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SecureKey Raises $30 Million From Intel, Visa, Mastercard And Others

SecureKey, a Toronto, Canada-based security solutions company, has secured $30 million in a financing round led by Intel Capital. New strategic investors who participated in the funding round were Visa,…

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Uber Begins Testing in Vancouver

Back in December we reported that private-car booking service Uber was set to expand into 25 new cities over the next 14 months. And today it has announced that Vancouver…

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HootSuite Teams Launches for Serious Business Users

Social media management dashboard HootSuite is continuing its push out into the corporate social sphere by rolling out HootSuite Teams, a toolkit it says is aimed at “serious business collaboration”….

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HotelTonight Expands Internationally with Last-Minute Bookings

Over one year ago, we wrote about the last-minute hotel booking app called HotelTonight, which I thought was bloody brilliant, mostly for two popular scenarios. One, you need a last minute…

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BarkBox Expands its Monthly Subscription Service to Canadian Dogs

Amongst the slew of subscription service startups, just one cares about man’s best friend. Based in New York City, BarkBox is a monthly subscription service of hand-selected goodies and essentials for man’s…

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RIM Targets Low Budgets in Asia with New $215 BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) is adopting a ‘back to basics’ approach with its latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 9220, which launched in India today ahead of a phased rollout across…

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Take Twitter Entirely Local With Streamd.in

I’m a big fan of apps that lets me navigate through all of the noise on Twitter in different ways. Even though I try not to follow too many people,…

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RIM's Balsillie Wanted Rival Devices to Connect to its Networks

Prior to stepping down from his position as co-CEO at Research in Motion (RIM), Jim Balsillie is reported to have engaged in talks with numerous high-profile mobile carriers around the…

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Groupon 'G-Pass' Lets You Bypass Lines For GrouponLive events

Almost a year ago, daily deals site Groupon launched an online ticketing deals marketplace in partnership with Live Nation / Ticketmaster. Dubbed GrouponLive, the joint-venture between the two companies lets…

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RIM Teases Revamped BBM Apps, Including Twitter and Facebook

Whilst RIM is flagging in domestic and western markets, one of its jewels remains its BlackBerry Messenger service, which has slowly and surely growing to include an increasing number of…

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Netflix Comes to Windows Phone in LATAM, UK & Ireland

Netflix is releasing an international version of the Netflix app for Windows Phone, greatly increasing the number of devices it runs on in the UK, Ireland and Latin America. Netflix…

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Social Media Backlash Hits Canadian Corporation

Social media certainly has its uses. It’s a marketing tool, a journalism tool, and even has a role in fighting crime. Today it can add another accolade to an already…

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Netflix Update for Xbox 360 Brings Single Sign-On

Netflix’s Xbox 360 app just got an update, the film and TV streaming company announced minutes ago on its blog. As part of its new version, users can now log in…

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SSENSE Lets Shoppers Buy Clothes Direct From Music Video

We first covered UK-based startup wireWAX and the intelligent video movement back in September. To give you a quick recap, wireWAX is a Web-based, motion-tracking taggable video tool which allows…

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Samsung Eyes Apple's Retail Success, Plans Canada Expansion

In a bid to establish a foothold in the retail market, Korean electronics giant Samsung appears to be looking to push forward with its large retail strategy and open a…