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BlackBerry Faces Tough Competition In India
0By: Talha Bhatti | March 13th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canada's struggling smartphone maker, BlackBerry, has set its eyes on the fast growing consumer base in India as a way to grab a larger piece of the global market share. BlackBerry 10 and related devices are being used by the firm as tools for securing developing markets where the company has traditionally done well. However many changes tak...
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Canada-Based Startup Pressly Seizes $1.5 million in Funding Round Led by Omers Ventures and iNovia Capital
By: Jeff Stewart | March 13th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Social Media, Tablets
Canada-based startup Pressly was launched back in 2011 at TechCrunch Disrupt has successfully seized $1.5 million in funding in a financing round was led by both Omers Ventures and iNovia Capital
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Google Purchases University of Toronto’s Research-Based Startup DNNresearch Inc
By: Ali Raza | March 13th, 2013 | Business, Google, News, O Canada
The computer science department of the University of Toronto has made it official on Tuesday, March 12th that search engine giant Google has obtained one of their startups known as DNNresearch Inc. The Toronto-based startup is creating under the guidance o...
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BlackBerry Officially Confirms Launch of Z10 in US on March 22nd
By: Ali Raza | March 12th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry has officially confirmed that its brand new all-touch smartphone, the Z10, will be released in the US on March 22nd with AT&T. It means that the Waterloo-based company is ready to make its mark in the US market by introducing its latest BlackBerry 10 platform to the country. The US is a lot bigger market than C...
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BlackBerry Launches BBM 7.0.1, Bring Free Voice Call Service to OS 5
By: Ali Raza | March 12th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry first introduced BBM Voice back in December 2012 when the Canadian smartphone manufacturer released version 7 of its popular BlackBerry Messenger service. The voice feature in BBM 7 enabled BlackBerry users across the world to make free calls via Wi-Fi connection to their contacts which are also using a BlackBerry...
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BlackBerry Claims WhatsApp Coming To The All-Touch Z10
By: Ali Raza | March 11th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones, Social Media
After tackling the negative claims of analysts about the sales of its latest all-touch device, the BlackBerry Z10, the Waterloo-based smartphone maker is now looking to bring some more popular apps to its platform. According to the latest update a new WhatsApp
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Innovate Calgary and Alberta Deal Generator Develops Strategic Partnership with Canadian National Stock Exchange
By: Jeff Stewart | March 11th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Innovate Calgary has recently achieved another milestone as the Canadian company along with Alberta Deal Generator (ADG) have successfully developed a strategic partnership with the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX). This was the first time that a technology transfer company in Canada has build up a joint...
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Canadians Can Now Make Free Calls Through Facebook Messenger App for Android
By: Zain Nabi | March 11th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Social Media
Facebook has introduced some update in its Messenger app for Android that will enable users in Canada to make free voice calls to their connections in and outside the country. On the face of it, this little update has put the social network in direct competition with many other companies offering the same service. Facebook has already been accessed by a number of smartphone users – ...
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BlackBerry Will Reduce Cost, But Not Much
By: Zain Nabi | March 8th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry, just like any other smartphone manufacturer, has to reduce the price of its brand to cater markets of the developing countries where the number of users is very high, but their capability to afford a high-end phone is not that powerful. Even before the launch of BlackBerry’s new Z10 smartphone, there had been reports that the company would introduce cost-effective models of the smart...
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BlackBerry Chief Thorsten Heins Satisfied With Response for New Phone
By: Zain Nabi | March 8th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry chief Thorsten Heins has shown an optimistic response with respect to the feedback his company’s new smartphone, the Z10, has received, and although he did not give any figures to determine the success of the new phone, the head of the Canadian-based smartphone manufacturer seemed very encouraged by the reaction to the new phone. The new BlackBerry smartphone is available...
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