In a market where everything's going wrong, this Canadian stock is doing...
While the TSX has been pummelled by the commodity rout, this company has surged 147% this year — a top Canadian stock that may be showing the way to the future
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This week’s highlights also include a flaw with Lenovo’s Accelerator Application and an Apple iOS vulnerability
View Article'Value buyer': Waterloo's Open Text Corp scours the bargain bin for deals and...
Open Text was spun out of a university project in 1991 after a four-person team developed a search engine that could index the Oxford English Dictionary
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This week's highlights also include an update for Windows Subsystem for Linux and Dropbox Business enhancements
View ArticleGoodbye OS X, hello macOS Sierra: What to look for in Apple's new computer...
The latest software update for Mac computers brings iPhone services to Apple laptops and desktops and further breaks down walls between devices
View ArticleMontreal's Caisse sees potential unicorn in airfare app Hopper, makes $40...
'We believe Hopper could easily become the next unicorn' in the travel booking sector, Caisse executive Tom Birch tells the Financial Post.
View ArticleOpenText has been on a US$3 billion buying spree, and its CEO says it's not...
Open Text Corp. has spent almost US$3 billion acquisitions over the past three years and the company doesn't plan to slow down, Mark Barrenechea said
View ArticleCompetition bureau may have dropped Google investigation due to 'relative...
The department of Canadian Heritage expressed concern about the impact Google's operating system is having on small technology companies
View ArticleFacebook tweaks Messenger design to make it 'simpler' to use as the platform...
The company is introducing a slightly modified look that better organizes the app as it continues its shift from being a simple messaging service to a full multipurpose platform
View ArticleR.I.P. Microsoft Paint: After 32 years, popular Windows app will be 'deprecated'
The popular application will no longer be in active development after Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Update
View ArticleThese tech skills will instantly net you a $100,000+ salary
When you have the right tech skills, you can command a great salary. But it's an ever-changing target. One day a skill is hot and the next it's not
View ArticleWho says accountants are boring? How one student's accounting-based video...
The amazing story of a Schulich accounting student who turned Excel spreadsheets into a video game and became an overnight sensation
View ArticleMicrosoft licks wounds after Windows 8 debacle as investors fume
Analysis: The Seattle company may not be a first-mover these days, but in the near-40 years since it was founded, it has shown that it can adapt and survive
View ArticleGoogle Glass woos developers keen to cash-in on potential US$6B wearable...
As Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. develop smart watches and Google Inc. prepares to roll out Web-enabled eyewear, an ecosystem of software developers is springing up to lend a hand and reap the...
View ArticleGoogle shares top US$900 for first time in company's history
Google shares cracked the US$900 threshold for the first time ever on Wednesday morning, just hours before the tech giant unveiled a new music streaming service at its annual software developers'...
View ArticleAs Softchoice goes private, CEO Dave MacDonald looks to the cloud
The Financial Post spoke with CEO Dave MacDonald to talk about how he plans to grow Softchoice into the market's leading cloud services broker
View ArticleGoogle's expected US$1.1B deal to buy social mapping startup Waze is a...
Google Inc. has agreed to acquire map-software provider Waze Inc. for about US$1.1-billion, a person with knowledge of the deal said, seeking to keep competitors such as Facebook Inc. from eroding its...
View ArticleApple shows off iTunes Radio, its long-awaited streaming music service
Apple unveiled a streaming music service, iTunes Radio, on Monday at its annual conference for software developers in San Francisco
View ArticleCan Ballmer's restructuring save Microsoft from slumping PC sales?
A rising tide of tablets and smartphones is washing away PC sales and the aging titans of the industry are scrabbling to stay afloat — chief among them Microsoft Corp.
View ArticleMove over Google Glass, you're not the only smart glasses on the block
At least three new eyeglass technologies have arrived. They’re not intended to bring the Internet to your eyeball. They have a more traditional goal: improving your vision
View ArticleApple Inc undergoes culture shift as Tim Cook leads quiet revolution
Some worry that CEO Tim Cook’s changes to Apple's culture have doused the fire - and perhaps the fear - that drove employees to try to achieve the impossible under Steve Jobs
View ArticleMicrosoft shares surge after news CEO Steve Ballmer to step down
Microsoft shares rose as much as 7% on Friday after the software giant announced Steve Ballmer, who succeeded founder Bill Gates as CEO, will retire within the next 12 months
View ArticleMyCase's integration with QuickBooks should make for some very happy lawyers
The legal tech scene continues to heat up with the two leading cloud-based practice management systems (MyCase and Clio) doing their best to "one-up" each other in the battle for market share. The...
View ArticleThree of Microsoft's top investors press for chairman Bill Gates's ouster...
Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman, sources said
View ArticleAdobe says hackers stole data on 2.9 million customers, software source code
Adobe Systems Inc said on Thursday that hackers had stolen source code to some of its most popular software and data about millions of its customers
View ArticleAdobe hack: Attackers stole data on 38 million customers, not 3 million as...
Adobe Systems Inc said on Tuesday that the scope of a cyber-security breach disclosed nearly a month ago was far bigger than initially reported
View ArticleWith Android KitKat, Google sweetens features for wider range of smartphones
Google Inc ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) unveiled its new “KitKat” version of Android will be able to run on inexpensive, low-end smartphones as well as the most advanced devices
View ArticleAdvertisement from CIRA: How to get a small-business website
Five things you need to know before starting to build your small business website.
View ArticleBeware: Your ’digital tattoo’ will not disappear from the web, says cyber...
Cyber criminals will still be out in force in 2014, but privacy is expected to come to the forefront of digital concerns
View ArticleYounger employees more than twice as likely to leave passwords in plain sight...
Employees in their 20s are more than twice as likely to leave a password out in plain sight as their Baby Boomer counterparts.
View ArticleAdvertisement from Symantec: Safeguarding your organization against hacker...
By implementing a range of preventative measures, many threats can be warded off.
View Article1Password, the popular password app you didn't know was Canadian
Agile Bits admits that a LinkedIn hack helped make the 1Password app what it is today, but people are less often shocked by these thefts
View ArticleThinking about doing your own taxes? Here's how personal tax software is...
According to a 2013 Angus Reid survey of public opinion by Intuit Canada, 42% of Canadians have never prepared their own tax returns. Their main fear? Making a mistake.
View ArticleA second chance at the ticket promotion business is a global success
Montreal-based Outbox Technology, a white label behind the scenes tool, is being used by some of the world's biggest acts.
View ArticleHow telematics, mobile and on-demand software are shaping the modern trucking...
Rising fuel costs and other factors are forcing fleet operators to get leaner and meaner when it comes to measuring performance. To help, they're turning to new technologies.
View ArticleAdvertisement from Symantec: Securing the internet of things
Pretty soon, your information is going to be floating around the Internet.
View ArticleSoftware stock meltdown 'couldn't have been better timed'
"Investors are letting stock prices tell them what the fundamentals of companies are rather than vice versa."
View ArticleHeartbleed bug crisis fund launched by Google, Microsoft and other tech...
Amazon.com Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Facebook Inc, Google Inc, IBM, Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp are among a dozen companies founding a Heartbleed crisis group
View ArticleWith Windows 8.1 Update 1, Microsoft makes Windows more palatable for...
Update 1 is an evolutionary release that makes Windows 8.1 more palatable to the business market, and might encourage companies to try it out
View ArticleApple Inc unveils OS X Yosemite, iOS 8 with HealthKit platform
Apple Inc on Monday took the wraps off mobile applications that pool and analyze health and home data, kicking off an annual developers’ conference lacking in big surprises, despite hopes the iPhone...
View ArticleGoogle Inc extends Android to TVs, cars and watches in push beyond...
Google Inc’s Android software is coming to cars, TVs and watches this year, as the Web search giant races against Apple Inc in race to capitalize on Internet-connected devices
View ArticleKitchener-Waterloo incubator set to fast-track hardware startups
If the investment trend so far this year is any indication, computer hardware is a promising space to watch
View ArticleEMC sees Canada as early adopter of new IT trends
For many corporations, their Canadian locations are just sales offices, but not so for storage giant EMC
View ArticleFrom zero to a million: the secret to app marketing
For every successful app, there are dozens that don’t make it. Here are some tips from successful app makers on how to get yours noticed
View ArticleDo investors consider apps to be businesses?
Brad Cherniak: Technology has enabled companies to combat this by becoming virtual businesses, with few fixed assets or employees
View ArticleBash software bug could be bigger than Heartbleed, experts warn as U.S....
Security bug used in Linux software, known as Bash, could pose a bigger threat to computer users than the Heartbleed bug, cyber experts warn
View ArticlePerformance often trumps security for IT pros
A report released this week by McAfee, revealed that many companies decline to enable advanced security features on their firewalls because of concerns over network performance
View ArticleThere's a lot that could go wrong following Shopify’s IPO — but here's what...
If Shopify Inc.'s founder and his colleagues get the formula right, they could very well create a flagship firm capable of spinning off cash and entrepreneurs for years to come
View ArticleApple Inc's El Capitan Mac software ready for free downloads this week
The update, that will be available starting Wednesday, mainly works on Apple’s laptops and desktops sold since 2009, as well as some models stretching back to 2007, the company says
View ArticleFAA wants lithium batteries packed in carry-on luggage: News IT leaders need...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Association says that loose lithium ion batteries can pose a fire hazard from over-heating and wants them packed in carry-on bags on airplanes
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