CIBC, Rogers announce Canada's first mobile wallet
TORONTO (Reuters) – Mobile payments in Canada moved a step closer to reality on Tuesday as a major bank and the country's largest wireless carrier teamed up to launch a "mobile wallet" that puts credit card credentials onto smartphones. Rogers Communications and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said at a joint news conference the mobile [...]
Read moreUSA Men's National Team Receives Deadline Extension From USOC
20 players were named finalists on Jan. 16 for the 2012 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.
Read moreDevan Dubnyk makes 22 saves as Canada beats Kazakhstan 8-0 at worlds
HELSINKI – Canada remains in control of its own destiny at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
Read moreCanada rout Kazakhstan to confirm group lead
Vacouver Olympic champions Canada maintained their world ice hockey championship preliminary group lead with an 8-0 thrashing of former Soviet republic Kazakhstan here on Saturday.
Read moreEvander Kane scores winner as Canada rallies for 5-3 victory over Finland
HELSINKI – Canada rose to the occasion and met its toughest test yet at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
Read moreUSA basketball given more time to finalize Olympics roster
USA Basketball will now be able to wait until after the conclusion of the NBA Finals to submit a final roster for the London Olympics to the US Olympic Committee.
Read moreCanada's huge job gains stir rate hike talk
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Defying forecasts of a hiring slowdown, Canada added far more jobs than expected in April and marked the biggest two-month employment gain in more than 30 years, raising expectations that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates in the coming year. April registered 58,200 new jobs, mostly full time, after a [...]
Read moreCanada trade surplus rises despite oil-price dip
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The value of Canada's imports and exports both dipped in March on weaker energy prices, but analysts said growing export volumes meant the outlook for trade was brighter than it looked. Statistics Canada said on Thursday the trade surplus rose to C$351 million ($351 million) from $273 million in February as imports [...]
Read moreT-Mobile USA Reports First Quarter 2012 Operating Results
T-Mobile USA, Inc. today reported first quarter 2012 results and provided an update on its 2011 annual assessment of indefinite-lived assets. In the first quarter of 2012, T-Mobile USA reported adjusted OIBDA of $1.27 billion, up 7.2% from $1.19 billion reported in the first quarter of 2011 and branded contract ARPU in the first quarter [...]
Read moreUSA Technologies Participating in the International CTIA Wireless Show
USA Technologies, Inc. , , is showcasing its turn-key ePort Connect® service, a wireless, cashless and contactless telemetry and M2M solution for the small-ti
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