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Ontario’s COM DEV is Influencing the Way the Next Great Space Telescope Will Work
0By: Kuljit Grewal | July 28th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the famed Hubble Space Telescope’s successor and a key part in our future as it pertains to space exploration and discovery. Designed to thrive further into space than its predecessor, the telescope will not be launched or ...
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University of Toronto Joins Coursera in Offering Free Online Courses
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 28th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada
Canada’s largest university has joined the likes of Princeton and Stanford in exploring what could be the biggest disruptor to formal education; free online education. The school, along with 11 other international institutions have partnered with a start-up called Coursera to offer “massive open online courses” or MOOCs, which are available for anyone ...
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Fido Will Be Bringing The LTE Bone Home Too
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 28th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
According to the most recent Fido press release, the Canadian telco will be bringing LTE service nation-wide beginning later this summer. Major cities will be the first to adopt the new network, including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal and St. Johns, with smaller cities receiving the same speeds later this year. &nb...
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London 2012 – Cycling and the Wind Tunnel
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 28th, 2012 | News, Sports
In spirit of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, TQ will be bringing you a look at how technology is influencing sport at its highest level. The 2012 London Olympic Games have started with the epic Opening Ceremonies and now the real action is set to start. England has been preparing to host their third games to over 10,000 athl...
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Amazon is Looking to Introduce up to Six New Tablets
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 27th, 2012 | Business, News, Tablets
Iconic e-commerce, consumer electronics and cloud computing services company Amazon is looking to expand their family of tablets which currently features the 7” Kindle Fire. The confirmation for up to six new tablets of various sizes including one featuring a 10” display comes via Staples president Demos Parneros and
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Square Continues to Score Major Funding and Valuations
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 27th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Mobile payments appears to be the next industry for tech giants Google and Apple, however a relatively young player is making a splash in a big way. Square, who feature a signature bite sized card reader that plugs into the earphone jack of iPhones and iPads to read and instantly process credit card payments is the biggest name in mobile payments today. ...
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London 2012 – Twitter Will Transform the London Eye Into an Olympic Lightshow
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 27th, 2012 | News, Social Media, Sports
For those who have not had the chance to visit the wonderful city of London, England, we strongly encourage you to do so. Very few world metropolises feature the multiculturalism, history and significance than the home of the British monarchy. London is also an incredibly busy city. Playing host to the 2012 Summer Olympics brings even ...
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QuadLook – Adding Dimensions to the Way We Search the Internet
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 27th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Searching the internet has become more important than ever thanks to the vast amounts of content and traffic that occurs on a daily basis. Using technology to optimize the search process and experience has long been a breadwinner for various firms as well as a way to bring information to people in better ways than those prior. A Toronto-based company is looking to take search to yet a...
