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Corus Entertainment’s ABC Spark is making its Canadian debut on Shaw today. ABC Spark is built on the foundation of the successful U.S. brand ABC Family and will feature hit shows The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Make It or Break It, Switched at Birth, The Lying Game and Melissa & Joey. Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct customers can catch ABC Spark on free preview until June 30, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Blackhawk Network Canada, a leading provider of prepaid and financial payments products for consumers and businesses, today announced it has eliminated monthly fees for Visa Gift Cards sold through its Gift Card Store locations throughout Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Herb Schaffner will be taking the hosting chair for a special “Book Talk Live” show and kicking off the launch of Paul Hill’s book tour for ‘The Panic Free Job Search: Unleash the Power of the Web and Social Networking to Get Hired‘, #1 best seller in job hunting and #51 best seller rank on Amazon in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise electronic signature solutions provider Silanis will exhibit at booth #26 at TechNet Land Forces – Southwest which will take place in Tucson beginning tomorrow, March 27th, through March 29th. The operational theme of the conference is “Operating and Defending the Cyberspace: Tomorrow’s Playbook”, with one of the main focuses being the impact of mobile communications on the battlefield. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed III, which sees the game’s story timeline fast forward to the 1700’s. Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Read the rest of this entry »

All the groupies want a shot at a Rockstar, and Shannon Tweed-Simmons has had enough! Cougars, slugs, beauty queens and bimbos they’re about to meet their match. Inspired by the real life antics of this famous reality star, Shannon isn’t about to back down without a fight. Join her in her battle to stop crazed groupies from getting her man. It’s not going to be easy, but with a little help from some celebrity friends, you can help Shannon end the groupie invasion in this new game from Gogii. Read the rest of this entry »

MaRS is pleased to announce the launch of Canada’s first dedicated early-stage cleantech venture fund. The MaRS Cleantech Fund LP ushers in a new model in early-stage technology investing by leveraging the strength of a non-exclusive, but strategic relationship between MaRS Discovery District and the private sector. Read the rest of this entry »

As enterprises and SMBs increasingly turn to SIP, IP PBXs and softphones to power their business communications, some of the biggest challenges they are met with are ensuring interoperability among devices and platforms, configuring and deploying software to end users, and managing the implications of users bringing their own devices into the workplace. CounterPath Corporation has announced it is demonstrating how enterprises can meet these challenges with its CounterPath-powered solutions at Enterprise Connect in Orlando, Florida this week. Read the rest of this entry »

EXFO Inc. has announced the introduction of the FTB-2200 Broadband Source, a 40G/100G-ready high-power PMD source module. Used in conjunction with the FTB-5500B generalized interferometric PMD analyzer, the FTB-2200 enables the fastest and most accurate field-based PMD measurements currently on the market. Read the rest of this entry »

The finalists in fourteen categories were announced today for the upcoming Canadian Videogame Awards, which will be held in Vancouver on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Over 100 nominations were received this year from all parts of Canada, with 28 games represented in the list of finalists.  Winners will be voted on by a body of industry experts from across the country. Read the rest of this entry »