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Former co-CEO of BlackBerry Jim Balsillie Sold his Entire Stake in the Company
0By: Ali Raza | February 15th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Even though Jim Balsillie the former co-CEO of BlackBerry of the then called Research In Motion (RIM), stepped down from his duties in March of last year, he still owned 26.8 million shares of this Canadian company. However, just when it seemed that stock prices of BlackBerry’s shares had jumped up well and were looking to ...
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Home Depot Confirms it is Switching 10,000 BlackBerry Smartphones with iPhone
By: Jeff Stewart | February 15th, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Earlier on Monday, February 11, we at TQ informed our readers that leading US retailer Home Depot is abandoning its BlackBerry smartphones and opting for Apple’s iPhone instead. ...
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Neurodyn Exceeds Funding Targets
By: Zain Nabi | February 15th, 2013 | Health, News, O Canada
Neurodyn, a Canadian biotechnology company, has exceeded its funding targets by securing around $1.5 million in private financing, thanks to the investors that included the Regis Duffy BioScience Fund Inc., based in Charlottetown, PEI, Mertz Holdings, a family office based in Houston, Texas, and a number of U.S. and Canadian private investors. In 2011, Neurodyn had set a target to r...
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Communitech’s 2013 Tech Leadership Conference to Feature Thorsten Heins and Patrick Pichette
By: Ali Raza | February 14th, 2013 | Google, News, O Canada
The Tech Leadership Conference 2013 will take place in Kitchener on Thursday, March 7 and Communitech has gathered an impressive line-up of some significant speakers for the event. This can be judged from the fact that the exclusive line-up includes speakers like BlackBerry’s Chief Executive Officer, Thorsten Heins. Oth...
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Canada Introduces Community Scout, an App that Helps Home Buyers Find the Best Community
By: Ali Raza | February 14th, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, Living, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
When it comes to buying a house, people not only closely look at the design and construction of the dwelling, but they also take its location into account as well. Therefore, to assist home buyers in locating the best community according to their needs, the Canadian office of Better Homes and Gardens has just launched a search app...
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Ottawa-Based Dating App SinglesAroundMe Witnesses 300 Percent Increase in Daily Downloads Just Before Valentine’s Day
By: Ali Raza | February 14th, 2013 | Android, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
If you want to date or find other singles in Canada or any other country then, try out Ottawa-based startups SinglesAroundMe dating app that has recently skyrocketed in popularity. The social discovery mobile GPS dating app has stated that just before Valentine’s Day 2013, SinglesAroundMe has witnessed a 300 percent in...
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Toronto-Based Startup KnexxLocal Releases Instamonial to Assist Local Businesses
By: Ali Raza | February 14th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Marketing is essential for any business but may be one of the areas that many small and local businesses ignore. KnexxLocal, a Canadian technology startup, decided to change that by developing an app that can assist local businesses to market themselves online. As a result of this effort, KnexxLocal released their free iOS app b...
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BlackBerry Shares Drop
By: Zain Nabi | February 14th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry shares continue to drop after the mega launch of its new Z10 and Q10 devices. On Wednesday, the company’s share value dropped by more than eight per cent and it closed at $14 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, according to David Friend of the Canadian Press, via the Chr...
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BlackBerry Plans On Running Its New Operating System In Low-Cost Devices
By: Zain Nabi | February 14th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry is planning on marketing its new operating system by allowing low-cost devices to use it so as to reach a large number of people. The new operating system that is currently present in the newly launched Z10 smartphone is yet to reach out to global markets and there are doubts on the smartphone’s ability to sustain in the markets that mostly purchase low-end products. Acco...
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Canada-based LX Ventures Announces Launch of New Back Office and Formation of Three Members’ Advisory Board
By: Jeff Stewart | February 13th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
LX Ventures is based in Vancouver, Canada and is about to launch a new back office and "cloud CFO" company, which will be called Fodio Technologies. This new company from LX Ventures will monetize, scale and service the accounting industry in the cloud. The Canadian company will help small and medium sized business...
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