The iconic Canada Post building in downtown Vancouver has been sold. Victoria-based BC Management Corporation has confirmed by email they have purchased the property on West Georgia. Cost of the transaction is not being disclosed. The statement says they will take time to do the proper planning to redevelop the site. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
40 million Windows 8 licenses sold in a month; meanwhile, mum’s the word on Surface sales
November 27, 2012 by
It took just four days for Windows 8 to hit four million machines (ours included), and in just over a month, Microsoft has managed to sell some 40 million licenses of its tiled OS. To date, Windows 8 is outpacing Windows 7 in terms of upgrades, but given that the company had moved 600 million copies of the latter back in June, the new kid on the … [Read more...]
HTC One X sold early at AT&T, spotted in the wild
May 21, 2012 by
HTC's hotly anticipated One X isn't supposed to ship to AT&T customers until May 6th, but there's a reason we're emphasizing the whole "supposed" thing. One lucky reader has managed to convince one particular store to sell them a handset early, with $ 199 (and a new two-year agreement) being all it took to grab hold of what'll undoubtedly be … [Read more...]
Stanley Park goats sold for slaughter?
February 12, 2012 by
The Vancouver Park Board may take legal action against a Fraser Valley farmer, who allegedly adopted Stanley Park goats and sheep, only to sell them for slaughter.Park Board chair Constance Barnes says she is outraged to learn the farmer may have violated an adoption agreement to allow the animals to live out their full and natural lives.She agrees … [Read more...]
Vancouver’s Olympic Inukshuk sold — mystery buyer to pay for shipping
July 31, 2011 by
VANCOUVER -- The Inukshuk from the 2010 Winter Olympics sits in an empty Vancouver lot, covered in bird droppings.Since the Olympics, the 2.6-tonne, eight-piece, fibre-reinforced mortar-concrete ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
