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From online video to social media, Canadians are amongst the most passionate internet users worldwide. To meet Canadians’ growing demand for enhanced internet experiences and as part of a commitment to bring the best possible experience to customers, Rogers Communications is upgrading two of its most popular high speed internet plans with faster download speeds and higher monthly data allowances including: Read the rest of this entry »

Recruiting software developer MaxHire Solutions Inc. has announced the addition of MaxHire Financials. MaxHire Financials will provide enterprise-class commission calculations, payroll, invoicing, timesheets and expense reporting built into the MaxHire recruiting software. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadians are now more likely to conduct day-to-day banking transactions online than at a branch, according to TNS Canada’s annual How Canadians Bank survey. Half of Canadian adults (52%) conducted transactions with staff at a branch of a financial institution in the month prior to taking the survey, and a similar proportion (50%) had banked online in the same period. However, online banking is used much more frequently—35% of Canadians bank online at least once a week, compared to only 15% of Canadians who visit a branch on a weekly basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Web Sim Sports Inc., a studio specializing in online sports gaming, launched a unique hockey simulator in July 2009, Web Sim Hockey, which is a multiplayer strategy game played entirely on the Web. As part of the Sports Administration program offered by Laurentian University, Web Sim Hockey is being used for educational purposes to provide a realistic management experience for the students. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Aliant Inc. is bringing the world’s most popular social networking tool into customers’ living rooms with its new Facebook application for FibreOP™ TV customers, who can now watch their favourite TV shows while viewing their Facebook news feeds, rate and comment on the TV show they are watching and view Facebook photo albums. The free Facebook app is available today to FibreOP TV customers. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, says that people’s perceptions of their privacy and anonymity online fall far short of reality.  In fact, technology has evolved to the point that the seemingly unrelated pieces of information that people share about themselves online, may now be linked together, to create a detailed profile of an individual. Read the rest of this entry »

THQ Inc.  has announced its updated business strategy as the company exits traditional kids’ licensed video games and focuses on its core video game franchises and digital initiatives for the future. The company will continue to build its strong portfolio of core game franchises and align its resources to deliver games on both existing consoles and new and emerging platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

Early Bird tickets for The Canadian Telecom Summit, which takes place June 4th through6th, 2012 in Toronto, are now available for purchase. For 3 days, the leadership of the telecom, broadcast & IT industries will converge at the Toronto Congress Centre to discuss the key issues and trends that will impact this critical sector of the economy. Join your peers, suppliers, policy makers, regulators, customers and competitors in attending the industry’s most important gathering. Read the rest of this entry »

Evolve Media Corp., an integrated digital media company, announced today its launch in Canada. Evolve is comprised of three vertically focused media services divisions including Gorilla Nation (entertainment, news and business, auto, gaming and video), totallyher (women’s lifestyle), and CraveOnline (male lifestyle). Read the rest of this entry »

Although not many details have been released as of yet, Klei Entertainment has confirmed that a comic book is currently in production to further expand the Shank universe. The announcement, which was made late yesterday afternoon, stated that the comic’s storyline would bridge the arc between the two game titles. Artwork in the comic will be the work of Klei artists Jeff Agala and Vangelis Christou. Read the rest of this entry »