Technology

Microsoft is shelving two of its gaming products and laying off staff at its Vancouver studios, the company has announced

Collaborative research involving the BC Cancer Agency and funded in part by Genome BC is already bearing fruit in the form of potential new treatments for some types of childhood brain cancer, according to a study published in the science journal Nat

Angel investor Boris Wertz has announced the launch of Version One Ventures, a new $15 million micro-venture capital fund focused on mobile and web technology across North America.

Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq:FB) has raided a Vancouver software startup as part of a talent hunt. Acrylic founder Dustin MacDonald confirmed Friday his small app company has been bought by Facebook.

A White Rock optometrist has developed a “bionic lens” that he claims can be implanted in cataract patients and also adapted for cameras to create images that more closely replicate human vision.

Vancouver firm helping bring potable water to rural Africa

The B.C. government will adopt a preferential procurement policy aimed at supporting made-in-B.C. technology and provide $7 million to help high-tech companies access scientists at B.C. universities under a new technology strategy announced Friday.

Singular Software , a Vancouver company that specializes in audio-video synching software, has been bought by Red Giant , a U.S. firm that develops effects tools for film, television and web.

If you are one of the Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Radical Entertainment or Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) employees laid off recently, you may want to sign in to the virtual BC Tech Fair July 24.

The New York hedge fund that forced Telus (TSX:T) to back away from a plan to eliminate its dual class shares is demanding to know just who owns the company and which way shareholders were leaning prior to a planned conversion vote that never happene