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In preparation for the holidays, Parks Canada gives you the opportunity to create an original holiday menu that links history, cuisine and technology together. The Parks Canada Heritage Gourmet smartphone app, developed by Tristan Interactive, enables users, through a selection of more than 60 recipes, to create a heritage menu that will please everyone who sits at their table. Read the rest of this entry »

After spending 35 years as a traditional publisher, John Denison now has a taste for the brave new world of publishing. On January 1st, 2012, he will launch his ambitious Occam’s Razor – a free online serial that will release a chapter a day for 120 days. What makes Occam’s Razor unique is the call for artists all over the world to upload artwork to illustrate the story. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced a partnership with Steam to offer a price promotion across a large library of Ubisoft PC games beginning on Monday, December 19, 2011 and running until January 2, 2012. During this price promotion, gamers can save 33% on some of the best PC games from Ubisoft such as: Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports FIFA Football on PS Vita, in development at EA Canada, is the first true next generation sports experience in the palm of your hand, with console gameplay, HD graphics, and the largest feature set ever created by EA Sports for a handheld device. Read the rest of this entry »

In the News That I Missed Category, 2K Games announced earlier this month that The Darkness^TM II, currently in development at Digital Extremes, will feature “Vendettas,” a fast-paced, violent and narrative co-op experience that takes place parallel to the single-player story. Playable for up to four friends, Vendettas lets consumers choose one of four characters – all with their own unique Darkness weapon – and begin their dangerous and bloody journey. Designed as a team-focused, mission based experience, Vendettas explores the crucial role each character plays in Jackie Estacado’s campaign to defeat the Brotherhood. Read the rest of this entry »

Innovative motion technology developer D-BOX Technologies Inc. has announced an agreement with Universal Pictures for its upcoming thriller Contraband, to be released with D-BOX MFX in select theatres on January 13, 2012, offering a deeper, immersive involvement for movie-goers. Read the rest of this entry »

The CRTC has announced that it will be holding a public consultation to review the Local Programming Improvement Fund, and is inviting Canadians to submit comments. The fund was created to support the development of local television programming, particularly local news, in non-metropolitan markets. Read the rest of this entry »

As more shoppers choose to buy online for their holiday gifts, responsible payment processors must be extra vigilant to ensure the security of shoppers’ financial data. Online payment processor AlertPay takes the extra step by using a dual transaction protection system to prevent online fraud or identity theft. Read the rest of this entry »

Wireless communications company GLENTEL Inc. has announced the completion of the purchase of 80% of the outstanding common shares of Mac Station Technologies Inc., based in Vancouver. The sale and purchase agreement is effective November 30, 2011, for an undisclosed sum. Mac Station is an authorized Apple Retail Specialist with three stores located in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Abbotsford. Read the rest of this entry »

Just over 4 months in existence, NextSportStar.com continues to be successful in attracting sports fans and non-sports fans from all walks of life, and from all over the world. According to Alexa.com, the third-party traffic monitoring portal, compared to all other websites NextSportStar.com is ranked 7,432 in the U.S., 10,751 in Canada and 44,669 Globally – ranking NextSportStar.com within the top 1% of all websites worldwide. According to the December 2011 Netcraft Web Survey Study, there are approximately 555 million active websites worldwide. NextSportStar.com continues to set new records, currently recording an average of almost 100,000 visitors daily. Read the rest of this entry »