The City of Toronto legalizes Uber (with a few changes)
After months of city council debate and taxi driver protests, ride-sharing services, most notably UberX, are officially legal…
Payso winding down P2P payments to focus on business product
Vancouver-based Payso, one of Canada’s first peer-to-peer payment services, has decided to shut down its consumer operations…
Google and University of Guelph researchers want your phone’s sensors to replace passwords
12345678, qwerty, 12345, starwars, princess and solo all made the cut of the most popular passwords of 2015. Thanks to two…
Snapchat reportedly acquires Toronto-based Bitstrips for $100 million
According to Fortune, Bitstrips has been purchased by Snapchat for approximately $100 million USD. The deal is a mix of both…
Pebble lays off 25 percent of its staff after raising $26 million over last eight months
Pebble is laying off 25 percent of its total staff this week (about 40 employees). CEO Eric Migicovsky confirmed the…
#Dx32016: Pepper the sassy robot dreams of changing retail
Pepper, the first humanoid robot with virtual emotions, went on sale in Japan this summer and is now coming to North America.…
Rogers NHL VR experience puts Mark Messier in your living room
Virtual reality is an immersive experience that, at times, can leave one really lonely. Last year, when I first tried…
Queen’s University researchers create the first working flexible smartphone
While companies like LG and Samsung have been showing off concept flexible phones for a number of years, the first group to…
Interac announces ‘open’ mobile debit payment solution with help from IBM, Everlink, and Bell ID
2016 looks like it’s going to be the year mobile payments take off in Canada. Following the introduction of Apple Pay…
Toronto taxi drivers will strike during NBA All-Star weekend
The fight against Uber continues in Toronto. Following a 12-hour strike in December, the United Taxi Workers Association says…
Ontario Provincial Police to source its next group of constables from the tech community
Smartphones, tablets, wearables, and drones are increasingly becoming part of our daily lives, and the Ontario Provincial…
Square appoints Cathy Vigrass to lead Canadian operations
Square, the popular mobile commerce platform developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been live in Canada since October…
Ride-sharing insurance coming to Ontario next month
Popular ride-sharing service Uber is active in many Canadian cities, including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Quebec City,…
Rogers partners with Trustwave, announces new suite of cybersecurity solutions
Cybersecurity is not only a hot topic, but with all the recent data hacks, it’s also incredibly important. In 2016, security…
‘Uber of prescriptions’ app PopRx launches in Toronto
Lately, it appears like there is an Uber equivalent for everything, producing varieties of on-demand services, from food and…