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Ottawa developer Mediachance has announced the release of HDR Art 1.0, its new photo editing app developed for iPhone. For last couple of years the “HDR effect” became commonplace in artistic image manipulation but if used creatively, it can be a powerful secret weapon of any image processing toolbox. Unlike a typical HDR software where you need multiple image exposures, HDR Art is build from ground-up with the purpose of applying the same effect to a single image source. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent Vancouver developers Jeffrey Yim and Bernie Wong change the classic match three puzzle formula with their newest release, Buddy Blitz. Place gems anywhere on the board to match as many gems as possible in 60 seconds. Compete with your Facebook friends and maximize your score by selecting animal buddies with special powers, and equip up to three boosts to give you that extra edge. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft^® has announced its lineup for PAX East, including Assassin’s Creed^® IV Black Flag™, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell^® Blacklist™, Watch Dogs™ and a number of acclaimed digital, PC and iOS titles. Attendees can check out Ubisoft’s lineup at booths 824 and 836 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on March 22-24, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

The various benefits that can be generated for producers and broadcasters by second screen initiatives as well as the potential impacts of these initiatives on the television production chain are the focus of the white paper entitled The Second Screen and Television — Benefits and Impacts (PDF 5MB). This 20 page report is the second in a series of three white papers dedicated to the second screen phenomenon. Prepared by Evolumedia Group, co-published with the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and funded by the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) is currently available as a PDF in English and French on the CMF and Evolumedia websites. Read the rest of this entry »

Exploring the latest in digital media, TVOKids celebrates a love of new technology, creativity and film at the TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace™ (March 9 – April 21) and TIFF Kids International Film Festival™ (April 9 – 21). Kids can play TVOKids’ newest fun and educational children’s apps in the digiPlaySpace. The learning continues with the premiere of episodes from favourite TVOKids series Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures and Wild Kratts at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival. In collaboration with the TIFF Kids Jump Cuts program, TVOKids inspires young filmmakers to hone their craft with the TVOKids Choice Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile social video network Keek has announced the release of its app for BlackBerry. The new Keek app is available for download in BlackBerry World and supports smartphones using BlackBerry 10. Keek is experiencing explosive growth around the world, adding over 200,000 new users per day and is consistently ranking as one of the top social networking apps on iPhone and Android. Read the rest of this entry »

LinkedIn is the world’s largest and most influential professional social network, and in order to help organizations effectively build their presence on this epicenter of networking, HootSuite is excited to release powerful new LinkedIn features in the HootSuite dashboard. Marketers, HR professionals and community managers using LinkedIn Company Pages can now fine-tune messaging with advanced targeting options (for Enterprise clients), and improve the performance of page and status updates with the introduction of new analytic modules (available to Pro and Enterprise clients). Read the rest of this entry »

Tribal Nova, the developer behind the award winning PBS Kids Play! and Kids’ CBC WonderWorld online learning programs, are proud to announce their latest app, i Learn With Poko: Emotions and Colors!, is now available on the App Store. An important addition to their most awarded i Learn With suite of early childhood education apps, the new i Learn With Poko: Emotions and Colors! app is one of the very few app that teaches young children important social development skills such as emotions, feelings and problem solving with their favorite Kids’ CBC character Poko. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Audain’s $5-million gift to Emily Carr, through the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, will create an enhanced visual arts learning environment offering a studio-based education reflective of the diversity and complexity of contemporary art. The Audain School of Visual Arts will be a cornerstone for the new Emily Carr Great Northern Way Campus. Read the rest of this entry »

Nominations are now open for the Canadian Digital Media Network’s (CDMN) inaugural Moonshot Awards, established to recognize Canadian companies that create jobs and wealth for Canada through innovation in digital media (IT, communications and entertainment [ICE] and mobile). The awards are designed to acknowledge leading companies that contribute to the CDMN moonshot goal—that anyone can do anything online by 2017. Read the rest of this entry »