Cisco looking to spend $4 billion, create 1,700 jobs in Canada

Cisco Systems has just commited to spending US $4 billion in 10 years to fortify its operations in Ontario. This translates into 1,700 new jobs and a total of 5,000 by 2024. Cisco CEO John Chambers is keen on investing in Canada because he finds the policies agreeable having been quoted as saying that Canada is ,"the easiest place in the world to do business,” and that the U.S. could learn a thing or two from them. 

“Today marks a significant milestone for Cisco Canada and Province of Ontario. This announcement builds on our existing partnership and our mutual commitment to drive productivity and create new economic opportunities through innovation. Together with the Province we will create, high value jobs that will stimulate the economy. This initiative will also ensure that Ontario continues to be a leader in the information and communications technology industry, with a vast talent pool representing the country’s next generation of innovation," said Nitin Kawale, Cisco Canada's president.

BlackBerry and Tim Hortons join forces for NFC payments

BlackBerry smartphones can now pay for cofee and donuts at Tim Hortons with functionality built into Tim Hortons’ popular TimmyMe mobile app.

BlackBerry 10 smartphone customers will be able to use their phone to complete transactions at participating Tim Hortons across Canada and the United States. This new mobile payment option is unique to BlackBerry 10 customers at this time and is the first such deployment of its kind, anywhere in the world.  

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Microsoft reportedly negotiating $1 billion deal with Samsung to continue manufacturing Windows Phone devices

Ubergizmo reports that Microsoft is reportedly offering $1 billion to Samsung for it to resume developing Windows Phone devices. While the device manufacturer has created a lot of Android devices, there are but a handful of Windows Phone gadgets from Samsung. This rumoured deal might change that, if it pushes through.

Motorola updates Moto G camera

Motorola has released updates for its Moto G phone’s camera through the Google Play Store. The camera now adds manual control of exposure and focus and locked exposure when taking Panorama shots. The camera app also tweaked photo quality and added more language support. There are the usual bug fixes integrated in the update as well.

Source: Slash Gear