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Test Driving Audi Style
0By: Umair Yousuf | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, Cars, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Test drives today are just a small spin around the block for most vehicle buyers leaving much to be desired as customers cannot fully test or experience the handling, power and acceleration of the vehicle they wish to buy. One company though is seeking to change that. Audi Canada it seems has realised the dissatisfaction many customers feel w...
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Wal-Mart will make RIM’s BB10 Devices Available for Sale in Canadian Stores
By: Ali Raza | January 23rd, 2013 | Android, Apple, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion has paid a lot of attention to developing the software and hardware for it upcoming Blackberry 10 platform. The struggling Canadian company has also concentrated on other avenues to ensure the success of its product. RIM has formed alliances with several high profile companies which will help the Waterloo based firm jum...
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Toronto Based Top Hat Monocle Secures $1.1 Million In Funding from Felicis Ventures
By: Jeff Stewart | January 23rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The “web-based clicker and online homework tool,” Top Hat Monocle has gained $1.1 million in cash after a recent funding round was concluded. The latest cash investment is not as big compared to the $8 million the Toronto based company managed to pull during last year’s Series A round, but the startup still conside...
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Montreal Based Dawson College Expels Student After He Reports Security Flaw In Computer System
By: Talha Bhatti | January 22nd, 2013 | News, O Canada
Ahmed Al-Khabaz has been expelled from Dawson College in Montreal after he reported a security loophole in a system that many Quebec CEGEPs (General and Vocational Colleges) utilize. The 20-year old computer science student's identification of the flaw kept 250,000 students personal data safe which other wise would have been exposed to...
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Thorsten Heins Reveals RIM is Still Looking to License Blackberry 10 Software or Sell its Hardware Division
By: Ali Raza | January 22nd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Everything seems to be going fine for Research In Motion as it gets ready to launch its highly anticipated BlackBerry 10 platform. Despite all the positive hype surrounding the struggling Canadian company's make or break launch, the management of the firm is still looking at backup options. One such choice is the licensing of Blackberry 10...
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Blackberry’s App Store Changes Name to Blackberry World as RIM Adds More Features
By: Ali Raza | January 22nd, 2013 | Apple, Google, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Technology companies like Amazon and Apple are aggressively pursuing the “app store” concept by providing a large number of apps for purchase through their online stores. Search giant, Google, bucked the trend a...
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Sapphire Black Samsung Galaxy S III to Arrive in Canada in a Few Weeks Time – Report
By: Ali Raza | January 21st, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
When Samsung launched its flagship smartphone, Galaxy S III, the South Korean manufacturer made it available in two colours, marble white and pebble blue. However, later the multinational company introduced more exciting colours like amber brown, garnet red, la fleur and titanium grey. Of these colours only garnet red made it to Canadi...
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Sony Announces 10.1 Inch Xperia Tablet Z that Sports 8.1 Megapixel Camera and Quad-Core Processor
By: Ali Raza | January 21st, 2013 | News, O Canada, Tablets
Sony is going big with the announcement of its next generation Xperia Tablet S which will be marketed under the name Xperia Tablet Z. Rumors of Sony's new slate were already swirling in the past week and it came as no surprise when the anouncment was finally made. The slim and light weight Xperia Tablet Z is a 6.9 mm device with a 19200×...
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California State Puts Retroactive Tax on Silicon Valley
By: Jeff Stewart | January 21st, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Technology investors and entrepreneurs love Silicon Valley because it’s a hub of the most talented and successful startups in the world. This technology haven has been helped substantially by the state of California which offered tax deductions to those who either founded or made investments in startups working in the region. The tax deduction allows angels and entrepreneurs to leave out 50 perc...
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CEO and Founder of Wind Mobile Tony Lacavera Leaves Company To Launch New Venture
By: Jeff Stewart | January 19th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
The CEO and the founder of Wind Mobile, Tony Lacavera, has announced that he is stepping down from his leadership post and has moved his shares to Egyptian company, Orascom, which will give the telecom an indirect 99.3 percent s...
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