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Bell and Rogers Anticipate Losses in the ‘Tens of Million’ for London 2012 Olympic Coverage
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 18th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Although watching and experiencing the 2012 Olympic Games and its many iconic moments brought a tremendous amount of pleasure to Canadians nationwide, the companies that brought us the coverage will likely carry much more bitter sweet feelings (and losses) regarding the Games.
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RIM Will Feature Upgraded Contact Management on Their Upcoming BB10 Devices
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 18th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones, Social Media
It is imperative that Research in Motion (RIM) integrate innovative and function features into their BB10 platform if they have any chance of regaining some of their market share that has opted for the innovative and quality products being offered by Apple and Samsung. &...
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Hey Canada, Own a Galaxy S II, S III or Galaxy Note? Jelly Bean is Coming Your Way
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 17th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Google, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Although there hasn't been any official word as yet, Mobile Syrup and Sam Mobile have heard word that the Samsung Galaxy S II, S III and Note will be receiving operating sy...
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Internet Throttling Continues to be an Issue for Canadians
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 17th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada
Bandwidth or internet throttling is the practice of Internet Service Provider (ISP) purposely slowing down the internet service it is offering its clients. This controversial practice, which is cited as a means of regulating network traffic and reducing bandwidth congestion, is done in Canada more than anywhere else in the word
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RIM Will be Cutting Several Jobs in Nova Scotia
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 17th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
The loss of employment is never an easy time for people, however it is an inevitable part of life that often leads to better things down the line. RIM has long stated that they would be cutting 5,000 jobs world round, however have remained extremely tight lipped regarding which offices and areas would be most affected. It seems that Nova Scotia will e...
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RIM CEO Says RIM Will Launch Six BB10 Devices
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
With all RIM has riding on their upcoming operating platform BlackBerry 10 and the updated devices that will optimize it, any news regarding the two is always worth sharing. The man in charge of bringing RIM back to respectable relevance, CEO Thorsten Heins recently shared in an interview with
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RIM is Looking to Sell Cloud Service Provider NewBay, Potentially Other Assets as Well
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Part of RIM’s current CEO Thorsten Heins’ less than enviable job is a full scale strategic review of the company’s strategy, assets and business streams. The process involves difficult decisions that allow the company to both right the ship as soon as possible so that the company has a chance at the future. According to source with knowledge of ...
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Apple Stores Up in Halifax and Coquitlam
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 16th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, O Canada
According to Apple Canada, the tech giant will be opening their 25th Canadian location with an official launch this Saturday, August 18, 2012. The location is based in the Halifax Shopping Centre (7001 Mumford Road, Halifax NS) is the East...
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RIM Employees Laid Off in Waterloo Will be Supported by Local Universities, Employment Ontario and Communitech
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 14th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Although there has not been word on where the axe will fall for RIM as they purge 5,000 jobs over the next few months (TQ was on it), there is little doubt that the company’s home base will be affected. The layoffs represent 30% of the company’s 16,500 member workforce, 9,000...
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RIM Watches on as Their Market Share Evaporates
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 14th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Business, Google, iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Waterloo’s Research in Motion has to stand and watch as their piece of the growing multi-billion dollar Smartphone pie is being taken. The company, much to the dismay of shareholders and nationalists seems to be staying stagnant while competitors are releasing a multitude of superior devices.
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