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Kickstarter Comes to Canada to Launch Canadian Campaigns
0By: Talha Bhatti | August 6th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
While the official launch of Kickstarter may be set for September 9, Canadians can begin submitting their creative ideas well before that day as the crowdfunding has officially opened for business in Canada. Originally being something that only the Americans and some Europeans enjoyed, Canadians will now be able to pitch in their ideas and ...
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Waterloo-Based Vidyard Launches App for HootSuite to Give Social Marketers an Ideal Opportunity to Market Through Videos
By: Jeff Stewart | August 4th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
With the support of the government, startups in Canada have now reached a level where they are not only creating apps for foreign companies, but they are developing applications for local companies too. A recent example in this regard is of Waterloo-based Vidyard that has created an app for Vancouver-based
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Waterloo-Based Rebellion Media Acquires HomeSav
By: Jeff Stewart | August 4th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
The Waterloo-based Rebellion Media has announced that it has acquired the popular online shopping club, HomSav, for an undisclosed amount of money. The Toronto-based HomeSav offers home decor and lifestyle products that are quite popular in the count...
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San Francisco-based StrongLoop Gets Hold of Canadian Startup NodeFly’s Node.js for Undisclosed Sum of Money
By: Jeff Stewart | August 4th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
San Francisco-based StrongLoop stated on Tuesday, July 23rd that it has got hold of a Vancouver-based monitoring solution company, NodeFly's Node.js. Although, StrongLoop did not reveal the terms of the deal in the announcement, it appears that the San Francisco...
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BlackBerry Q5 to Hit Store Shelves in Canada on August 13
By: Ali Raza | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
It’s been quite some time now since BlackBerry announced its mid-tier smartphone the Q5. Canadians have been waiting for the Waterloo-based company to make the device available for sale in the country for quite soem time and finally the Canadian smartphone maker announced that BlackBerry Q5 will hit store shelves in Canad...
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Bell President and CEO Warns Canadian Wireless Users About Verizon Through an Open Letter
By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian wireless incumbents are already giving the US-based carrier Verizon a tough time even before it has entered the local wireless market. The reason Canadian firms being aggressive with the Verizon is that local wireless companies want the Canadian government to provide an equal playing field to all incumbents rat...
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Execution Labs to Take Part in Convertible Note Program of BDC Venture Capital
By: Jeff Stewart | August 3rd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Execution Labs, an Indie game accelerator, has decided to take part in the convertible note program from BDC Venture Capital, as a participant. The company is trying to make an attempt at winning $...
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Textbookrental.ca secures $415K Seed Round Financing by Seek Capital
By: Talha Bhatti | July 30th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Renting textbooks has become a trendy option for many college and university students thanks to TextbookRental.ca and their partnership with Indigo Books. After working with Canada’s largest book retailer, TextbookRental.ca was able to secure guaranteed financing and clos...
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TELUS Makes It Possible For Android Users To Surf With New Optik TV Remote App
By: Talha Bhatti | July 30th, 2013 | Android, Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The life of Android users has just gotten a whole lot easier after the introduction of TELUS’ new Optik TV Remote app for devices supporting Google’s operating system. The basic idea behind the creation of the app was to make the need for the remote control obsolete and brin...
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Entries Being Accepted by nextMEDIA for The 2013 Digi Awards
By: Talha Bhatti | July 30th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
People have been waiting impatiently for the Digi Awards nominations and nextMEDIA has finally announced that it will now be accepting entries for the 2013 Digi Awards, an event that focuses on highlighting companies, people and products that are making waves in the world of Canadian digital media. All members of the digital elite ar...
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