theScore launches new fantasy sports app, QuickDraft
Following the success of its sports and eSports apps, theScore has launched QuickDraft, a new daily fantasy sports game app.…
FreshBooks to expand product offering by selling a mobile card reader in 2016
Toronto-based FreshBooks today announced it will launch a mobile card reader in 2016. Set to be released sometime in the spring,…
We ‘Netflix and chill’ with Nanoleaf’s Smarter connected lightbulb
The problem with every smart lightbulb on the market is the existence of the light switch. Despite the increasing sophistication of…
Apple Pay will launch in Canada on November 17
Apple Pay, Apple’s iPhone-based mobile payments solution, will launch in Canada on Tuesday, November 17, according to…
Report: only 10% of Canadians currently make mobile payments
Mobile payments, the act of paying for goods and services with a credit or debit card tied to one’s smartphone, has a…
Pebble’s new smartwatch, the Pebble Time Round, will land this November
Pebble has announced the Pebble Time Round, its newest product and the first one of its smartwatches to feature a round watch…
Toronto-based Hurrier acquired by Rocket Internet owned Foodora
Hurrier, a Toronto-based food courier delivery service, has been acquired by Rocket Internet-owned Foodora, the three companies…
Shopify helps Facebook up its e-commerce game
Ottawa-based Shopify is helping Facebook launch a new way for users to shop on the ubiquitous social network. Over the next…
Kik becomes Canada’s latest unicorn with $50 million investment from maker of WeChat
Waterloo-based Kik has become the latest Canadian company to join the illustrious unicorn club (or narhwal!). On Tuesday, the…
Waterlooâs Kik goes back to basics with music-based chat service
Waterloo-based Kik is attempting to up its game by launching a new music-based chat service within its popular messaging app.…
Vancouver-based Mojio launches connected car app marketplace
Mojio, an open-platform 3G peripheral that plugs into a car’s on-board diagnostic port (OBD-II) and connects to your…
VR-focused Kaleidoscope Festival hitting Canada this fall
With VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift set to their make their way into consumer homes over the year, the era of…
Uber fights Canadian publicity war on two fronts: Toronto and Vancouver
With regulators in Toronto and across the country pressing down on it, Uber has taken to its blog to ask customers to fill…
500px updates iOS app to engage user base beyond photographers
Photographers and photo enthusiasts, take note: the 500px iOS app just got a major update. What you’ll find once…
#MakerFestivalTO gets bigger, better
Following a week of satellite events around the city, Maker Festival Toronto arrived at the Toronto Reference Library this…