Kik aims to win at mobile messaging by not playing Facebook’s game
Kik founder Ted Livingston, doing his best unicorn impression. (Illustration by Nigel Buchanan) We’re at the end of our allotted 35 minutes, and the iPhone in Ted Livingston’s hand is ringing. But...
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(Palette) Smartphone pioneer BlackBerry may be just a shadow of its former self now, but its massive success a decade ago established its home region of Waterloo, Ont. as Canada’s pre-eminent...
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(BridgIt) Anyone who has ever been involved in a construction or renovation project is familiar with two truisms: it usually costs twice as much and takes twice as long as you expect. The spotlight in...
View ArticleHow HockeyTech is helping coaches optimize player performance
(HockeyTech) Not all startups are brand new companies housed in some student’s garage. HockeyTech is one of those companies that doesn’t fit the usual mode. An amalgamation of five separate small...
View ArticleSeehorse is pioneering wearable health trackers for horses
(Seehorse) Wearables may be on something of a downward hype wave right now when it comes to humans, but there’s one area where they haven’t even begun to get hot yet – animals. The founders of...
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