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Kobo Introduces Three New Innovative and Well Priced Devices
0By: Kuljit Grewal | September 7th, 2012 | Gadgets, News, O Canada, Tablets
It seems as if everyone in the consumer technology sector are introducing their latest and greatest this September. In a bold move, Canadian rooted and Japanese owned Kobo decided to make their announcement mere hours before industry titan Amazon was gearing up to have their own event. The event introduced three new e-reader and tablet devices a...
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Bell Continues to Expand Their LTE Network, This Time to Medicine Hat, Alberta
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 7th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian telecommunications giant Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) has announced that they are expanding their huge LTE network. The latest expansion project sheds coverage on Medicine Hat, Alberta. Although the area is home to a mere 61,000 residents, the coverage appears to be solid particularly at the city’s core. It remains to be seen how areas further outside t...
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RIM Offers $10,000 to BlackBerry 10 Developers
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, O Canada, Smartphones
With the impending launch of BlackBerry 10, down trodden Research In Motion (RIM) is trying to pull out all the stops to help buoy its upcoming Operating System and phones. The Canadian smartphone maker is waving cash at app developers by offering them incentives like the Built for BlackBerry and the
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“Communications Monitoring Report” Shows Canadian Wireless Subscribers Jump to 27.4 million in 2011
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, Living, O Canada
The Communications Monitoring Report from Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) was released recently and gave an overview of the state of affairs for the industry. During the release of th...
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Investor Confidence in RIM Looks Grim as Short Interest Hits Record High
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The short interest rate for Research In Motion (RIM) has reached a new high as investors expect poor earnings report from the maker of the Black Berry smartphone. According to reports provided by research firm Markit, the short interest climbed to 4.2% of shares outstanding on August 24. Man...
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Canada’s CRTC Worried About New Mobile Apps Breaching Consumer Privacy
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Android, iOS, Mobile Apps, O Canada
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the main federal agency that regulates the telecom and broadcasting industry in Canada, is finding itself chasing after more and more individuals and organizations because they violate long standing Canadian laws about privacy. The blistering pace with the technology...
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Apple Extends Their Volume Purchase Program to Canada and Eight Other Countries
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Living, News, O Canada
Cupertino, California’s Apple is to be commended for extending their useful Volume Purchase Program (VPP) to nine new countries. The news came by way of public notice announcement on Apple’s developer website and the news includes Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, the...
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Online Education Pioneer Teaches Thousands in Ontario Virtual High School
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada
With a passionate vision and relatively rudimentary tools, Stephen Baker began uploading high school courses on the Internet in 1995. A science teacher by trade, Baker began his quest for online education at a time when the concept and model for online education were basically non-existent. Baker did not let that deter him. He began to teach himself HTML and worked with a local Intern...
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Ontario Based Desire2Learn Raises $80M in Funding
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
It isn’t too often that you hear of a tech company (or any company for that matter) turning down outside funding, but for a long time Kitchener-based Desire2Learn Inc. did just that. Citing the need to be on the same page with any outside funding partners as well as the desire to build something transcendent and enduring, it seems as if the e-learning c...
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Edmonton Ready to Use Smart Bus Technology on Local Buses
By: Talha Bhatti | September 5th, 2012 | Business, Cars, O Canada
The Canadian city of Edmonton has awarded an estimated 3.4 million dollar contract to the The Trapeze Group to install Smart Bus Technology on 45 city buses. The Edmonton Transit System (ETS) will be equipped with a brand new intelligent ...
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