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Maple Leaf 2.0 - Technology and Web 2.0 News in Canada

May 20th, 2008

Tungle improves to let Blackberry users make appointments on the go

I’ve been using, and loving, Tungle for a while.  Most often I’m the one booking meetings so, I don’t see the invites, but if I got one on the go … when I’m on my Berry, what would I do?  Until today I’d have to wait until I got back to my machine an hit […]

By Tris Hussey -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2008

MapleLeaf 2.0 Venture Capital News: JLA Backed Blackberry Fund launches Monday

One of Rick Segal’s favourite examples about new business ideas is a Blackberry app that would know when you’re in a meeting and silence the alerts and such.  No wonder then that he’d be involved in a startup fund for new Blackberry software:
VentureBeat decided to jump the gun this weekend and post some news that […]

By Tris Hussey -- 4 comments

April 9th, 2008

Buying a Telus EVDO Rev A mobile broadband card–first experiences

One of the challenges of a mobile worker is connectivity when you’re not at home.  Sure at home I have a higher-than-average cable internet connection, but when I go on the road, even to a friend’s house that’s a different story.  Looking for WiFi can be a pain, even when it’s offered by a cafe […]

By Tris Hussey -- 8 comments

February 28th, 2008

Blackberry’s being used to save lives of heart attack victims

When paramedics arrive on scene of someone having a heart attack, one of the first things they do is attach a ECG (electrocardiogram) to the patient to be able to give the cardiologist in the emergency room information faster.  Faster information transfer means a patient can get an angioplasty faster.  In Kitchener-Waterloo the paramedics have […]

By Tris Hussey -- 1 comment