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Niagara Falls Becomes This Summer’s Most Searched Term On Google Maps For Canada
0By: Talha Bhatti | September 24th, 2012 | Google, News, O Canada
Google search has become an indispensable part of our everyday lives and the search engine is used to look up varying types of information. The search giant's other services like Google Maps are also very popular and with its street view and 3D mapping features the map service has become even more user friendly. A lot of travel...
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VIDEO: Browsing Speed Test – iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 23rd, 2012 | Android, Apple, iOS, Smartphones
The past couple of months have seen Apple and Samsung trade blows in the courtroom as well as in the advertising world with Samsung taking targeted shots at the iPhone 5 in both print (see below) and video advertisement.
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Facebook Launches Organ Donor Feature in Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 23rd, 2012 | Health, Living, News, O Canada, Social Media
At the beginning of May this year, Facebook introduced an incredible feature that allowed organ donors to connect with those requiring transplants. The noble initiative leverages the vast reach of Facebook’s user base and was inspired by Mark Zuckerberg’s relationship with his wife, a current medical student as well as his relationship wi...
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Burberry’s Renovated Flagship Store is a Digitally Integrated Marvel
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 23rd, 2012 | Living, News
With a deep and rich history, Burberry is considered and recognized as an iconic luxury fashion brand. Its flagship store located on London’s famed Regent Street has recently undergone a thorough renovation that ...
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Yahoo! Will Distribute $3.65 Billion to its Shareholders
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 23rd, 2012 | Business, News
Due to an excellent investment seven years ago, Yahoo! saw an eightfold return on its investment in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba as it sold half of its stake earlier this week. The net proceeds of the sale totaled $4.3 billion, $3.65 billion of which will be distributed b...
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OMERS Ventures Was Part of Wattpad’s $17.3 Million Series B Round of Funding
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 23rd, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Wattpad is a disruptive community based website where users share and collaborate on electronic texts in eBook format. The company has grown to impressive proportions since its inception in 2006 earning an incredible 10 million individual monthly users who spend a cumulative 2.4 billion minutes on the site. Those numbers came from a strong ide...
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VIDEO: Must See Lego Machine is So Awesome it Hurts
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 22nd, 2012 | Gadgets, Living
We have two quick questions for you before we proceed further. Do you like Lego? Do you like awesome? If you answered an emphatic yes to both of those queries than we have got something glorious to share with you. Meet the Lego Great Ball Contraption a labour of love for Lego legend Akiyuki. Built in his home, the project totaled 600 hours of dedicated construction time and i...
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VIDEO: Meet Baxter – The Robot Set to Turn Manufacturing on its Head
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 22nd, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, News
Created as the brainchild of a living legend in the robotics world Rodney Brooks, Baxter is the next generation of industrial robots. At six feet tall and 300 pounds, the machine is capable of expressing what it is doing thanks to a screen that serves as its face. A digital pair of eyes is capable of looking concerned when the mach...
