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Awesome: World’s Largest QR Code is a Canadian Corn Maze
0By: Kuljit Grewal | September 15th, 2012 | News, O Canada
An incredible creation by the Kraay Family Farm in Lacombe, Alberta has been declared a Guinness Book of World Record holder for the “World’s Largest QR Code”. The Farm has a storied history of creating beautifully elaborate corn maze art including an original piece done annually to commemorate or celebrate many things including ...
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Monkey Business! Canadian Zoos are Using Apps to Teach Apes
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 15th, 2012 | Apple, Business, iOS, Living, News, O Canada, Tablets
Of all the incredible uses and purposes mobile apps serve, the following is an amazing tale of how truly wide ranging apps’ audiences can be. Zookeepers across Canada and the U.S. are discovering that mobile apps can be used to train, educate and stimulate apes that call their zoos home. Mobile apps are being used as part of a large program called Apps for Apes being conducted at 12...
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Networking for Entrepreneurs: SproutUp is Coming to Montreal October 10
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 15th, 2012 | Business, Living, O Canada
Keen entrepreneurs in the fantastic city of Montreal listen up. SproutUp, an excellent networking opportunity coming to your city next month is a wonderful chance to network and share with like-minded individuals while enjoying good company and start-up demos. The event takes place Wednesday, October 10th at La Porte Rouge ...
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Android Becomes Most Shipped OS To Indonesia After Beating Out BlackBerry
By: Talha Bhatti | September 15th, 2012 | Android, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has released new data that shows Research In Motion (RIM) has slipped into second place in Indonesia after Google’s Android mobile operating system became the leading OS in the country. Traditionally, R...
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3G PlayStation Vita To Be Launched in Canada By October
By: Talha Bhatti | September 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Games, News, O Canada
PlayStation fans in Canada will have to wait just a little bit longer for the brand new 3G PlayStation Vita. The hand held gaming platform from Sony has been released in other places around the world but is still to make its debut on Canadian shores.
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Canadian Start-up Guardly Partners With Traditional Firm To Grow User Base
By: Talha Bhatti | September 15th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Health, Living, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Guardly is a Toronto based start up that makes a security app for smartphone allowing users to send out emergency signals with just a tap. The application is being used by people who want to alert a group of friends or family in case of a number of different emergencies. For example people with allergies use it in case they have an allergic r...
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Rogers States Their Position on the Bell Astral Merger
By: Talha Bhatti | September 15th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canada’s BCE Inc. came under heavy fire from competitors Rogers Communications Inc. and Cogeco Cable Inc. because of their controversial plans to purchase Astral Media Inc. Canadian...
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Looking to Buy The Samsung Galaxy Note II Canada? Expect to Get 50GB of Dropbox Storage Free
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 14th, 2012 | Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones
No news is quite as good as that heard directly from the horse’s mouth. With that in mind allow us to share this little tidbit from the good people at Samsung Canada. According to the aforementioned source, both the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera will be offering 50GB of free Dropbox
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Canada Based Wellington Financial Announces $177 Million VC Fund
By: Talha Bhatti | September 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
The Financial Post reported on September 7 that the Canada based Wellington Financial LP successfully closed on a $177-million fund. The news ...
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Shopcaster Goes Nationwide with $5 Shipping
By: Talha Bhatti | September 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian start ups have been raising a lot of venture funding in the last few months and the tech sector is heating up with many companies making changes to their business to become more competitive in the increasingly tough marketplace. Shopcaster has just changed its name and will be selling all over Canada through its online portal. The ecom...
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