Description: Often considered the “Silicon Valley” of Canada, Ontario’s Kitchener-Waterloo is a growing hub for passionate entrepreneurs willing to work collaboratively. In the cut-throat world of startups, this article outlines a refreshing documentary soon to be released. Source: TechCrunch Date: July 8, 2013 Canada has a strong and growing startup community, and one… Read more »
Posts Tagged: RIM
Bowing to Critics and Market Forces, RIM’s Co-Chiefs Step Aside
Description: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, who made the BlackBerry a leading business tool but then presided over its precipitous decline, said they would step down on Monday as co-chairmen and co-chief executives of Research in Motion. Source: nytimes .com Date: Jan 22, 2012 Stiff competition from the Apple iPhone and phones using Google’s Android… Read more »
Global glitch bruises RIM
Global glitch bruises RIM Description: A major technical glitch affected BlackBerry service across much of the globe Wednesday, delaying e-mails and messages for an estimated 30 to 40 million users – about half of RIM’s customer base of 70 million. Source: CNN.com & Globe and Mail.com Date: Oct 13, 2011 The problems, which began earlier… Read more »
Social Media Scrutiny after UK riots
Description: Source: British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that the government should impose limits on the “free flow of information” when it’s “used for ill.” “When people are using social media for violence, we need to stop them,” he said then. Source: CNN.com Date: Sept 8, 2011 “Instead of detailing plans to block criminals’ access to… Read more »
Smartphone Apps Go (Truly) Viral
Description: Mobile devices are becoming bigger targets for malware creator Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct 14, 2010 In early 2009, Citigroup (C) launched a new mobile banking application for the iPhone. It let customers check their account balances and pay bills while on the go. Thanks to a bit of sloppy code, it also could have… Read more »