Welcome back to Wavefront Wireless Wednesdays sponsored by Wavefront. Vancouver-based Wavefront is the commercialization centre accelerating the growth of Canada's wireless and new media companies. Follow Wavefront on Twitter at @WavefrontAC.
On select Wednesdays we'll be summarizing some of Canada's biggest news in the wireless/mobile space, highlighting upcoming events that you should know about, and helping companies find their next superstar employee.
The week in wireless news:
If you would like your Canadian mobile news included in our Wavefront Wireless Wednesday summary, be sure to submit it to news@techvibes.com for potential coverage.
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Accelerators can play a key role in growing early-stage companies and university research and intellectual property into market ready ventures, but not all accelerators follow the same model or offer the same services.
On February 28th join the Vancouver Enterprise Forum and hear from a panel of BC accelerators from both Industry and University sectors as they discuss the approaches they take to address some of the key issues faced by local entrepreneurs. The panel will also debate the success of BC in growing Silicon Valley-style accelerators and connecting entrepreneurs with industry mentors and financing.
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Le Huffington Post Quebec goes live today featuring HuffPost’s unique combination of original reporting, aggregation, and social engagement tools. The announcement was made today by Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington and Graham Moysey, general manager of AOL Canada.
Le Huffington Post Quebec combines HuffPost’s powerful engagement platform with local expertise from a talented Quebec-based editorial team led by the site’s managing editor, Patrick White. Jean-Philippe Cipriani is news editor and Tamy-Emma Pepin is managing blog editor. Bloggers who will be contributing to the site include: Michel Martelly, Yves-François Blanchet, Michel Kelly Gagnon, Julius Grey and Anne Marie Withenshaw, and more.
According to Moysey, “Debuting in Quebec is the next logical step for us following on the heels of our successful Huffington Post Canada launch in May. The Huffington Post Canada has more than 2.2 million unique visitors a month – 268,000 UV’s from Quebec alone – and the huffingtonpost.ca site has grown 162 percent since launch. We look forward to bringing to Quebec the smart news, real-time opinion, and vibrant social nature of the Huffington Post platform.”
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Bell is donating five cents for every retweet, text message and long distance call placed on their network today as part of a five-year $50 million campaign to change Canadians' attitudes towards mental illness.
They hope to eclipse the $3.3 million dollars raised last year as Canadians had a combined 66 million texts and phone calls.
You can contribute without using your phone too this year on Twitter by retweeting @Bell_LetsTalk and Bell will donate five cents towards the cause.
Click the jump for the Clara Hughes video and her personal battle with depression.
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The Graphics, Animation and New Media Network of Centres of Excellence (GRAND) is holding a series of workshops across Western Canada in early March 2012.
The workshops will provide a forum for the communication of research results and highlight the development of innovative graphics, animations and new digital media in Western Canada.
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Today Dell Canada and Fongo announced the launch of their new mobile app, Dell Voice – a free to download full feature VoIP phone alternative that may help Canadians save money on their mobile phone bills.
Users of Android and iOS devices can now avoid costly long-distance charges and daytime calling restrictions from their wireless carrier by receiving and placing calls to landline and mobile phones using Dell Voice.
Dell Voice is loaded with free features that Canadians typically pay for as part of their carrier’s plan. Features included with Dell Voice are free local and long-distance calls to most of Canada, free unlimited incoming calls, free Voicemail, free Caller ID, and free Call Waiting to name a few.
Dell Voice uses Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to receive and place calls with users existing data connection1 (i.e. 3G, 4G or WiFi) on the Fibernetics network.
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Just when Apple fans thought it couldn’t get any better, the iPad has become one of the most useful home management tools on the planet.
Imagine going on the road for a number of days and being able to control important home devices/appliances (from the air conditioner, to house lights, to door locks); waking early in the morning to a chilly home and turning the furnace on before hopping out of bed; and cutting down on energy costs by monitoring each of your major appliances for efficiency -- all from your trusty iPad.
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Yesterday Rogers Communications announced the launch of Rogers One Number a service that allows Canadians to extend their Rogers wireless number to their computer.
Rogers One Number lets you text and talk from your computer and video chat with other Rogers One Number users on your computer, all using your wireless number.
Rogers One Number is available for free exclusively to Rogers wireless customers.
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One year ago we reported that Ceridian Corporation had invested in Toronto's Dayforce Corporation.
Today Ceridian announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dayforce.
"Innovation is a top priority at Ceridian. With this acquisition we are gaining development and delivery expertise and innovative technology that are the perfect complement to Ceridian's experience, established customer base and tremendous market reach," said Stuart C. Harvey, Jr., Ceridian's chief executive officer and president. "We are well positioned to deliver the most advanced human capital management cloud platform in the industry."
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The Art of Leadership Conference is full day conference in Vancouver on March 29th featuring 6 Bestselling authors and leaders including:
Patrick Lencioni - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - @patricklencioniTechvibes doesn't want you to miss out on your chance to attend The Art of Leadership, so we're giving away four tickets.
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Example: I want to win tickets from @techvibes to go to the #artofleadership to see @GeneralHillier
You have until the end of February to enter and on Thursday, March 1st we'll announce the four winners.
The Art of Leadership takes place on March 29th at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Can't wait to find out if you've won a free ticket? Use promo code TV23 to save $50 off the $399 ticket price or $100 off if you buy 3 or more tickets.
