120 Left Jobless as BlackBerry Continues Its Descent
Embattled Waterloo-based smartphone maker BlackBerry has laid off 120 employees this morning. The Waterloo Record reported that the company has now fired 1,140 local employees…
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TELUS embraces M2M with new smartphone passcode technology for entry into corporate buildings
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) is increasing in Canada and TELUS, Canada’s second largest wireless carrier, sees value in allowing their employees to gain access to their…
Lost or Dead Smartphone? You’re Safe with Ppl Connect’s Web-Based Solution
After a conversation with Montreal startup Ppl Connect, I still can’t figure out if their technology amplifies humanity’s sad addiction with their smartphones, or…
It’s Official: Canadians Love Their Weather Apps
Nearly half of 19,000 surveyed Canadians say they regularly check their weather app, according to a new study from Ipsos. The Canadian Press reported…
Majority of Canadians Will Combine Online and In-Person Shopping This Holiday Season
While men everywhere in Canada like myself will likely leave their Christmas shopping to December 24 in a frantic rush to the downtown area…
Who is John Chen, BlackBerry’s New Man in Charge?
News struck quickly this morning that BlackBerry, the embattled Canadian smartphone maker that had apparently found a buyer for its assets in FairFax Financial…
Former “Grandmother’s Pick” Winners Onavo Acquired by Facebook for $150 Million
Sunday’s news that Tel Aviv-based app analytics startup Onavo had been acquired by Facebook for $150 million wasn’t a surprise to Phil Telio. Telio…
Mobile Payments Are Up 27% Over The Past Four Months
Mobile payments are the way of commerce’s future, and using one’s smartphone to do that is the preferred method. That was largely the message…
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…
The Toronto Star Uses Augmented Reality To Try To Go Beyond The Ink
This morning Toronto Star readers woke up to a whole new newspaper experience. The entire edition is riddled with augmented reality experiences which aim…
20-Year old CEO of KW Startup on a Mission to Make Dumb Screens Smart with NFC & Motion Tech
Founder and CEO Douglas Lusted is just heading into his third year at University of Waterloo and has already completed his first round of…
Samsung’s vision of the future includes dual-screen devices and wearable tech
Samsung is one of the world leaders when it comes to technology. They recently showed off a vision of what they believe the future…
biNu Raises $2M to Bring Smartphone Functionality to Feature Phones
Sydney-based biNu today announced a $2 million Series A funding round led by Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures, and including private investors in Australia and the…
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