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Tim Hortons Introduces Free WiFi
0By: Kuljit Grewal | July 12th, 2012 | News, O Canada
Although slightly late to the party, Tim Hortons has finally made what appears to be an extremely popular move with coffee drinkers and Timmy’s fans alike. The Canadian staple announced its plans to introduce free WiFi to over 90% of its current locations (2,000 plus), exempting kiosk, gas station and hospital locations. Quick...
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Kiip May Have Earned a $50 Million Valuation
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 12th, 2012 | Business, Games, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
According to several sourced across the interweb, Canadian founded Kiip, which is based out of Silicone Valley may have raised anywhere from $8 to $10 million for a 20% equity stake in their burgeoning company. This would indicate a valuation of anywhere between $40 and $50 million. Kiip has revolutionized the way that companies advertise within mobile games, opting t...
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RIM Set to Cease Production of Their 16GB PlayBook
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 12th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Tablets
The news continues to grow bleak for Waterloo’s Research in Motion as their less than stellar stab at the tablet market has left them having to eliminate a member of their PlayBook offering. The company’s struggles to innovate and create products that would wrestle consumers away from industry stalwarts such as the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab has put them in a position to make the tough call t...
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Mercedes Benz to Open a Fuel Cell Technology Facility in BC
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 12th, 2012 | Business, Cars, O Canada
One of the most acclaimed names in the automotive industry, Mercedes Benz is investing their hydrogen fuel cell research and production resources into Burnaby, B.C. The aim is to have the facility up and running by the end of this year in order for the iconic brand to develop and manufacture their own line of energy efficient fuel cells to power their passenger vehicles. Although Merc...
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Perfect Storm Causes RIM Shares to Plunge Nearly 18 per cent
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 9th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
RIM CEO Thorstein Heis announced that his company’s swing for the fences, theBB10 platform and updated smartphone line up will be delayed until the 2013 calendar year late last month. The fact that RIM elected to use a strategy that relied on their in-house knowledge rather than collaborate with another player in the Smartphone industry is looking more and more like the incorrect choice. The Wat...
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Microsoft’s Stores and Surface Tablets are Coming to Canada
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 8th, 2012 | Business, News, Tablets
Last month Microsoft unveiled their new Surface Tablet, which has garnered quite a bit of positive hype following CEO Steve Ballmer’s formal announcement. Since then, several sources including the Toronto Star have reported that Microsoft will also be opening their first ...
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iPads and Their Impact on the NFL
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 7th, 2012 | Apple, Sports, Tablets
I take pride in the fact that I was a part of the guinea pig generation of the 1990’s. By the turn of the new millennia we were more than familiar with the desktop, the laptop, the original flat screen and the technology that has defined our generation, the Internet. As the computer bubble burst Microsoft were the clear cut leaders of their industry, but as the last decade has unravelled Apple h...
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Kobo’s Vox Leading the e-Reader Evolution
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 7th, 2012 | Android, Google, Mobile Apps, News, Tablets
Toronto-based Kobo announced recently that their 7” colour screen e-reader the Vox has integrated Google Play into its repertoire, bringing a whopping 500,000 plus apps and features to the popular product. The addition makes the Vox a formidable tablet style device that also features everything we still love about the electronic ink screen...
