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AWESOME: iPhone 5 to iPad Mini Concept Video
0By: Kuljit Grewal | September 6th, 2012 | Apple, Living, Smartphones, Tablets
With the launch event less than a week away (TQ was on it), the hype surrounding the iPhone 5 is beginning its build to crescendo. Apple’s plan is to carry those good vibes into the launch of another hotly anticipated device the tech icon has created; the 7” iPad Mini. An animatio...
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Super Wi-Fi Is Expected To Make Its Mark In 2013
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, News
Wi-Fi can be found everywhere from university campuses to coffee shops and private residences. It was only a few short years ago that Wi-Fi was still in its infancy and consumers had not started adapting the technology into their lives. Super Wi-Fi, which has a much longer range than current wi-fi, is at a similar stage of its life cycle and is ready to burst onto the scene probably by 2013. The
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RIM Offers $10,000 to BlackBerry 10 Developers
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, O Canada, Smartphones
With the impending launch of BlackBerry 10, down trodden Research In Motion (RIM) is trying to pull out all the stops to help buoy its upcoming Operating System and phones. The Canadian smartphone maker is waving cash at app developers by offering them incentives like the Built for BlackBerry and the
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“Communications Monitoring Report” Shows Canadian Wireless Subscribers Jump to 27.4 million in 2011
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, Living, O Canada
The Communications Monitoring Report from Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) was released recently and gave an overview of the state of affairs for the industry. During the release of th...
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Investor Confidence in RIM Looks Grim as Short Interest Hits Record High
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The short interest rate for Research In Motion (RIM) has reached a new high as investors expect poor earnings report from the maker of the Black Berry smartphone. According to reports provided by research firm Markit, the short interest climbed to 4.2% of shares outstanding on August 24. Man...
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Canada’s CRTC Worried About New Mobile Apps Breaching Consumer Privacy
By: Talha Bhatti | September 6th, 2012 | Android, iOS, Mobile Apps, O Canada
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the main federal agency that regulates the telecom and broadcasting industry in Canada, is finding itself chasing after more and more individuals and organizations because they violate long standing Canadian laws about privacy. The blistering pace with the technology...
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Apple Extends Their Volume Purchase Program to Canada and Eight Other Countries
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Living, News, O Canada
Cupertino, California’s Apple is to be commended for extending their useful Volume Purchase Program (VPP) to nine new countries. The news came by way of public notice announcement on Apple’s developer website and the news includes Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, the...
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Online Education Pioneer Teaches Thousands in Ontario Virtual High School
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada
With a passionate vision and relatively rudimentary tools, Stephen Baker began uploading high school courses on the Internet in 1995. A science teacher by trade, Baker began his quest for online education at a time when the concept and model for online education were basically non-existent. Baker did not let that deter him. He began to teach himself HTML and worked with a local Intern...
