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Oracle Purchases Cloud Marketing Application Developer Eloqua For $871 million
0By: Talha Bhatti | December 21st, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
U.S. based software developer Oracle has bought cloud-based marketing application maker Eloqua for $871 million. The deal was announced on December 20 and will pay $23.50 a share (a 31.1 percent premium) on the Toronto founded Eloqua to acquire the firm. Oracle announced that the c...
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Social TV Startup Stevie Gets $1.5 million in Series A Funding
By: Talha Bhatti | December 21st, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
Tel Aviv startup Stevie announced that it has raised $1.5 million in a Series A funding round for its social media aggregator service that uses the web and mobile to deliver an awesome TV experience. The latest funding brings the total cash the company has raised to $2.1 million. The startup made public that the round was led by
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Atlantic Canada Regional Venture Fund Gets $10 Million From BDC Venture Capital
By: Talha Bhatti | December 21st, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
On December 20, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Venture Capital committed $10 million to the Atlantic Canada Regional Venture Fund. This new addition from BDC makes the total amount for the fund a healthy $50 million. Located in Halifax, the Atlantic Canada Regional Venture Fund ...
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REPORT – Spotify Set To Hit $1 Billion In Revenue For 2013
By: Talha Bhatti | December 21st, 2012 | Business, News
Spotify has been in the limelight for quite some time as investors and analysts have been talking about how the technology company has the potential to change the music industry. However, the music sector itself is not ready to accept Spotify especially after previous technology enterprises like Napster have made the music industry worries. Sp...
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London Fire Brigade May Use Twitter to Receive Emergency Calls
By: Ali Raza | December 20th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
When it comes to receiving emergency calls, British Telecom handles more than 30 million such calls during a given year. Therefore, considering the sheer volume of calls, the London Fire Brigade has started mulling over whether or not it’s “time to look at new ways for people to report emergencies quickly and efficiently and soc...
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Twitter Launches Version 4 of its Blackberry App, Boasts New Features and Refined UI
By: Ali Raza | December 20th, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Social Media
In spite of the fact that the Blackberry 10 launch is not too far away now, Twitter still launched an updated version of its app for current Blackberry devices. This latest version, number 4 for Twitter’s Blackberry app includes several brand new features. As far as old features are concerned, Twitter has made them more simple, as for instance, the UI is more straightforward in this...
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Apple Asks Judge For More Money In Samsung Patent Infringement Settlement
By: Kevin Green | December 20th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
In a December 17 ruling, U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh stated that California consumer electronics maker Apple failed to show that stolen technology was the driving force behind many Samsung mobile products. Even though Samsung was found to have infringed on
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Analysts Predict Explosion in LTE Device Shipments With Amazon And Mozilla Entering The Market
By: Kevin Green | December 20th, 2012 | Business, News, Smartphones
Strategy Analytics gave out data and predictions on December 19 that show that by the year ended 2013, 275 million LTE units will be shipped globally. Thanks to the implementation of LTE and 4G networks, devices that run in the advanced network are in demand and should see a three-time increase from 90.9 million devices shipped in 20...
