Technology

The energy and environmental problems that drive clean technology aren't going away any time soon, says a new report, Redefining Cleantech, which recommends the clean tech sector as a good long-term bet for institutional investors.

Small and medium-sized technology companies in Western Canada will be eligible for booster shots from the federal government, which today announced $100 million in interest-free loans over five years to help speed Western Canadian innovations to market.

IsoHunt – a peer-to-peer file sharing platform created 10 years ago by a teenager in Richmond – followed Napster into history Monday.

Industry Canada has approved a plan by Telus (TSX:T) to buy Ontario upstart mobile carrier Public Mobile.

Technology companies like Hootsuite, which is on a major job recruitment drive, may be getting some competition for skilled engineers from Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN), which appears to be expanding its Vancouver operations.

Joining B.C. income earners’ upper echelon club is getting harder and more expensive

RosterBot, a Vancouver-based technology startup that offers an online portal for athletes and coaches to manage their teams’ rosters, has been named one of the 50 most innovative companies competing in the Startup Open.

Less than two weeks after being faced with a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders in Manhattan, embattled wireless company BlackBerry (TSX:BB) has been hit by a suit filed by Canadian shareholders in Quebec, according to technology blog Techvibes.

Cummins Westport has been awarded the Energy Security Prize, one of the advanced technology awards from Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), Cummins Westport announced October 16.

PNI Digital Media’s long languishing stock (TSX:PN) took a 16% bounce Tuesday (up to $0.67 per share from $0.51) on the news it has struck a deal with Samsung to embed its photo printing app in its handsets.