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Vancouver smartglass maker Recon wins Manning Innovation Award

Vancouver smartglass maker Recon wins Manning Innovation Award

Recon Instruments, the Vancouver smartglass maker that is giving Google Glass a run for its money, has picked up an Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award.
D-Wave gains ‘superposition’ in quantum computing

D-Wave gains ‘superposition’ in quantum computing

Burnaby tech company’s investors include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Vancouver venture capitalist Haig Farris, its customers include Google and NASA
Lack of competition could reduce spectrum value

Lack of competition could reduce spectrum value

No big foreign players in airwaves auction, but smaller players from B.C. plan to bid
Canadian-made satellite to move massive amounts of digital data

Canadian-made satellite to move massive amounts of digital data

A rocket that blasted into space Sunday carried a Canadian-made hybrid satellite that will study the weather in the earth’s upper atmosphere and conduct experiments in moving massive data files to remote regions of the world.
Vancouver's Vonigo wins new ventures competition

Vancouver's Vonigo wins new ventures competition

Cloud-based business management company Vonigo is the winner of the BC Innovation Council's (BCIC) 13th annual New Ventures Competition, the New Ventures BC Society announced September 26.
Lower Mainland company unveils state-of-the-art telescope technology

Lower Mainland company unveils state-of-the-art telescope technology

Port Coquitlam’s Dynamic Structures unveiled its latest technology for use in telescopes at a September 27 event attended by Minister of Industry James Moore.
Intel invests $4 million in Recon's smartglasses for athletes

Intel invests $4 million in Recon's smartglasses for athletes

Computer giant Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC) is investing $4 million in Recon Instruments, the Vancouver company that makes smartglasses for athletes.
Saskatchewan train derailment causes outage for Rogers Wireless

Saskatchewan train derailment causes outage for Rogers Wireless

If you are a Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI) or Fido customer, you may have had trouble making calls or texts or getting Internet access this morning (September 25) via your cell phone or smartphone.
Fastest-growing companies report: Pivot was lifesaver for dPoint when fuel cell space sputtered

Fastest-growing companies report: Pivot was lifesaver for dPoint when fuel cell space sputtered

After switching to energy recovery systems, dPoint experienced 1,500% growth in revenue in five years
BlackBerry to be acquired by consortium for US$4.7 billion

BlackBerry to be acquired by consortium for US$4.7 billion

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) has agreed to be bought out by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in a transaction valued at approximately US$4.7 billion, the company announced September 23.