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Canadian Startup Mejuri Shines at Elevator World Tour
0By: Zain Nabi | February 4th, 2013 | News, O Canada
Canadian startup Mejuri shined at the Elevator World Tour that was organised recently at the CN Tower by winning its top prize. The tour was the part of International Startup Festival that will be held in Montreal in July. In the recent event, more than 100 startups from different parts of the world were present and all had to impress ...
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Students Not That Crazy About Apple Anymore?
By: Zain Nabi | February 4th, 2013 | Apple
Students are the prime market for latest gadgets and that is why having their positive feedback for any company is essential. And when it comes to smartphones, the response from students gets even more important because there is no dearth of smartphone makers and no shortage of different enticing offers for students. There was a time when Apple
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Most Canadians Enjoy Listening to Music for Free
By: Zain Nabi | February 4th, 2013 | News, O Canada
Music attracts everyone; one might not like a particular genre, but it is hard to totally stay away from music and its effects. Music companies release audio and video tapes and issue subscription to grant access to their products, but the presence of many free platforms to listen music has hurt the business of these companies. A recent study in Canada showed the same trend as most pe...
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Google Says 2000 Schools Worldwide Now Use Chromebook
By: Talha Bhatti | February 2nd, 2013 | Google, News
When Google launched its Chromebook many saw it as toll that general consumers would purchase as a second computing device for the home. That has been true in some respects but Google's push into schools has been the real story about the search giants web-centric laptops. The California technology giants long term commitment to the Chromebook lo...
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250,000 Twitter Users Effected By Sophisticated Hacker Attack
By: Talha Bhatti | February 2nd, 2013 | News
Popular micro blogging site, Twitter, stated on February 1 that it had notices "unusual access patterns" during the week. The company claims that hackers may have gained access to 250,000 user's data. Twitter went on to say that it had unearthed "one live attack and [was] able to shut it down in process moments later." However, the site still...
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Vancouver General Hospital First In Canada To Use UV Technology to Disinfect Rooms
By: Talha Bhatti | February 2nd, 2013 | Gadgets, News, O Canada
Hospitals need to be sanitized to keep dangerous infections from spreading. Most standard procedures involves chemicals and some good old fashioned elbow grease to clean patient rooms. The Vancouver General Hospital has decided to take their cleaning to the next level with Trudi, a Tru-D SmartUVC, that is the first of its kind in Canada. The device uses UV to eliminate harmful elements from hospit...
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Facebook’s Face Recognition Tag Suggestion Feature Makes Come Back In U.S.
By: Talha Bhatti | February 2nd, 2013 | Business, News, Social Media
The world's biggest social network, Facebook, stated in a post on Thursday, Januray 31 that they were re-enabling the photo Tag Suggestions feature for users in the US. The feature was actually taken off line last year by Facebook to make technical improveme...
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Best Buy Closes Locations In Canada As More Consumers Shop Online
By: Talha Bhatti | February 2nd, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Large retail chains in Canada are facing a lot of pressure from online retailers. Just as big-box chains used competitive pricing, large selections and quality service to beat out smaller competitors, online retailers are quickly taking away customers from the large sellers by offering a new online shopping experience. The Canadian retail sector is going through a very shaky time as more American ...
