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YouTube Invests Further Into Their New Funded Video Channels
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, Social Media
In an effort to expand its content while also attracting blue chip advertisers to its website, Google Inc.’s YouTube invested $150 million into nearly 100 new channels approximately eight months ago. The gamble, if one can call it that, has born enough fruit that Google has decided to place a further $200 mi...
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Ottawa’s Wi-Lan Has a Less Than Favourable Quarter
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Publically traded patent licensing company Wi-LAN Inc. (WIN) reported a Q2 net loss of 100,000 (USD), amounting to less than one cent per share. The loss was a result of a myriad of things, including a $2.5 million year over year in expenses related to patent litigation. Other unexpected costsÂ...
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US Ride Sharing App Ridejoy to Launch in Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Mobile Apps, O Canada
This great nation of ours is incredible for innumerable reasons, There is always room to add to that list. It seems that Canada also presents a great launch site for mobile applications that are intended for the US due a much more manageable populace. San Francisco based ride sharing company Ridejoy have done just that, launching their iPhone applicat...
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Amazon Upgrades Their Cloud Player Music Storage System
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 3rd, 2012 | Business, News
Earlier this week, Amazon.com announced some significant changes to their Cloud Player storage system. Users will now be able to scan and match their personal music library (iTunes and Windows Media Player) with that of
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Not a Fan of Facebook’s Timeline Feature? Get Ready to Cry a Chronological River
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 2nd, 2012 | News, Social Media
It seems like Facebook’s polarizing Timeline format is here to stay. According to various sources (including Today Online), the chronologically based format will become the standard for all Facebook users as early as August 8, 2012. ...
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RIM is Considering Licensing the BB10 Platform
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 2nd, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Moribund smartphone manufacturer RIM, who gained prominence and fame due to their hardware devices, might be considering licensing their upcoming BlackBerry 10 (BB10) platform in order to gain back some of its lost market share. According to a Daily Te...
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Apple Seeking Patent to Take the iPad Smart Cover to a Whole New Level
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 2nd, 2012 | Apple, News, Tablets
The internet is abuzz today with news about Apple, as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made one of the company’s patent applications made public this morning. Although patents coming public are daily news fodder, the nature of the application is what has tech heads all hot and bothered. According to the application, Apple is looking to buil...
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CONFIRMED: RIM’s LTE PlayBook to Launch Nation Wide on August 9
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 2nd, 2012 | News, O Canada, Tablets
According to RIM’s official blog; Inside BlackBerry, the Waterloo-based company will be releasing their latest tablet, the LTE PlayBook on August 9. Canada will be the first country to get their hands on the 32 GB device which features much faster processing and download speeds than its predecessors. The L...
