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BlackBerry Expected to Release New 4G LTE Capable PlayBook Soon
0By: Kuljit Grewal | July 26th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Tablets
According to an internal document at Bell Canada, BlackBerry will introduce a device July 31, 2012 that will have full 4G LTE capability. Although this post is the result of a Bell document, we fully expect PlayBooks to be made available from other carriers as well. According to the aforementioned document, the new 7” device has a listed price of $549.95. It features 1GB RAM, a 1.5 ...
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NEA Introduces a $2.6 Billion Fund, Largest in VC History
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 26th, 2012 | Business, News
Silicon Valley based VC veteran New Enterprise Associates (NEA), who already boast the title of being one of the largest such firms in the world has just taken things to a whole new level. According to various sources, the firm has just raised its 14th fund, which totals a whopping $2.6 billion. This is believed to be the largest such fund ...
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Payment Platform Braintree is Coming to Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 26th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Wildly popular e-commerce and m-commerce payment platform Braintree, is expanding their services internationally. The overall expansion will span 30 countries including Canada, Australia and the UK among others. Braintree offers simple and effective mobile and online payment solutions for over 2000 companies including start-ups like
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WORD IS: Facebook Enlisting HTC to Build a Phone for Mid-2013
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 26th, 2012 | Business, News, Smartphones, Social Media
According to several sources with intimate knowledge of the goings on, Facebook (FB) has enlisted the help of manufacturer HTC Corp. in order to create a Smartphone. The device is expected to be released in mid-2013 to allow HTC to focus on various other products beforehand. Alth...
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RIM’s Playbook Video Store Makes Its Way Back Home to Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 25th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Tablets
RIM’s Playbook Video Store is now available in the company’s home country. Having been only available for U.S. PlayBook owners, RIM announced the Canadian version of the application today. Available for download in the BlackBerry App World, the Store offe...
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Taking a Bite Out of Apple’s Q3 Results
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 25th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Although 26 million iPhones and 17 million iPads sounds like a lot of units, Apple fell victim to their own success when they were unable to meet analysts’ incredibly lofty sales estimates. The company reported $35 billion in revenues for the months of April to June along with $8.8 billion in net profit ($9.32 per diluted share). Revenue was expected to be $37.25 billion, but hey, nobody is perf...
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New York Times Discontinue Their BlackBerry App
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 25th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
After a long number of years and plenty of analysis, New York Times Co. , who own and operate the iconic news brand and paper have elected to no longer have a BlackBerry App. The decision is based on usage of the app, which has decreased significantly on the BlackBerry platform. The news comes following what has been a bad run for the Waterloo mob...
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TELUS Reaches Across Our Nation, Invests $8.4 Million in Atlantic Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 25th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Vancouver’s TELUS Mobility has elected to invest another $8.4 million into Altantic Canada over the next three years. The large telco, who already have $45 million invested in the area will be using the new infusion of funds towards advanced technologies, mainly in improving their wireless speed. The investment will also stimulate job...
