Technology

Organizers at major festivals and the Olympics are ditching maps and brochures to invest in local companies making mobile apps to promote their events

The fortunes of BlackBerry (TSX:BB; NASDAQ:BBRY) continue to turn as the Canadian smartphone-maker generated a small — and unexpected — profit in the fourth quarter of 2014.

POF may have cast its net a little too wide when emailing users last year

Next generation of computers capable of complex and near-instantaneous calculations – exactly what hackers need to breach network security systems

Wind Mobile is replacing its CEO with another leader experienced in the arena of regional wireless carriers. Alek Krstajic, who led Public Mobile as CEO before it was purchased by Telus (TSX:T) in 2013, is taking over the top job from Pietro Cordova.

With new tech startups sprouting up in B.C.’s vibrant tech community on weekly basis, Angie Schick there’s one sure-fire way to gain credibility: win the BCIC-New Ventures competition.

The Vancouver tech firm endeavouring to place the world’s first Ultra high-definition camera in space has accomplished another first: revenue. UrtheCast (TSX:UR) brought in US$3.

Col. Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station, speaks at Vancouver Board of Trade's B.C. Tech Forum

An “entry-level” TV package for $25 and the ability to choose specialty channels a la carte are among the reforms the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has outlined in a bid to modernize TV viewing.

The Vancouver company responsible for the world’s first Bitcoin ATM is cashing in all its chips. CoinTrader.net — or Bitcoiniacs, as it’s also known by — has been acquired for $1.