012 | Health, O Canada
Although the recent news that SXC Health Solutions (SXC) had successfully acquired Catalyst Health Solutions for $4.4 billion dollars caught many by surprise due to the sheer value of the deal, it has been a long-time coming for Canada’s new tech giant. The firm, one of the first in the world to build and integrate technology used in pharmacy benefit management, was founded in 1993 ...
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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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Canadian Firm QuickMobile Recognized for its Excellence and Impact
By: Kuljit Grewal | April 27th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
QuickMobile, established in Vancouver in 2006 has been recognized by the British Columbia Chapter of Meeting Professionals International for their impact and innovation in the meetings, seminar and convention industries. The firm has built an admirable list of clients through their ability to license their technology to create reliable, handsome and branded mobile applications and web...
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