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LEAK: Photo and Video of RIM’s Upcoming BB10 All Touch Device
1By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
As you all know, Research in Motion has pretty much their entire state of relevance riding on their upcoming software and hardware combinations. TQ have done what we do, and kept you abreast on the latest and greatest from the Waterloo company. As is commonplace in this day and age, any anticipated product is quite likely to leak in some way shape or ...
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PayPal Buddies up With Discover to Make Waves in the World of Mobile Payments
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 5th, 2012 | Business, News, Smartphones
Earlier this month, online money transfer company PayPal announced a new partnership agreement with fellow business giant Discover Financial Services to provide their service to merchant locations. The deal will see PayPal become a valid means of payment in over ...
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VIDEO: This Flying Quadcopter is Controlled by Your Thoughts
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 4th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News, O Canada
A group of researchers at China’s Zhejiang University have created a flying quadcopter that people can control with their thoughts. The aptly named Flying Buddy 2 is designed to serve as a personal flying assistant for the disabled and those with limited physical mobility. The incredible device could provide entertainment and help make their lives eas...
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List of “Twitter Certified Products” released along with guidelines
By: Talha Bhatti | September 4th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, Social Media
Twitter recently announced the start of it “Certified Products Program” which comes only a month after a post on the company’s blog stated that stricter Twitter API guidelines were coming to give users a consistent experience across the board. Twitter’s new program is meant to highlight “the best products and services to thrive on Twi...
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Shopify gives users an edge over other online retailers by announcing ShipStation integration
By: Talha Bhatti | September 4th, 2012 | Business, O Canada
Shopping online has many advantages for consumers including lower prices, convenience and the comfort of doing your purchasing in your pajamas. However, one major drawback for online shoppers is the wait for bought items to be delivered. Anxious buyers may need to wait days and in case of items in demand, even weeks for their latest acquisition to arrive in the mail.
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2Dots’ Yworld project gets a $500,000 injection from undisclosed angel investor
By: Talha Bhatti | September 4th, 2012 | Business, O Canada, Social Media
On August 31, TechVibes revealed that the Canada based start up, 2Dots, got some good news when an angel investor plunked $500,000 into the company’s Yworld network. 2Dots is a “boutique practice facilitating change for individuals, teams and organisations” and has recently launched the Yworld invite-only Alpha. The new network is meant...
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A Vertical Farming System is Being Installed in Vancouver
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 3rd, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
A Vancouver based company called Alterrus Systems is planning on building an incredible farming system at the top of a downtown parking lot. Known as the VertiCrop urban farming system, the ‘vertical farm’ uses a collection of suspended trays configured to function on a moving conveyor. The movement allows for regula...
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Could Canada’s Oil Sands Industry be a Hacker Group’s Next Target?
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
An international group of hacker activists known as Anonymous have been identified as having possibly set their sights on the computer systems of companies working to develop the oil sands industry Bloomberg reports. According to the aforementioned report, ...
