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The next wave of health and fitness wearables on Canada AM

Douglas Soltys March 17, 2015

The general public is aware of step trackers like Fitbit or Jawbone, but it might not be familiar with the next wave of health…

Amanda Rebecca Cosco March 17, 2015

Once a year, our growing tech community clusters at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for Dx3, Canada’s largest digital…

Jane McEntegart March 17, 2015

Neptune made a splash back in mid-February when it announced its second generation smartwatch. The Neptune Duo is a bold concept…

Ian Hardy March 16, 2015

Last week, BuzzFeed announced plans to open an editorial office in Toronto. This week, it’s Amazon that has decided to…

Ian Hardy March 16, 2015

Careerify announced today that it has been acquired by LinkedIn. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in…

Douglas Soltys March 16, 2015

Early in the year, Communitech made the major announcement that it was shutting down HYPERDRIVE, its three-year-old startup…

Douglas Soltys March 16, 2015

The Ryerson University student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is hosting an event to…

Ian Hardy March 16, 2015

Waterloo is a hotbed of startups, and many of them have come out of the University of Waterloo Veolocity program, such PiinPoint…

John Gray March 13, 2015

The Vancouver Board of Trade and the BC Innovation Council are presenting The B.C. Tech Forum: Leapfrogging Innovation to…

Douglas Soltys March 13, 2015

The sudden death of Gigaom is just the most recent reminder that the current business model for digital media publishers is…

Ian Hardy March 13, 2015

British Columbia-based Checkfront is one of those companies to fly way under the radar. Checkfront is an online booking platform…

Igor Bonifacic March 12, 2015

“I like to solve hard problems,” says Mike Serbinis to the large crowd gathered at the Metro Toronto Convention…

Ian Hardy March 12, 2015

Popular top-10 list generator and cat-loving site BuzzFeed announced today its plans to open shop in Canada. At the annual…

Ian Hardy March 12, 2015

Another couple startups have graduated from the Waterloo-based Accelerator Centre. Mozzaz and Plum have become the 44th and…

Douglas Soltys March 12, 2015

Docker announced this morning the acquisition of Kitchener-Waterloo based and Velocity Garage startup Kitematic for an undisclosed…