Kitchener’s VeloCity Names Its Next 30 Startups
VeloCity, the University of Waterloo-based startup program, has announced the 30 startups that it will house for the Fall 2013…
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Toronto Native Helps Dash Robotics Make World’s First Foldable Origami Robot
Dash Robotics, creators of Dash, the the world’s first foldable, programmable origami robot that you can build yourself,…
Pair of Canadian University Students Win Big at Nokia Hackathon in Sweden
Two second-year University of Waterloo students emerged victorious at the Nokia Imaging Hackathon last week in Lund, Sweden.…
Arcade Fire taps Google Chrome and WebGL for immersive music video experience
Emmy Award-winning band, Arcade Fire, is set to unveil a new album in the coming weeks, but the first single from that yet-unnamed…
Kickstarter Officially Launches in Canada Today
Kickstarter has officially launched in Canada today, opening up its crowdfunding platform to help Canadians fund creative projects.…
Get Your Geek On At Mini Maker Faire Toronto
Later this month I’ll be eating 3D printed chocolate while controlling a working R2D2 robot against a background of LED lights…
Toronto Ad Gurus Wishabi Raise $15 Million Series B Round
For a couple of Waterloo grads that launched a startup in 2007, today’s cheque for $15 million isn’t bad. That’s…
New Crowdfunding Platform Dragon Innovation Wants To Make Sure the Hardware Revolution Succeeds
Scott Miller believes that we are at the start of a hardware revolution. And he should know. Miller has over fifteen years…
Canadian Girl-Coders Can Apply to Square’s College Code Camp
Several coding initiatives geared towards women have garnered media attention during the past few weeks and one more has launched…
Canadian Innovation Results “Underwhelming,” Says World Economic Forum
According to a new release from the World Economic Forum, Canada ranks 14th overall in the 2013-14 Global Competitiveness Report,…
Toronto to Host World’s First Youtube Content Festival
The world’s first festival dedicated to Youtube content is coming to Toronto this November 8-10 in multiple theatres across…
Meta’s SpaceApps App Store Is Looking For One Killer Idea
Meta, the company behind the smart glasses promising to transform you into Iron Man, has launched their app store called SpaceApps.…
Rogers to Give Five Small Businesses $20K, Release National Survey Findings
Rogers Communications has launched a national contest today that will award five technology grand prize packages worth $20,000…
Verizon and Vodafone Reach Massive $130 Billion Deal
Following a decade of stop-and-start negotiation, Verizon Wireless will purchase Vodafone’s 45% share in the telecommunications…
New Social Network myApollo Launching On Android September 6
If Facebook, Google Drive and iTunes had a baby, it could very well look like the new social network launching next week called…