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Youngest CEO to Ever Raise VC Funding is an 18 Year Old Canadian
0By: Kuljit Grewal | September 3rd, 2012 | iOS, Mobile Apps, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
A mobile app that learns your interests and characteristics based on your activity and interaction, AppHero is certainly no slouch. In fact, one could say that the app to recommend other apps is a representation of its founder and CEO, 18 year old Jordan Satok. The startup, which secured $1.8 million ea...
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BCE and Cirque Du Soleil Partner Up to Create Something Beautiful
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Two Canadian powers are collaborating to provide a truly one of a kind entertainment experience to the masses. Canadian telecom giant BCE’s media division is partnering with Quebec-based international entertainment giant Cirque to Soleil to produce and distribute the latter’s incredible acts. ...
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Panasonic Debuts World’s Largest Glasses Free 3D HDTV, a 103” Beast at IFA 2012
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News
We have been doing what we can to bring you the latest and greatest from IFA Consumer Electronics Show. Something we had to share is the largest glasses free 3D HDTV measuring in at 103”. The Panasonic creation weighs an impressive 706 pounds and measures 7.9 feet by 4.6 feet. According to t...
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VIDEO: Meet BERO – The Android Inspired Robot Controlled by Your Smartphone or Tablet
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Android, Gadgets, Mobile Apps
Many of us are big fans of the Android mascot, the adorable alien looking fellow who has become the symbol of the operating system. For those who are, allow us the pleasure of introducing BERO, the Google Android robot that is yours to command. Using an app on your smartphone or tablet, the 4” open source robot features a fully programmable and customizable interface.
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Will Canada’s Version of the Note II Feature a Quad Core Exynos Chip?
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Android, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Although many previous Samsung products have featured quad core system-on-chips (SoCs), the Canadian versions of said devices (the Galaxy S III and Note) have only been equipped with dual core Snapdragon S4 chips instead. Although this has still made for potent devices, Canucks can’t be blamed for wishing for a little more device horsepower to take advantage of everything Samsung’s devices off...
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TELUS Mobility Partners with Telehop to Provide its Customers with Cheap Long-Distance Calling
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Thanks to a recently announced $25M partnership deal between TELUS Mobility and Telehop, the former’s 7.5 million clients will receive hassle-free long distance savings. The agreement, the first of its kind for a North American carrier, will provide...
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Uber Expands Their Service Offering in Toronto by Adding Taxi Service
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Android, Business, Cars, iOS, News, O Canada
In an attempt to serve their current and future users in Toronto as best they can, on-demand driver service Uber has added taxis to their list of vehicles. The service, which licenses professional drivers in high end black sedans and SUVs, functions as a smartphone app based on your exact GPS location. Co-founded by Canadian
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Evernote Partners with Notebook Legend Moleskine to Integrate Note Taking
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, iOS, Mobile Apps, News
Two parties that both represent the past, present and future of note taking have partnered up to allow their users a new way to organize and browse their notes. Italian notebook legend Moleskine Srl, the manufacturers of the physical notebooks once used by Ernest Hemingway, Bruce Chatwin, Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso had come to realize that the...
