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Vancouver’s LemonStand Secures Seed Funding Round from BDC and Angel Investors
0By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Vancouver’s own LemonStand has secured an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round from the Business Development Bank of Canada (IT Venture Fund) as well as four angel investors; Michael Klinger, Paul Rochester, Kalle Radage and Michael Weider. The former two angels represent the Chief Product ...
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Apple Introduces The iPhone 5, Canadians Can Get One September 21
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
California based tech titan Apple finally unveiled their hotly anticipated iPhone 5 at a standalone event yesterday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The device, arguably the most ballyhooed of the company’s history, features many of the specs that we have reported on in the months leading up to the launch event. ...
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Bell, Bell, Bell…BCE Looking to Launch Their Own Netflix Competitor
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 13th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Google, News, O Canada
According to CEO George Cope, telecommunications giant BCE Inc. is gearing up to launch their own Netflix competitor. The decision, which hinges on the success of the company’s proposed bid for rival Astral Media, will use the latter’s content to sell in an on-demand format in bot...
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Canada’s First and Only Rotating House Being Built In North Rustico
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, O Canada
Canada will soon be getting its very first rotating house in North Rustico. The couple commissioning the house to be built east of Cavendish, P.E.I., is going to become the only owners of a house that rotates within Canada. It may sound silly to have a rotating house but when the benefits of rotating windows to face the sun at all times to keep the house warm during winter and an ocean view from a...
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University of Windsor Researchers Shed New Light On Ancient Art
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Gadgets, News, O Canada
A group of researchers based out of Canada’s University of Windsor are using cutting edge technologies and applying them to classical painting to discover new insights. Roman Maev is a professor of Physics at the university and along with his team he is using modern imaging methods on pieces available at art galleries. The technology that Ma...
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Toronto Based Researchers On MIT List Of Top Innovators
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | News, O Canada
Silicon Valley has been known as the hub of IT innovation for most of the last decade. That image may become outdated as other regions of the world step up support for innovation and technology. Toronto is one such city with a good combination of infrastructure, universities and talent that offers a great mix for innovators. Toronto’s status as a global leader has been reaffirmed as two natives ...
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Canadian Website WagJag Buys ‘Deal of the Day’ From Yellow Media
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Canada’s popular daily deal website, WagJag, released a statement last month which made public the firm's purchase of Deal of the Day. The Toronto based WagJag increased its subscriber based significantly when it bought its latest acquisition from previous owner
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With New Focus MediCore Gains Funding And Talent
By: Talha Bhatti | September 13th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
MediaCore is only one year old but the Canadian technology startup has already attracted international investment and attention. The company's open source video Content Management System (CMS) platform helped it bring in $1 million of new capital from private angel investors Alex Khein and Pierre Andurand. This latest injection of cash has pushe...
