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Google Goes Mapping in Nunavut
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 23rd, 2012 | Google, Living, News, O Canada
A team of Google employees is busy in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut as the iconic technology company attempts to build a comprehensive map of our nation’s arctic region. According to Mashable, residents of the small northern hamlet have been busy using
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Hello Canada! Spotify Is Coming Up North
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
According to recently released company documents, music streaming service Spotify is intent on launching in Canada later this year. The Stockholm based company, who already offers popular service in 15 countries is looking to grow and Canada makes a lot of sense. Efforts will also be focused on growing markets in Asia and South America. Spotify allows u...
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Major Players in Canada’s Wireless Industry Commit to Fighting iCrime
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Mobile device theft is a mounting problem in Canada, prompting carriers, manufacturers and Industry Canada’s Canadian Wireless Telecommunication Association (CWTA) to ban together to eradicate the problem as Canadians become more d...
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RIM Reveals Official Screen Resolutions for Upcoming BB10 Devices
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 21st, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
As RIM debuts their two latest BB10 devices to their global carriers, they have released another valuable piece of the puzzle, officially announcing the screen resolution of their upcoming phones. As mentioned earlier this week on our site (
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Canadian IT Company CGI Group Acquires Logica for $2.7 Billion
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Montreal’s CGI Group Inc. (GIB.A) has acquired UK based Logica for $2.7 billion agreeing to take on $499 million of the European firm’s debt as part of the deal.
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Canadian Firms DHX Media Acquires Cookie Jar Entertainment, Create Largest Independent Children’s Programming Provider
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Halifax based production and distribution company DHX Media Ltd. has had their bid to take over Toronto’s Cookie Jar Entertainment has been approved by shareholders of the latter to create a true programming giant.
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Rogers Has the Following Android OS Upgrades Coming
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
According to the phone blog Mobile Syrup, communications giant Rogers has the following Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for a bevy of devices. The upgrades are to be expected for late Aug...
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According to Latest Survey, Canadians Spend 2.8 Hours on Their Smartphone a Day
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 20th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Canadian research company Ipsos Reid recently polled a group of 2,000 Canadians between March and April of this year regarding their Smartphone and wireless devices. According to their findings, Canadians used their Smartphones 222 times per month, averaging 2.8 hours on a regular we...
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RIM Will be Takings its New Devices on the Road for Carrier Previews
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 19th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Earlier this week, TQ reported that RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed that their upcoming lineup of BB10 powered devices would be based on two different types of phone; a large touchscreen smartphone (Dev Alpha) as well as a QWERTY/touch combo akin to the current BlackBerry Bold devic...
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HootSuite Adds Microsoft’s Yammer to Their Expanding App Directory
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 18th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Vancouver-based social media dashboard HootSuite announced the integration of Yammer into their service via their blog earlier this week. Yammer, which was acquired by Microsoft mere months ago and integrated into their upcoming upcoming Office 365 software suite is the leading provider of enterprise social network service. &nbs...
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