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Island Ink-Jet® announced on Friday that the company has entered into agreement with Venngo Inc. to provide better access and pricing on printer ink and toner cartridges to a wider audience. Venngo Inc. is a Canadian provider of discount programs and value-added services for professional associations, employee, and member-based groups. Venngo’s “perks” are available to over one million consumers through their employers, associations, and corporations. Read the rest of this entry »

Title: Rework
Authors: Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Publisher: Crown Business
Published: March 9 2010
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages – many of the pages are unused white space or illustrations
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On March 14th we were the guests of Nintendo Canada and Jason Michael Paul Productions for the Vancouver performance of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses at The Orpheum Theatre. This magical presentation featured Irish conductor Eímear Noone leading the Vancouver Film Orchestra and members of the Vancouver Chamber Choir in an incredible performance that culminated in two standing ovations and three encores. Read the rest of this entry »

Of Orcs and Men, the grand role-playing game jointly realized by Cyanide (Concept and Production) and Spiders (Realization and Development) for PlayStation 3®, Xbox 360® and PC, has unveiled a new series of 6 exclusive ingame screenshots. Read the rest of this entry »

G4BOX Inc., a Toronto-based publisher of interactive entertainment and the proprietor of the Z8Games free-to-play gaming platform, released an update for its popular first-person shooter Cross Fire. This free update brings some new mission system changes, new maps and a Limited Edition set of Royal Dragon weapons. In addition, Z8Games is hosting events throughout March, such as the Cross Fire Film Awards and a Ghost Mode tournament where players can win an exclusive Golden Katana weapon. Current players can download the update automatically by launching Cross Fire. New players can download and play the game for free. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions has announced the launch of its St. Patrick’s Day themed update, The Pot O’Glow, for their highly popular free-to-play online multiplayer action game, Brawl Busters.  The St. Patrick’s Day themed update kicks off with in-game special clover-popping effects, holiday themed items, a new map called the Roof Court, new weapons & costumes and more. The update is also complemented by the release of an all-new trailer and screenshots. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this morning, The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced the Federal Government’s contribution of up to $4,999,575 for the Research Innovation Commercialization Centre that will provide graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with the skills and support they need to start their own businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

At the Uniprix Stadium this morning, Bombardier, BMO Financial Group, Youth Fusion, Robotique FIRST Québec and Montreal Hooked on School, along with partners from the education community, launched the first Quebec Robotics Festival. Bringing together more than 5,000 people from 67 schools in Quebec, one in Ontario and four in the United States, this major event features high school and elementary students taking part in a series of significant technological challenges. The initiative aims to familiarize students with science and new technology, and inspire young Quebecers to stay in and succeed at school. Read the rest of this entry »

Maverick director Robert Rodriguez has teamed up with tech innovator AMD to launch the VISIONary Young Directors Contest. Aspiring film makers have the chance to win a trip to Austin City Limits (ACL) October 12-14, 2012 to meet Rodriguez in person, as well as cutting-edge film editing technology from HP to jump start their movie making careers. Read the rest of this entry »

IT security services provider NCI has acquired YourPrivacy, a consulting organization that helps Canadian enterprises comply with privacy regulations. YourPrivacy brings complementary strengths to NCI’s comprehensive suite of governance, risk and compliancy services (GRC); payment card industry (PCI) data security standard validation assessments; and IT security solutions. Read the rest of this entry »