Entries in Canada (1845)

Monday
Dec162013

Beyoncé's album is fastest selling on iTunes with 828,773 copies in 3 days

Beyoncé's unorthodox self-titled  release has broken all sorts of records on iTunes selling 828,773 copies in the first three days and changing the landscape of the music industry with its unprecedented approach and sudden release. Beyoncé also broke the US first week album sales record with 617,213 sold and proved to be a global success going to number one in 104 countries. Toronto fans are lucky that they get to experience her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour tonight just after the big release.

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Friday
Dec132013

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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Thursday
Dec122013

Toronto-based Bitstrips secures $ 3 Million investment

By now, we've all seen the Bitstrips web comics on Facebook and other social media websites. Well, the Toronto-based startup that invented the DIY comics just received a $3 million investment from Horizon Ventures of Hong Kong. The 17-man group is expecting to grow the business organically, slowly building staff up while improving on their product. To date, 30 million avatars have been built, which proves that Bitstrips have some momentum going for them.

Wednesday
Dec112013

iTunes offers users 12 Days of Gifts starting December 26

From December 26 to January 6, you can download a gift each day—songs, apps, books, movies, and more—with the 12 Days of Gifts app. Each day's gift will only be available for 24 hours, so download the free app to make sure you don’t miss out. Note: Not all content is available in all countries.