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Commander Shepard — a battle hardened, no-nonsense leader — wants you to join the fight to take Earth back! Today BioWare, a label of Electronic Arts Inc., has released the demo for Mass Effect™ 3 on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and PC. Mass Effect 3 is the most anticipated game of 2012, blending world class combat, deep customization options, cinematic storytelling and blockbuster action on a huge scale. Read the rest of this entry »

Paris-based network intelligence technology provider Qosmos and Montreal-based mobile data intelligence solutions provider Neuralitic Systems have announced that Neuralitic now integrates Qosmos technology as a reference platform for data extraction with its flagship product, SevenFlow. Read the rest of this entry »

Calgary’s Above Border Inc. has announced the debut of their new Smartphone APP for the frequent international vacation and business traveler. The APP automatically tracks days spent in countries traveled for tax and compliance issues. Versions of the APP are now available on the Apple App Store, Blackberry App World and Android Market. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment‘s W Network is pleased to announce that its new series Undercover Boss Canada is now available on iTunes. Starting today, viewers can download the premiere episode featuring Toronto Zoo CEO John Tracogna for free from the iTunes Store and purchase subsequent episodes of Undercover Boss Canada for $3.49 as they become available each week. Viewers will also have the option of buying a season pass for $24.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Rural broadband services provider Xplornet Communications Inc. is pleased to announce that its first 4G broadband satellite has passed all tests and is now operational, serving customers across Canada.  Launched in October 2011, ViaSat-1 is the highest capacity broadband satellite ever placed in orbit over North America, and Xplornet has acquired 100% of its Canadian Ka-band capacity to use exclusively to provide 4G broadband to rural and remote Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »

A new company has hit the ground running in Cook Street Village in Victoria. Upanup Studios is a digital agency that offers high-end web strategy, programming, development and design who will take advantage of Victoria’s tech talent and the region’s appeal for talented creative professionals to live and work. The company is set to provide a range of high-end web solutions to companies and organizations in the Pacific Northwest United States and Western Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s most credible and trusted consumer packaged goods (CPG) awards program, the Best New Product Awards (BNPAs), welcomes Shaw Media as the exclusive broadcast media partner. The partnership will include various campaigns showcasing the BNPA logo as well as BNPA winners being featured on Shaw’s extensive broadcast, online and video on demand networks including: Global Television, Food Network, HGTV, History Channel and Slice. Read the rest of this entry »

ViXS Systems Inc. has announced that the XCode5106 is the media processor single chip System on Chip (SoC) powering NEC Personal Computer’s TV tuner module in the VALUESTAR W and N series All-in-One Desktop PCs.  The VALUESTAR PC integrates all the functions of today’s desktop PC into the LCD screen making this is a very compact and space- saving design.   The integration capability of the XC5106 allows all the TV functions to be integrated on a small PCIe card, helping to save space and cost. Read the rest of this entry »

BelAir Networks large-scale Wi-Fi and multi-access small cell wireless systems for mobile and fixed service providers, and the only company focused solely on service provider customers, today announced the latest enhancements to its recently announced GigXone™ small cell wireless system. System improvements speed up and simplify the deployment and management of tens of 1000s of network access points (APs) while optimizing video-based applications and services. Read the rest of this entry »

Health technology company Infonaut, a MaRS client, announced it has signed a contract with the University Health Network to test its real-time disease surveillance system, Hospital Watch Live, at Toronto General Hospital. Designed to assist hospitals in controlling and stopping the spread of infectious organisms, Hospital Watch Live has been installed on the multi-organ transplant unit, an area of the hospital where all of the patients are on therapies to prevent organ rejection, which also suppresses their immune systems. Read the rest of this entry »