MappedIn secures up to $600,000 from FedDev to offer its indoor map technology in multiple languages
byWaterloo-based MappedIn, the makers of an interactive indoor navigation system that offers mobile app or touchscreen kiosk…
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Feds Invest $1.06 Million in Manitoba Technology Accelerator
byThe government of Canada has invested $1.06 million in the Manitoba Technology Accelerator (MTA). Shelly Glover, Minister…
Notes from Siggraph 2014: The Fusion of Compassion and Technology
byIn his opening address Siggraph 2014, Dave Shreiner said “this event is all about technology to enhance peoples lives.…
BC Invests $6 Million in New Okanagan Centre for Innovation
byThe government of British Columbia has invested $6 million towards a new innovation centre in Kelowna. Premier Christy Clark…
New Survey Urges Recent Canadian Tech Grads to ‘Find An Internship’
byResults from a new survey advises that recent tech grads should find an internship and to “keep learning new skills to…
Wound-Sensing Shirts and Wireless Umbilical Cords Were on Display at The Fashion Zone’s Hack N’ Talk Event
byLast week’s Hack’n’Talk event at Ryerson University’s new Fashion Zone brought together entrepreneurs, researchers,…
Not Impossible Mobilizes the International Maker Community to Save Lives
byThe most inspiring talk that I watched at NXNE Interactive 2014 was the first person to step on stage: Elliot Kotek, the cofounder…
Uh-Oh: Nearly 60% of Canadian IT Teams Don’t Think They Can Stop Data Theft
byIn one of the more optimistic stories of the day, nearly three in every five Canadian IT professionals don’t feel that…
Startup Culture Needs a New Ethos: Stop Faking and Start ‘Being’
byEditor’s note: The Canadian startup community’s (and beyond) greatest attribute is its greatest fault: its positivity.…
General Fusion, D-Wave and Avigilon Named as BC’s Most Innovative Companies by NextBC
byNextBC has named its most innovative company in British Columbia, in Burnaby’s General Fusion. NextBC is the award show…
Future Shop to Donate $150,000 to Canadian High Schools for Tech Lab Grants
byFuture Shop has committed $150,000 for Canadian high schools through its Future Generation Tech Lab grants program. A total…
One Entrepreneur’s Reflection on the Kitchener-Waterloo Startup Community
byOver the past couple of months I’ve been talking to startups in the Kitchener/Waterloo ecosystem. These conversations…
Samsung is Giving $1 Million in Technology Grants to Canadian Schools
bySamsung surprised 40 Canadian school principals last night while they were being honoured Canada’s Outstanding Principals…
The first Bitcoin ATM opens up in Montreal
byIt’s spreading. Bitcoin, the cryptography currency of the future that has the internet riled up, has found another home…
FreshGigs starts accepting Bitcoin as payment for Canadian job postings
byBitcoin has gained a great deal of press as several companies and non-profits have started to accept the digital currency.…