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Vancouver’s tech scene emerges from the drizzle
Vancouver’s tech scene is more vibrant than ever before, and the evidence is clustered mostly in loft style spaces with peek-a-boo views of Burrard Inlet, in Gastown. Ask the average Vancouverite to...
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Argo F-Yourself: A History of Americans taking credit for Canadian Innovations
At least Canada got a thank you from Oscar winner Ben Affleck, right? On February 21st, former President Jimmy Carter appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight to talk about the film that would win the...
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Google Fiber: Will Waterloo be Canada’s Kansas City?
Those who believe that Canada’s tech triangle would be a slam dunk for a Google Fiber expansion into Canada should remember the lesson of Google’s oddball choice of Kansas. Close your eyes and picture...
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Let’s Face It: Apple is lost without Steve Jobs’s Reality Distortion Field
The late Steve Jobs has proved a tough act to follow for current CEO Tim Cook.Pete Myers was a “6,6” shooting guard who was drafted in 1986 by the Chicago Bulls in the sixth round, with the 120th...
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Why the Q10 will be a huge hit for BlackBerry
Through all the talk of apps and cameras and video conferencing, many are simply forgetting that most -yes most- BlackBerry users are loyal to the brand because they simply love the physical...
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Mike Edwards of LX Ventures talks to Cantech Letter
Edwards: “Much of the pure venture capital in Canada is put to work in the junior stock markets, and for about the last decade most of this capital has been ploughed into the resource sector. We are...
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Will Canadian investors finally shun gold’s volatility for tech?
The recent collapse in the price of gold affects Canadians more than most because the TSX is more heavily weighted with gold companies than most any other exchange in the world. Gold has been for...
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Why your Canadian startup should learn about the stock market
The Kitchener-Waterloo area is home to almost a thousand tech companies, but only a handful are publicly listed. Why is that?A few months ago, I was at a conference reception in the basement of a hotel...
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The BlackBerry Z10 is not revolutionary, but it’s better than the iPhone
When BlackBerry allowed people to leave their desks and still maintain contact through email, it was a watershed moment and what many in tech would call a revolution. That word, of course is overused...
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Are Ontario wind farm protests about health concerns or property values?
Most all wind farm opponents, including those in the recent Clearview case, present evidence citing the potential health risks wind farms present. But a comprehensive recent study says wind turbine...
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