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Jeff Roberts Mar 6, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Home of the brazen

US firm runs mass copyright shakedown in Canada

When Canada’s new copyright rules went into effect in January, critics feared that someone would use them to run settlement extortion schemes of the sort that have long…

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Media, Technology, Work & Collaboration
David Meyer Jan 29, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Naughty Bell and Vidéotron

Canada cracks down on zero-rating in two net neutrality rulings

The list of countries that find zero-rating to be a violation of net neutrality just keeps on growing, with Canada the latest…

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Mobile, Technology
Cloud Security
David Meyer Jan 28, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Canada in the lead

Levitation program tracked file-sharing sites, Snowden doc shows

The Canadian spy agency CSE monitors activity across over 100 free file upload sites, a newly-revealed PowerPoint document from NSA whistleblower Edward…

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Cloud & Infrastructure, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Kif Leswing Jan 9, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- price bump

Apple raises minimum app prices in Europe, UK, and Canada

As Apple promised earlier this week, minimum prices in the iOS app store have increased in Canada, the U.K. and European countries…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Janko Roettgers Aug 26, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

The agency that built Canada’s Netflix competitor also redesigned Netflix, for fun

The Netflix competitor launched by Canada's cable companies was built by designers who previously mocked up a different kind of Netflix app.…

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Media
David Meyer Jul 29, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

BlackBerry buys “Merkel phone” security outfit Secusmart

The purchase will give BlackBerry a leg up in its quest to pitch to government agencies and enterprises who want secure communications.…

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Europe, Mobile, Technology
Janko Roettgers Jul 24, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Report: Netflix has 4.5 million subscribers in the U.K., 3 million in Canada

Netflix hasn't said in a while how many subscribers it has in each of its international markets, but a new report estimates that there are 4.5 million subscribers in the U.K. alone.…

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Media
Kevin Fitchard Jun 12, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

BlackBerry turns its enterprise talents to mobile payments

BlackBerry's enterprise communications network has been shipping secure email for a decade. Now BlackBerry is using that infrastructure to secure NFC payment data for Canadian mobile carriers and banks.…

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Mobile, Technology
Mathew Ingram May 20, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

The Postmedia chain is trying to rethink not just how people read its content but where and when

Postmedia, a large Canadian newspaper chain, is relaunching not just its newspapers and websites, but also offering two very different mobile products: an update-focused phone app and a magazine-style tablet app aimed at the evening news crowd…

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Media, Mobile, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Apr 24, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Rdio partners with Shaw to grow subscriber base in Canada

Streaming music service Rdio has teamed up with Canadian broadband provider Shaw to grow its subscriber base in the country, both companies…

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Media, Video
Jeff Roberts Apr 16, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Mounties arrest man who used Heartbleed bug to steal Canadians’ tax data

A 19 year old attacked Canada's tax agency, and stole sensitive data from 900 accounts. The country's police service has now made an arrest.…

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Technology
Janko Roettgers Mar 18, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Eleven more countries: Google launches Chromecast in Europe and Canada

Well, hello there: Chromecast is now available in 10 European countries as well as Canada, and the BBC and some other big publishers are ready to cast.…

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Europe, Media, Video
Jeff Roberts Feb 12, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Canada announces new scrutiny of Bitcoin

A Bitcoin ATM in Vancouver has put Canada on the map as a virtual currency hotbed. That role is now under threat as the country's finance minister said Canada would give regulators more resources to watch virtual currency.…

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Technology
Janko Roettgers Feb 7, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Canadian film producers want a Netflix tax

http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/02/07/success_of_netflix_google_leads_to_calls_for_new_rules.html The growing popularity of Netflix in Canada has resulted in calls for regulation, reports The Toronto Star. The Canadian Media Production…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 25, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Video: A first look at Tablo, a DVR for cord cutters

What if you could ditch cable, but keep the ability to record shows on a DVR? Tablo wants to make that a reality with a new DVR for cord cutters.…

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Media, Video
David Meyer Nov 15, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Twitter moves to make more money outside the U.S.

Twitter(s twtr)’s post-IPO path to prosperity presses on: the company has opened up its self-serve advertising platform to companies outside the U.S.…

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Europe, Technology
Janko Roettgers Oct 14, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Canada wants to force cable companies to unbundle TV

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/13/canada-politics-idUSL1N0I30BW20131013 Canada’s cable TV subscribers could soon have the ability to subscribe to just the channels they actually watch: Canada’s Industry Minister James…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Aug 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Vdio, the online video service run by Rdio, is expanding to Canada

Vdio, the TV and movie-loving sibling of Rdio, is launching in Canada just two months after opening up to the public in the U.S.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Jul 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Cord cutting moves north: 16 percent of Canadians ditch traditional TV

Sixteen percent of Canadians have stopped viewing traditional TV in favor of online video sources, according to a recent survey.…

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Media, Video
Kevin Fitchard Nov 30, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

LTE accounts for 7% of all North American mobile connections

In just two years, the US and Canada have spawned 15 LTE networks and 21.5 million LTE subscriptions, according to Wireless Intelligence. Verizon was the first major operator to launch LTE, and it's used its head start well, racking up 14.9 million 4G connections.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Jul 24, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Grubwithus buys The Social Feed, expands dining network to Canada

Flush with new funds, social dining startup Grubwithus has made its first acquisition, Vancouver's The Social Feed. The deal will allow the Grubwithus to expand to Canada as well as explore the "supper club" format The Social Feed has popularized.…

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Technology
Kevin Fitchard May 2, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Got a Web 2.0 service? Tyntec will slap a phone number on it

Your Facebook or LinkedIn account doesn’t have a phone number, but one day it might if Tyntec has anything to say about it. The German company wants to build a virtual mobile phone into any Web 2.0 service, bridging the gap between over-the-top apps and mobile.…

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Edge & Networking, Europe, Mobile, Technology
Jeff Roberts May 1, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

World starts to tune out America’s moronic copyright ‘watch list’

In a rite of spring, US trade officials have released a "priority watch list" for copyright that places nations like Canada alongside the likes of China, Russia and Pakistan.…

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Media
Laura Owen Apr 19, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Canadians file class-actions against e-book publishers

Canadian law firms are filing class-action suits against Apple and book publishers for allegedly colluding on e-book prices.…

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Media

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