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Canadian Startup HootSuite Rolls Out New Security Services to Reduce the Risk of Using Social Media
0By: Ali Raza | May 31st, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canada-based social media management startup HootSuite has announced a brand new security services that will reduce both internal and external risks linked with the use of social media. According to an expert, the majority of social media issues can be resolved or avoided with the help of the proper internal processes and training. I...
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Canadian Startup Top Hat Hires Two New Executives to Take the Company to Next Level
By: Jeff Stewart | May 31st, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Canadian startup, Top Hat, which turns mobile devices into classroom tools, has made it known that it has added two new executives to its team. The name of the first executive is Gene Murray, who has plenty of experience in education technology and will take up the role of Vice President of Technology at the Toronto-based start...
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Canadian Startup Busbud Gains $1 Million From Latest Funding Round
By: Talha Bhatti | May 30th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Busbud, a worldwide bus travel website, has successfully raised funding of $1 million during a investment round that ended on May 29. The Montreal-based company got its cash injection from iNovia Capital and Real Ventures who also led the round. Other people in on the deal included Managing Partner of the private equity firm InterMedia Partners,...
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Telus and Mobilicity Deal Approved By Ontario Superior Court of Justice
By: Talha Bhatti | May 30th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
One of the biggest deals being made in the Canadian telecom sector recently got approval by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and will allow wireless service provider Telus to go ahead with the purchase of Mobilicity. The courts approval comes after Telus announced its decision on May 16 to ac...
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Toronto Based eBounties Utilizes Power Of Crowd To Find Rare Items and Services
By: Talha Bhatti | May 29th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian startup, eBounties, wants to put the buyer in the drivers seat by giving them the ability to sit back and relax while sellers come to them. Instead of having to search numerous websites for items that are for sale, the site lets the public search for what a buyer wants and offers an incentive for their time. For the buyers the Ebou...
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TELUS Announces $17 Million Investment for Manitoba to Bring 4G LTE Network to Province
By: Jeff Stewart | May 29th, 2013 | News, O Canada
After announcing a $700 million investment for Alberta, Canadian telecom carrier TELUS declared on Tuesday, May 28th that it is all set to invest $17 million throughout Manitoba during this year in order to give users in the province the most advanced and fastest wireless technology known as 4G LTE (Long Term E...
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TELUS Announces Another $700 Million Investment in Facilities and Infrastructure Across Alberta
By: Ali Raza | May 28th, 2013 | News, O Canada
TELUS announced on Monday, May 27th that it is all set to make another $700 million investment across Alberta in new facilities and infrastructure as a part of a three-year long $2 billion obligation which was made last year. As a result of this fresh investment the Canadian telecom carrier will not only extend its w...
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RatRod Studio’s Pat Toulouse Gives Valuable Tips to Up and Coming Canadian Entrepreneurs
By: Ali Raza | May 28th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Pat Toulouse is a Canadian entrepreneur who founded RatRod Studio back in 2009. RatRod Studio is actually a startup that is based in Gatineau and it is dedicated to publishing and developing games and interactive web content for console systems, PCs and mobile devices. So far RatRod Studio has produced numerous top notch ga...
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Mike Lazaridis Thinks BBM On iOS and Android Devices Is A Positive Move
By: Talha Bhatti | May 27th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The original BlackBerry Messenger service was a feature that made the Canadian firms smartphone very popular with users around the world. The fast and secure mode of communication was something other feature phones lacked at the time. Today's smartphones running on Apple's iOS or Google's Android do have messaging system similar to BBM that ...
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Analyst Claims “Customer Demand” for BlackBerry Q10 is “High” in Canada
By: Jeff Stewart | May 27th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canadian carriers such as Bell, Rogers, TELUS, SaskTel, Fido and others have officially made the BlackBerry Q10 available for sale. The Q10 boasts a physical QWERTY keyboard which is a features that rocketed previous BlackBerry to great heights and has many loyal customers eagerly waiting for the smartphone. When telecom carr...
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