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Meerkat vs. Periscope: Twitter’s new app set to dominate growing mobile live streaming space
Since launching late last week, Twitter’s new mobile live streaming app, Periscope, has exploded in popularity, and has been used by celebrities such as Aaron Paul, Seth Meyers and even Kevin Jonas, leading many to question how long a competing service, Meerkat, will be able to remain relevant
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Apple Inc music streaming platform may debut in June: reports
Apple Inc.’s widely-speculated music streaming service — expected to be an overhauled version of Beats, but with Apple branding and direct iTunes integration — will reportedly debut in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and not on Monday during the company’s Apple Watch press conference.
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Facebook has over 1.39 billion monthly active users, 890 million daily users
Despite claims Facebook’s decline is imminent, the world’s most popular social network has revealed it now has 1.39 billion active monthly users – a 13 per cent increase over last year – and 1.19 billion mobile users – a 26 per cent increase over […]
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Apple sells a record 74.5 million iPhones during holidays
Brandon Bailey SAN FRANCISCO — Apple had another blowout quarter thanks to its new plus-sized iPhones, which helped the company smash sales records for the holiday season. Apple said Tuesday that it sold 74.5 million iPhones during the three months […]
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Sony to close all its stores in Canada
Vito Pilieci Sony Corp. will close all 14 of its Sony Stores across Canada as the company continues to struggle to reshape its business. The company made the announcement on Thursday in a memo to the employees of its stores, […]
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BlackBerry shares jump on report Samsung is offering as much as $7.5-billion
TORONTO — Shares of BlackBerry Ltd. spiked nearly 30 per cent Wednesday following a report that smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has offered to buy the Canadian company for as much as US $7.5 billion. Reuters news agency says […]
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Facebook donating internet access in West Africa to fight Ebola
Facebook announced Thursday that it is donating emergency voice and data services to workers fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. The internet giant will be providing 100 mobile satellite base stations — communications terminals that give users access […]
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China says it successfully tests laser system to destroy low-flying drones
BEIJING — Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small aircraft within a two-kilometre radius and shoot it down within […]
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Rogers and Vice Media partner in $100-million joint venture
On Thursday Rogers Communications revealed plans to build a production studio in Toronto in partnership with Vice Media. The joint announcement was made in Toronto and both companies say they have plans to form a $100-million joint Canadian-focused venture that […]
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Facebook, Apple to cover costs of freezing female employees’ eggs
The two tech giants hope that covering the costs of freezing female employees' eggs will help them retain more women
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How startups are redefining how volunteers connect with causes
From community bulletin boards to Craigslist posts and online databases, volunteer management has come a long way in an increasingly online world. Startups...
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Smyth: Independents left high and dry as big grocers set to sell wine
Premier Christy Clark's promised consumer-convenience revolution in liquor retailing hasn't exactly set off a Black Friday-style booze-buying extravaganza.
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