Tim Hortons Mobile App Simplifies Coffee Runs
Do you have trouble remembering everyone’s order on your daily Timmy Run? Tim Hortons’ upgraded its mobile application, TimmyMe, to help you keep track of what’s left on your Tim Card and store beverage orders for up to 20 of your closest friends and co-workers. The TimmyRun feature on the TimmyMe app lets you add [...]
AndroidTO Building Momentum with App Community
From a low-key user gathering in 2010, AndroidTO has sprung into a full-fledged digital tech conference drawing several hundred attendees at the Scotiabank Theatre on October 25th. The third yearly installment included presentations from Google (NASDAQ:GOOG,) Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Tumblr complementing regular contributions from Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), App Promo and WattPad, winner of Canadian Startup of [...]
Corus Entertainment Invests in Kids’ Mobile Gaming Network
Corus Entertainment plans to invest in Fingerprint Digital, a mobile gaming startup specializing in educational applications for children. The Corus investment, an undisclosed amount, will help expand the San Francisco-based company’s learning and entertainment platform, known as Fingerprint Play. The Fingerprint Play platform, consisting of 14 apps with 20 million minutes of play time accumulated, [...]
Dell Canada & Fongo Add Free VoIP App for BlackBerry
Dell Canada and Fongo have teamed up to deliver a free mobile VoIP application, Dell Voice, for BlackBerry users. The free to download Voice over IP app enables BlackBerry users to make local and long-distance calls for free and receive free calls using their existing data plans without using air-time minutes. Popular features such as [...]
car2go Expands Operations in Canada, and US
car2go North America LLC will expand its carsharing operations in Canada and the United States this summer, ensuring more convenience, flexibility and wider availability. car2go, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will officially start operations in Toronto on June 30, in Calgary on July 21 and in Miami, Florida on July 28. Bodo [...]
Hydro One Adds Power Outage App
Hydro One wants you to stay on top of power outages in your area and a free mobile app helps you do just that. Compatible with iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices, Hydro One is the first Canadian utility to offer customers a free, downloadable outage tracking app. Laura Formusa, President and CEO of Hydro One [...]