Technology

A local app developer is bucking the common business trend of creating free apps to gain a loyal customer base that will then pay a small fee for a premium version.

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Striking workers from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Vancouver Community College (VCC) have announced a rally downtown today.

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Support workers at Simon Fraser University have scheduled an all-out, all-campus withdrawal of services on November 7, and members of CUPE 3338 say picket lines will go up at all three SFU campuses.

Support workers at Simon Fraser University are expected to hold a one-day walkout at the school's main campus in Burnaby today. Similar strikes are expected at SFU's Surrey campus Friday and its Harbour Centre location Saturday and Sunday.

It was a good-news, bad-news day for Westport Innovations (TSX:WPT) Tuesday, when the company's shares took a slide, along with its adjusted revenue projections, on the same day it announced a new deal with Indian engine maker Tata Motors.

Canada Post announced this morning that it is introducing what it calls a "groundbreaking" e-commerce product line for those businesses wanting to integrate postal data into their online stores or customer applications.

Its iwishfor app is designed to let friends, family know what gifts you really want