IDC Canada Gives its Ten Tech Predictions for 2014
IDC Canada released its top ten technology predictions for 2014 yesterday via live webcast. The company’s predictions…
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Toronto’s Kryptokit Launches First Instant Bitcoin Wallet in a Browser
Toronto startup Kryptokit thinks that whatever happens in Vegas should be plastered out in the open for all to see. Today at…
Startup Weekend Maker Edition Showcases Products That Marry Offline with Online
Startup Weekend Maker Edition wrapped up last weekend in Toronto. The 54-hour event saw eleven teams present working prototypes…
Toronto’s Wagepoint is the First Payroll Software Allowing Employees to Get Paid in Bitcoin
Toronto-based startup Wagepoint is saying that it is the world’s first payroll software that allows employees to be paid…
“Seniorpreneur” Urges Canadians: The Boomers are Coming!
Joe Wasylyk is passionate over the issues that he feels are hindering the Canadian economy and its able-bodied older citizens.…
MaRS Looks to Help Ontario Energy Consumers with Four New Apps
With the Al Gore sighting at MaRS Discovery District last week, it seems the public/private-funded innovation hub is making…
Vancouver’s MIO SportWatch Makers Report Tripled Sales
As the craze for various forms of smartwatch and wearable technology continues, one Canadian company out of Vancouver is reporting…
POSH View’s iMirror Lowers Price, Adds Gesture To Save Kickstarter Campaign
We spend an average of 18 minutes a day or 168 hours a year in front of a mirror doing anything from shaving, brushing our…
Toronto’s HQVB is the First Full-Service Ad Agency to Accept Bitcoins as Payment
Toronto-based ad agency HQVB is shaking things up in how it accepts currency from clients. Today the ad agency started accepting…
Pipes, Screens, and Filler: Conversations from Merging Media 2013
Vancouver recently played host to the 4th annual Merging Media conference for two days, Canada’s leading Cross-Media Event.…
Montreal Kickstarter Project Shutters After Fraud Allegations
In yet another example of crowdfunding projects failing to deliver what they say they will provide backers, apparently a case…
Former Top Hat COO Andrew D’Souza Joins Bionym As President
Bionym, the company behind the Nymi heartbeat authentication bracelet set to disrupt the authentication and password space,…
Google Stops Disabling Resold Glass Devices (But They’re Still Not Ok With It)
If you are frothing at the mouth for a pair of Google Glass, you may not have to wait until sometime next year to get your…
Millennials Are Slowly Proving to Be More Engaged at Work
The way millennials are referred to among various studies might make one think that they’re an alien species, sent down…
Pebble SDK Update Positions Smartwatch to Compete with Nike & Fitbit
Watch Out Nike & Fitbit Pebble’s Coming For You! Pebble announced today an update to their SDK which finally gives developers…