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100,000 Different Businesses Are Now Using Shopify

BetaKit April 24, 2014

According to Shopify founder Tobias Lutke, a major milestone has been crossed for the company that helps businesses sell their…

VIDEO: Check Out How This Short Film Views Toronto’s Tech Ecosystem

Joseph Czikk April 24, 2014

West Toronto-based NicheID, a media production company, has come up with a pretty interesting take on Toronto’s startup…

Toronto Man Dreams Up App, Uses Tax Return Money to Get it Built

Joseph Czikk April 24, 2014

Every once in a while we receive story pitches so bizarre that they end up being great stories. We just received a pretty great…

Five Women to Watch in Wearable Tech

Tom Emrich April 24, 2014

The wearable space is seeing a tremendous amount of activity, and here in Canada is no exception. Canada is home to a number…

Every Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs a Kick in the Pants

John Gray April 24, 2014

A “kick in the pants,” “kicking it into overdrive,” and “kicking the game winner.” These…

Montreal’s GreenCopper To Produce App for Huge Bud Light EDM Festival

Joseph Czikk April 23, 2014

The organizers of 2014 Bud Light Digital Dreams Festival have partnered with a few technology systems innovators located in…

You Don’t Have to Go to University, Says This Toronto Startup, Because There’s a Lot More Out There

Joseph Czikk April 23, 2014

A colleague recently commented to me that some people in life are just on a mission. They have a “cause,” and they’ll…

CanadaPost Beefs Up Offerings for Merchants Using Shopify, Other Ecommerce Platforms

Joseph Czikk April 23, 2014

CanadaPost might be taking 45 years to deliver letters to people, but it is trying its best to help out small business owners…

Recon Instruments is on a Roll with New Funding from Motorola Solutions

John Gray April 23, 2014

“It’s so tough to make a prototype in this space. You need money.” Said Recon Instruments co-founder and CEO Dan Eisenhardt.…

Secure Social Network myApollo Aims to Connect the World from Peer to Peer to Peer

David Hamilton April 23, 2014

myApollo is more than just another social network. It would have to be in order to be taken seriously in 2014. And, in some…

UofT’s Mobile App Lab Demo Night Crowns Its Winner in XTouch App

BetaKit April 23, 2014

A mobile app that can allow any flat surface to act in a tap-sensitive manner has won the $1,000 University of Toronto 2014…

Say Goodbye to the Lunchtime Blues: Foodee Delivers On a High Note

John Gray April 23, 2014

“An army marches on its stomach” – Napoleon Bonaparte This time tested and true observation is so often overlooked…

The City of Toronto Is Getting Glass Hacked This Weekend

Tom Emrich April 22, 2014

Toronto is getting its “Glass on” this weekend as it hosts the second ever Google Glass Hackathon in Canada. The hack…

Check Out Branham Group’s Top 25 Canadian Up-And-Coming ICT Startups

BetaKit April 22, 2014

The Branham Group today has released its 2014 list of the top 25 Canadian up-and-coming ICT companies. Most of them fall under…

Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion to Kick Off Microsoft-Sponsored YouthSpark Live Event

Joseph Czikk April 22, 2014

“Hurricane Hazel,” Mississauga’s 93-year-old mayor, will officially kickoff the YouthSpark Live event at…

How Dominion Dynamics is building Canada’s first line of Arctic defence

Gerry Pond, “Codefather” of New Brunswick tech, dies at 82

Q&A: Hussein Fazal on Super.com’s 10-year journey to becoming a unicorn

Meta to build Canada’s largest data centre north of Edmonton

OpenText lays off two percent of its workforce

Canada should stop acting like the waiting room for Delaware

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100,000 Different Businesses Are Now Using Shopify

VIDEO: Check Out How This Short Film Views Toronto’s Tech Ecosystem

Toronto Man Dreams Up App, Uses Tax Return Money to Get it Built

Every Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs a Kick in the Pants

Montreal’s GreenCopper To Produce App for Huge Bud Light EDM Festival

You Don’t Have to Go to University, Says This Toronto Startup, Because There’s a Lot More Out There

CanadaPost Beefs Up Offerings for Merchants Using Shopify, Other Ecommerce Platforms

Recon Instruments is on a Roll with New Funding from Motorola Solutions

UofT’s Mobile App Lab Demo Night Crowns Its Winner in XTouch App

Say Goodbye to the Lunchtime Blues: Foodee Delivers On a High Note

The City of Toronto Is Getting Glass Hacked This Weekend

Check Out Branham Group’s Top 25 Canadian Up-And-Coming ICT Startups

Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion to Kick Off Microsoft-Sponsored YouthSpark Live Event

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