Microsoft's Lync: A game changing messaging powerhouse for businesses and individuals

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Make no mistake about it, Microsoft has huge plans for Lync, their integrated and multifunctional messaging and social media communications framework. The Microsoft Lync Conference Canada, which is taking place now in downtown Toronto, explored the various features and capabilities of the Lync software, its merging with Skype as well as the future of instant messaging, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and even video conferencing for businesses and consumers.

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BlackBerry announces that it is back to profitability

The company that started the smartphone revolution in Canada is back in black. BlackBerry is making a profit again with a revenue of 2.7 billion for the previous quarter.  Hit jump for all the details.

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Squarespace Introduces Integrated Commerce Service in Canada

Squarespace, the all-in-one website publishing platform which Canadianreviewer.com is built on, announced the Canadian release of Squarespace Commerce, a completely integrated solution for selling physical and digital goods directly from the Squarespace platform. Squarespace Commerce is available to all existing and new Squarespace users in Canada at $USD 24 per month. The flat price includes all features, imposes no additional commissions, and does not limit SKUs.

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SwiftKey Keyboard updated to 4.0.1 with bug fixes and new features

SwiftKey Keyboard for Android has received an update. The predictive keyboard now addresses minor issues such as misplaced characters, crashes, and device and app-specific bugs have been addressed. The most notable SwiftKey features include Flow which is a swipe-to-type input method that allows users to construct whole sentences without ever lifting a finger.

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