As digital content streaming slowly takes over traditional television—and, in some cases, peacefully co-exists with it—Netflix felt it necessary to explain why streaming is simply better overall.
RatRod Studio is a startup based out of Gatineau. Founded in 2009, the Canadian company specializes in developing and publishing interactive web content and games for mobile devices, PCs, and console systems.
Nimble, a social relationship management platform, this week launched version 3.0 of its site.
Vancouver-based online dating company Plentyoffish is changing how its site works to emphasize relationship seeking and downplay those simply looking for sex.
The Ottawa International Game Conference, which showcases the innovations and emerging trends in the Ottawa and Canadian gaming industry, starts on Wednesday, May 29.
Rob Ford's term as the mayor of Toronto has been littered with controversy and bizzare spectacles. This latest one, though, is perhaps the craziest of all.
Nokia this week launched Nokia Music in Canada, its free music streaming service.
On Sunday, May 26, an HTML5 Gaming Workshop will be held in Vancouver.
The event, presented by Vancouver Polyglot {Un}conference, Startup Weekend Vancouver and Microsoft Canada, will show attendees how they can use HTML5 to build games and interactive experiences today. Then they will be shown how they can take those HTML5 games and migrate them to Windows 8 to take advantage of monetization opportunities with 60 million potential users.
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BlackBerry Live, the company's annual conference in Orlando, wrapped up today.
Here's some of the major announcement BlackBerry made during the event:
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A bidder known only as "a********s" has paid $610,000 to have a coffee with Tim Cook in a landmark charity auction on CharityBuzz.
BlackBerry Messenger has 60 million users and sees 10 billion messages sent per day. And when the free messaging app launches on iOS and Android, those numbers could easily double or quadruple.
Waterloo's BlackBerry today unveiled the Q5, the Canadian company's first mid-range smartphone powered by its next-gen BB10 platform.
The BlackBerry Q10 is the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to feature a physical keyboard.
As far as the Canadian company is concerned, the Q10 is "the best smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard on the market." Here's why the Waterloo-based smartphone pioneer thinks the Q10 is a must-buy:
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Techvibes is giving away a shiny new Google Nexus 4 smartphone courtesy of Telus!
With your favourite Google apps, an amazing Photo Sphere camera, cutting edge hardware, and access to your favorite entertainment on Google Play, the Nexus 4 puts the best of Google in the palm of your hand.
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On May 9, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatoon received a call of a single vehicle rollover on Highway #5 about five kilometres east of St. Denis, Saskatchewan. A man's car had flipped over into a remote, wooded area in near-freezing temperatures.