Technology

DigiBC agrees more program spots needed but says new schools are not the answer

Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI) has opened a wireless innovation centre in downtown Vancouver that aims to help companies understand how machine-to-machine (M2M) technology works and how it can help their business.

This morning’s announcement from the federal government that it will expand the code of conduct for the credit and debit card industry to deal with the growing use of mobile payments has been welcomed by the Canadian Federation of Independent B

Uber offers slick private drivers and a cool app but operates in a regulatory grey area

Laptops and tablets aren't the only technologies threatening the PC with extinction

Social Media Week organizers have landed ING Direct as the second annual event's title sponsor along with $20,000 in funding. The festival (#smwvan) runs September 24 through 28 and aims to foster discussion of how social media is evolving. The B.C.

Cloud-based news platform SendtoNews.com announced September 13 that it has closed $3 million in financing from a B.C. investment group headed by RevenueWire Inc. cofounders Don Wharton and Elton, Adrian and Myron Pereira.

Genome BC has agreed to fund research by Vancouver biotechnology company Indel Therapeutics Inc. to combat drug-resistant pathogens. The study is expected to take up to 18 months, employ at least three people and likely cost less than $1 million.

The BC Supreme Court has backed Telus (TSX:T) in the latest part of its protracted battle with Mason Capital Management LLC.

Despite a prolonged funding drought, some small B.C. biotechs continue to thrive