Dissecting The QR Code: Should Your Brand Use Them?
The year was 1994. President Clinton delivered his first state of the union address and Ace of Base was at the top of the charts…
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Is Big Data A ‘Big Hype’ Or a Really Big Deal?
According to Gartner’s 2013 hype cycle for emerging technologies, big data resides almost at the summit of “the peak of…
University of Waterloo’s Quantum Computing Department Adds a Few Heavyweights
It’s no secret that a huge amount of high-potential startups are being churned out by the University of Waterloo, and…
Four Ontario Cleantech Projects to Receive $14.7 Million
Global demand for clean technology is projected to triple by 2020, and it looks like the Sustainable Development Technology…
Kijiji Is Selling Stubhub Tickets On Its Canadian Classifieds Now
Two darlings of the peer-to-peer marketplace revolution (or “sharing economy”) have joined forces in what Kijiji…
The #100Heroes Campaign Wants to Build 100 Schools in Six Weeks
Congratulations. You’re reading this, which means you’ve attained some level of education. For some, education is like…
Startups Have One Week to Apply to The C100’s 48 Hours in the Valley
The C100, Canada’s unofficial entrepreneurial consulate in Silicon Valley, is telling Canadian startups that they have…
Bitcoin ATMs to Come to Five Canadian Cities
Bitcoin ATMs will be placed in five Canadian cities by early December, according to reports. Bitcoiniacs, Vancouver’s…
Seamless is the Mobile Answer to Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Tax-time can be tough on the wallet, root-canal therapy isn’t much fun and moving doesn’t count as one of life’s…
Is Cisco Set to Pour $100 Million in Canadian Venture Capital Funds?
Earlier today I wrote for The Financial Post that Cisco is reportedly interested in entering Canada as a limited partner,…
Analyst Says Canada Can Expect More Tech IPOs
According to a second quarter report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the global technology IPO market showed steady…
$16 Million Life Sciences Centre to be Constructed in Laval
Servier Canada has announced it will be constructing a new $16.3 million Centre of Excellence in Clinical Research. The life…
FWD Powershot Sensor and App are Hockey Must-Haves
There has seldom been technological or mobile app-based innovation focused on the sport of hockey, but like every aspect of…
Head of Student VC Fund Challenges Canada to “Prevent the Glaciers from Melting”
The following is an exclusive guest post written by Ilan Saks, CEO of The Founder Project Recently, I’ve done some reading…
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,…