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Shutdown of BlackBerry Phones Signals End of an Era

BlackBerry phones, once seen in the hands of countless executives, actors, and politicians, no longer worked at all as of Tuesday, when the company stopped service on devices that had not yet switched from the company's operating system to...

Is Mike Lazaridis Building the Next Silicon Valley in Canada?

Greek-Canadian entrepreneur and computer scientist Mike Lazaridis is a restless spirit. In 2013, the Canadian magazine Maclean’s ranked him tenth on the list of the most powerful people in Canada. Ironically, that was the year Lazaridis left his seat on the board as...

Mike Lazaridis: On Top 10 List of Most Powerful Canadians

According to the Canadian magazine Maclean’s, the Greek-born Blackberry co-founder, Mike Lazaridis, is 10th on the list of most powerful people in Canada. The special edition of the magazine is entitled “The Power Issue” and lists the 50 most powerful...

Canada-Greece-Cyprus College Forum

According to a recent announcement made by the Canadian Ambassador Robert Peck, on September 16, the first Canada-Greece/Cyprus University Partnership Forum will take place in the city of Athens. According to the announcement, up to eight Canadian universities will be...

Kefalogianni Boosts Greek Tourism in Canada

Tourism Minister, Olga Kefalogianni, conducted important meetings in Toronto on June 8 with the leadership of Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat and Canadian Tourism Commission, in her effort to promote Greece's tourism product in the Canadian market. The minister...

Blackberry Co-Founder Lazaridis Walks Away

With his once-dominant smartphone Blackberry under siege by competitors who reacted more quickly to changing tastes and fourth-quarter earnings set to be revealed on April 4, BlackBerry announced that former co-founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis will give up his...

BlackBerry’s Lazaridis Puts $100 Million In Nano Labs

Mike Lazaridis, whose invention of the BlackBerry smartphone more than a decade ago redefined the way people send e-mails, is drawing inspiration from the early days of computing for his next act. Backed by his $100 million donation, the Mike...

BlackBerry Greek-Canadian Chief Mike Lazaridis Quits From RIM

After months upon months of investor backlash, RIM is making some significant changes. And by "significant," we mean the co-chief executives (and founders) are out. As of tomorrow, both Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, of Greek origin, will be...