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14th January 2013

Bell Media Partners With Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television For 2013 Canadian Screen Awards

ACCTbell mediaBell Media announced today its designation as an official lead partner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television‘s inaugural Canadian Screen Awards. Canadian Screen Week, the annual celebration of excellence in Canadian film, television, and digital media productions, begins in Toronto on February 27 and culminates in a televised award broadcast on March 3, 2013. Nominations will be announced tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »

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14th January 2013

Félicitations à L’ACEI – CIRA

ciraThe Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the organization that manages the .CA Internet domain, now supports the use of all French characters in .CA domain names, allowing Canadians to register their .CAs correctly in both official languages for the first time. Previously, the only characters that could be used in a .CA domain name were the letters a-z, the numbers 0-9 and hyphens. Read the rest of this entry »

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11th January 2013

AJB Joins Visa POS Solutions Program

ajb softwareToronto-based integrated payment solutions developer AJB Software Design, Inc. is now a participating Payment Technology Provider in the Visa POS Solutions Program and has validated current versions of its payment processing suite. AJB is launching several initiatives this upcoming calendar year giving merchants increased options to manage the evolving payment landscape, and will be exhibiting at the 2013 NRF Big Show in booth number 1181. Read the rest of this entry »

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11th January 2013

OneDesk Unveils New User Interface

Earlier this week onedeskOneDesk, developer of a powerful web-based Unified Product Platform, released its new and improved user interface. OneDesk leads the market in providing solutions that help companies realize the benefits of social product development, co-creation, and customer-driven innovation. This integrated suite of SaaS applications incorporates powerful tools: Social media monitoring & engagement, customer feedback management, innovation & ideas management, help desk, requirements management, product roadmapping and issues and tasks management. Read the rest of this entry »

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11th January 2013

Sasquatch Photo-Location Guessing Game Now on iOS

robots and pencilsRobots and Pencils, developers of hit games like “Catch The Princess” and “Spy vs Spy,” have announced that their latest release, “Sasquatch“, is now available for iOS devices. “Sasquatch” is a location-hunting photo game named for the legendary creature where players snap pictures of their locations, and then challenge friends or fellow Sasquatchers around the world to guess their location. The game also features a casual gameplay style utilizing a turn by turn approach, promising a traditional quick reflex game mode in the future. Sasquatch aids players with a number of perks, making guesses a little less tricky.The game also integrates with Facebook to instantly make connections and is also playable with an email address. Read the rest of this entry »

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10th January 2013

Samsung Techwin and iWatchLife Partner to Bring Intelligent Home Video Monitoring to Consumers

iwatchlifeSamsungEarlier this week Samsung Techwin America and iWatchLife, an Ottawa-based  provider of smart, cloud-based video monitoring that enables consumers to See What Matters™ most to them, announced a partnership that brings additional value to owners of a Samsung SmartCam WiFi IP camera. Available now and designed specifically for the Samsung SmartCam, iWatchLife affords consumers the ability to bring their home monitoring to a whole new level. Read the rest of this entry »

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10th January 2013

MechWarrior Tactics Enters Closed Beta

IGPTrue BattleTech game play is back and bigger than ever in 2013 as the highly anticipated online strategy title MechWarrior Tactics from Roadhouse Interactive and Infinite Game Publishing launched its Founder’s Program yesterday. With three unique packages available now for purchase, fans of this beloved franchise will gain immediate access to the Closed Beta, help shape the game’s development by contributing valuable feedback while and securing exclusive benefits including: In-game currency, limited edition “Seventh Kommando” MechWarrior units, decals, skins, a Founder’s badge and more. Read the rest of this entry »

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10th January 2013

Night Whisper Lane Scenario 2: Boss Rush Mode Available Next Week

mini-orbyEPX Games has announced that Night Whisper Lane’s Scenario 2: Boss Rush Mode will be out next week for iOS, Android and Amazon Kindle. Boss Rush Mode is a sequence of consecutive boss battles as an extra challenge to players. After each of the rounds the player will be awarded extra health and weapons as they prepare for the battles ahead. Weapons are limited in this mode so choose wisely.

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10th January 2013

Far Cry 3 Companion App Released

ubisoft canadaUbisoft announced the release of Far Cry Outpost yesterday, a new mobile companion app for Far Cry 3®, now available in EMEA territories on iOS and Android platforms.  With this Far Cry 3 mobile app for Multiplayer and Co-op, players can decode the encrypted data found during game sessions to earn advanced Weapon mods and customize their Loadouts on the go. Far Cry outpost also allows players to track their progress through the daily and weekly challenges, check out their stats and compare with their friends, and keep track of the maps created via the in game map editor. Read the rest of this entry »

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10th January 2013

Update On CATAAlliance Advocacy Campaign for Canadian Innovation Box

CATACATAAlliance has launched an Advocacy Campaign to encourage the adoption of a Canadian form of the “Patent Box”, i.e., an “Innovation Box”. The Canadian “Innovation Box” would be tailored to provide a preferential, competitive tax regime for the successful exploitation and commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP), including patents, in Canada. The Innovation Box Campaign took the form of a “Live Brief” with updates continually posted based on the expert guidance of thought leaders across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

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