Canadian Technology Stocks
Good news for shareholders of D-Box Technologies (TSX:DBO) today; the company announced it will graduate from the junior venture exchange to the TSX tomorrow. Quebec’s D-Box makes integrated motion systems built into high tech chairs that are synchronized with the action and sound on a movie screen. Bouncing back between the home theater market and [...]
A year that tested and proved the mettle of the company. That’s the way Carmanah Technologies (TSX:CMH) management described 2010, in a press release announcing results from that fiscal year today. With it’s stock falling from a high of $.83 on August 24th to lows under $.50 in December, it was a year that tested [...]
A little digging into the business of Edmonton’s Serenic Corp. (TSXV:SER) reveals some interesting economic trends. Serenic, which makes software that helps international non-profits and NGO’s better manage their resources, appeared poised to benefit from a shift that many hadn’t noticed. As The New York Times reported at the time, the number of charities in [...]
A recent survey of eleven major US carriers revealed that the average monthly contract of smart phone users is $86, versus $55 for non-smart phones. So what are we getting for the extra $31 bucks? Most people who upgrade to a smart phone will tell you the reason is apps. Launched in July, 2008 Apple’s App Store recently passed ten billion downloads. While you may have little use for the iTinkle or the Justin Bieber app, most everyone with a smartphone uses at least one app that delivers real utility. Canadian listed tech companies have built some of the most powerful and popular apps in the world. In this issue we look at Canadian tech stocks making your smartphone smarter… (cont’d)
The barometric pressure has fallen, but only slightly. The wind has picked up just a bit. Everything still appears to be relatively calm for developers of smartphone applications, commonly known as apps, but make no mistake; there is a storm of litigation gathering on the horizon. Two factors in particular should make investors into companies [...]
A recent survey of eleven major US carriers revealed that the average monthly contract of smart phone users, who now comprise 31% of the entire wireless market, is $86, versus $55 for non-smart phones. So what are we getting for the extra $31 bucks? Most people who upgrade to a smart phone will tell you [...]
6. Poynt (TSXV:PYN) By almost any measure, Poynt is a runaway success. The app is consistenly ranked at or near the top of BlackBerry’s App World and, at varying times, has been ranked in the top ten apps on the iPhone. It’s even featured in one those slick Blackberry “SuperApps” commercials. But is Poynt, the [...]
By almost any measure, Poynt is a runaway success. The app is consistently ranked at or near the top of BlackBerry’s App World and, at varying times, has been ranked in the top ten apps on the iPhone. It’s even featured in one those slick Blackberry “SuperApps” commercials. But is Poynt, the eponymous company that [...]
Ever get a cell phone bill in the mail that felt a little heavy? An estimated one in six mobile users know the feeling of a bill that is a lot larger than they expected. The phenomenon is so common that the US Federal Government has gotten involved. The Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of [...]
Change begets change. In 2009, the use of social networks eclipsed the use of email. By 2015, says Morgan Stanley, the number of searches made on mobile devices will pass those made on desktop computers. The ramifications for mobile, economically, could be even greater than the initial adoption of the internet itself, says Michael Durance, [...]
