Canada’s tech firms growing even as VC shrinks

Canadian tech firms are doing more with a lot less.Canuck technology companies on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50list grew their revenues by an average of 5,020 per cent each this year-- the third

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 26th, 2011 Christine Wong

Toronto, Montreal in top 20 of IBM’s Commuter Pain Index

Toronto and Montreal made the top 20 in a global list of cities with the worst commutes to work, with gridlock stress among Toronto commuters up by more than 25 percent since last

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 12th, 2011 Ann Bednarz

East coast earthquake triggers social media groundswell

Just moments after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast on Tuesday afternoon, Twitter and Facebook lit up with the news.The quake struck central Virginia at 1:53 p.m. EDT today and rocked

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 23rd, 2011 Sharon Gaudin

Toronto program teaches young entrepreneurs about love and Web development

Sunny Verma is used to tossing ideas around with other would-be CEOs over drinks at a local bar, but a new 10-week boot camp for startups recently had him dining at the Bridle

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 3rd, 2011 Christine Wong

Sprouter’s community reacts to surprise shut down news

Toronto-based Sprouter announced this morning that it will be closing up shop on Aug. 2, taking an engaged community of both entrepreneurial greenhorns and experts offline.“We're devastated to have to shut down the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 26th, 2011 Brian Jackson

i4i predicts ‘patent chaos’ if Microsoft wins at Supreme Court

Microsoft Corp.'s appeal yesterday before the U.S. Supreme Court to make it easier to challenge patent could cut both ways and may hold perils for both patent holders and challengers, according to technology

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 19th, 2011 Nestor Arellano

Toronto startups unleash slew of productivity boosters

Toronto tech startups want to help you get organized with social media tools offering time management, shared notebooks, and a way to better sort your Gmail attachments.Tech entrepreneurs took to the stage at

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 28th, 2011 Harmeet Singh

Small firms dominate Silicon Valley North

Small businesses dominate Toronto’s information and communications technology (ICT) cluster, often referred to as Silicon Valley North, according to a new report.Only less than half of one per cent of the 11,500 ICT

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 30th, 2010 Brian Jackson

Video Rewind: Startup creates cheat-proof video game

When a video game is designed to provide entertainment, a designer will likely embed a cheat into the game - a shortcut that allows players extra bonuses or progression when they are stymied

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 30th, 2010 Brian Jackson

Video Rewind: Toronto Votes iPhone app educates voters

Cities and towns across Ontario are waking up to newly elected city councillors and mayors today. Campaign season has finally come to a close and the votes have been counted.In Toronto, more votes

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 26th, 2010 ITBusiness Staff

Report names 10 riskiest Canadian cities for cybercrime

A small but bustling southern Ontario city and British Columbia municipalities off the banks of the Fraser River are the riskiest Canadian municipalities when it comes to spam and online fraud, according to

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 23rd, 2010 Nestor Arellano

Microsoft calls Toronto firm’s patent claims a ‘distorted’, ‘breathless tale’

Microsoft Corp. called the claim by Canadian developer i4i Inc. that it plotted to drive the company out of business "distorted" and "a breathless tale" that was not supported by the evidence, according

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 16th, 2009 Gregg Keizer

Watching Toronto Blue Jays a whole new ball game with StadiumVision

If the Toronto Blue Jays early winning streak, winning record, or hotshot outfielder Alex Rios, and renowned veteran Vernon Wells weren't enough to get you to the Rogers Centre this season, Cisco StadiumVision

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 28th, 2009 Michelle MacLeod