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LEAK: Photo and Video of RIM’s Upcoming BB10 All Touch Device
1By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
As you all know, Research in Motion has pretty much their entire state of relevance riding on their upcoming software and hardware combinations. TQ have done what we do, and kept you abreast on the latest and greatest from the Waterloo company. As is commonplace in this day and age, any anticipated product is quite likely to leak in some way shape or ...
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VIDEO: This Flying Quadcopter is Controlled by Your Thoughts
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 4th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News, O Canada
A group of researchers at China’s Zhejiang University have created a flying quadcopter that people can control with their thoughts. The aptly named Flying Buddy 2 is designed to serve as a personal flying assistant for the disabled and those with limited physical mobility. The incredible device could provide entertainment and help make their lives eas...
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Shopify gives users an edge over other online retailers by announcing ShipStation integration
By: Talha Bhatti | September 4th, 2012 | Business, O Canada
Shopping online has many advantages for consumers including lower prices, convenience and the comfort of doing your purchasing in your pajamas. However, one major drawback for online shoppers is the wait for bought items to be delivered. Anxious buyers may need to wait days and in case of items in demand, even weeks for their latest acquisition to arrive in the mail.
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2Dots’ Yworld project gets a $500,000 injection from undisclosed angel investor
By: Talha Bhatti | September 4th, 2012 | Business, O Canada, Social Media
On August 31, TechVibes revealed that the Canada based start up, 2Dots, got some good news when an angel investor plunked $500,000 into the company’s Yworld network. 2Dots is a “boutique practice facilitating change for individuals, teams and organisations” and has recently launched the Yworld invite-only Alpha. The new network is meant...
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A Vertical Farming System is Being Installed in Vancouver
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 3rd, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
A Vancouver based company called Alterrus Systems is planning on building an incredible farming system at the top of a downtown parking lot. Known as the VertiCrop urban farming system, the ‘vertical farm’ uses a collection of suspended trays configured to function on a moving conveyor. The movement allows for regula...
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Could Canada’s Oil Sands Industry be a Hacker Group’s Next Target?
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
An international group of hacker activists known as Anonymous have been identified as having possibly set their sights on the computer systems of companies working to develop the oil sands industry Bloomberg reports. According to the aforementioned report, ...
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Youngest CEO to Ever Raise VC Funding is an 18 Year Old Canadian
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 3rd, 2012 | iOS, Mobile Apps, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
A mobile app that learns your interests and characteristics based on your activity and interaction, AppHero is certainly no slouch. In fact, one could say that the app to recommend other apps is a representation of its founder and CEO, 18 year old Jordan Satok. The startup, which secured $1.8 million ea...
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BCE and Cirque Du Soleil Partner Up to Create Something Beautiful
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Two Canadian powers are collaborating to provide a truly one of a kind entertainment experience to the masses. Canadian telecom giant BCE’s media division is partnering with Quebec-based international entertainment giant Cirque to Soleil to produce and distribute the latter’s incredible acts. ...
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Will Canada’s Version of the Note II Feature a Quad Core Exynos Chip?
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Android, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Although many previous Samsung products have featured quad core system-on-chips (SoCs), the Canadian versions of said devices (the Galaxy S III and Note) have only been equipped with dual core Snapdragon S4 chips instead. Although this has still made for potent devices, Canucks can’t be blamed for wishing for a little more device horsepower to take advantage of everything Samsung’s devices off...
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TELUS Mobility Partners with Telehop to Provide its Customers with Cheap Long-Distance Calling
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Thanks to a recently announced $25M partnership deal between TELUS Mobility and Telehop, the former’s 7.5 million clients will receive hassle-free long distance savings. The agreement, the first of its kind for a North American carrier, will provide...
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