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Positive News Sends Research In Motion Stock Up 10 Percent
0By: Talha Bhatti | November 3rd, 2012 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canadian Technology giant Research In Motion (RIM) got a much needed boost as the beleaguered company saw their stock price climb approximately 10 percent at the beginning of the month. The market had reacted positively to the news that 50 wireless service providers had started testing the company's latest smartphones and upcoming BlackBerry 10 ope...
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Canadian Startup Hootsuite Hits Five Million User Milestone
By: Talha Bhatti | November 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian social media management startup, Hootsuite, announced on November 1 that it had successfully gained its 5 millionth user. The company has been in business for approximately three years but has seen accelerated growth in the last two years where it added 4 million users alone. The site has become a global powerhouse and is now working in...
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Startup Canada’s Canadian Mentorship Challenge Gets Boost From Canadian Startup Clarity
By: Talha Bhatti | November 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Startup Canada has been really working hard to achieve its Canadian Mentorship Challenge goal of mentoring 10,000 Canadians during Global Entrepreneurship Week and the initiative has gotten another helping hand thanks to technology startup
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Cybercrime 2012 Report Claims 70% of Canadians Struck By Cybercriminals
By: Kevin Green | November 3rd, 2012 | News, O Canada
Anti-virus software maker, Norton, released the Cybercrime 2012 report recently in which the company highlighted that “70% of online adults in Canada have been the victim of cybercrime at some point in their life.” That is staggering percentage and total...
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Samsung Successfully Sold 3 Million Units of the Galaxy Note II in Just 37 Days
By: Ali Raza | November 3rd, 2012 | News, O Canada, Tablets
Samsung, the multinational conglomerate group of South Korea is rejoicing over the tremendous success of its recently released phone-tablet hybrid or phablet, the Galaxy Note II. According to the mobile phone maker, sales have reached 3 million units for the Galaxy Note II after just 37 days of its launch, which is a remarkable achievement, particularly for a smartphone that falls in the “new ca...
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Co-Founder of Uber Garrett Camp Introduces His Latest Venture for Private Jets Called BlackJet
By: Jeff Stewart | November 2nd, 2012 | Business, Living, Mobile Apps, News
San Francisco based Uber is a venture-funded startup that was founded by Travis Kalanick, Oscar Salazar and Garrett Camp in 2009. The company gained popularity when they successfully launched their first mobile app, which allows users can get in touch with high end cars and SUVs that are available for hire. After that initial ser...
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One in Five Canadians are Expected to do Online Shopping This Holiday Season
By: Jeff Stewart | November 2nd, 2012 | Business, Google, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
More than ever, Canadians are going online to shop for their loved ones this holiday season. According to various reports, it is estimated that approximately 20 percent of the holiday gifts purchased this year will occur online in Canada, a total that represents one in every five gifts. Although seemingly significant, that proportion pales in comparison to other nations world round. A...
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Canadians Send Almost 24 Billion Text Messages in Second Quarter of this Year
By: Ali Raza | November 2nd, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
Mobile phones have become such an integral part of our daily lives that many would quiver in fear at the thought of parting with their devices. With the advancement of smartphones, consumers can do a whole bevy of things that amount to more than simply dialing or receiving phone calls. However despite the availability of various new services and smart phone applications, it seems that text messagi...
