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Spearhead Games, a new independent Montreal game studio founded by former EA and Ubisoft® developers, has announced that its upcoming co-op action puzzler Tiny Brains is planned for a next-gen console release following its initial release this fall and will be on show at E3 in the South Hall, booth 2359.The game was first revealed at PAX East this year, where attendees were invited to team up as super-powered lab animals and participate in a grand experiment to make a truly cooperative game. Read the rest of this entry »

Dundas Data Visualization has released their solution for the Microsoft SharePoint 2013 portal, further establishing them as a leader in the Microsoft business intelligence stack. This new solution allows users to add powerful and interactive dashboards directly to their Microsoft SharePoint portal by visualizing both the native SharePoint lists as well as any additional databases, spreadsheets and data warehouses that the user may want to display on a dashboard. Read the rest of this entry »

National business broadband services provider TeraGo Inc. has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire Data Centers Canada Inc. Data Centers Canada operates a 16,000 square foot SSAE 16 certified data centre facility in Vaughan, Ontario, and provides data centre solutions, including colocation and disaster recovery, to businesses, enterprises, public sector and technology service providers. The deal is expected to close on May 31, 2013, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Reflap is a new web app that just launched which aims to destroy the phone number by attaching a call address to your identity and not a device. The website works by allowing you to choose a username which is transformed into a call address and anyone you share your call link to, can call you from any device connected to the web. Reflap was started a year ago by Bishop’s University junior, Michael Nana. The website which describes itself as “the easiest and best way to stay in contact with your friends and family” also allows you to make quick and free calls to anyone of your choice. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS and Boston-based Apperian have announced the launch of a new Mobile Application Management service designed to help Canadian enterprises protect and manage their corporate mobile apps and data when employees use their own wireless devices at work. Without requiring intrusive and cumbersome technology on users’ devices the TELUS Mobile Application Management, powered by Apperian technology, makes it incredibly easy for businesses to roll out employee mobile apps and data on users’ own devices. Read the rest of this entry »

After five successful years of helping nearly 50 high schools across Canada transform their classrooms into modern learning centres, Future Shop‘s Future Generation Tech Lab program has announced the expansion of its grant opportunities to elementary schools. These grants will award up to $100,000 to public schools with grades ranging from kindergarten up to and including grade eight and secondary 2 in Quebec. Applications are being accepted now through June 28, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. Television Group’s Alloy Entertainment division for its New York Times best-selling book series Gossip Girl, by Cecily von Ziegesar; Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard; and Vampire Diaries, by L.J. Smith; and plans to announce more licenses soon. Through these licenses, Kindle Worlds will allow any writer to publish authorized stories inspired by these popular Worlds and make them available for readers to purchase in the Kindle Store. Read the rest of this entry »

SecureKey Technologies Inc., a global leader in building identity and authentication ecosystems, today announced that it has joined the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) at the executive level, joining the board of the non-profit organization dedicated to building trust in the exchange of online identity credentials across public and private sectors. Read the rest of this entry »

Eidos-Montréal® has announced that its upcoming title THIEF™ is being developed for  Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system revealed yesterday by Microsoft. Coming in 2014, THIEF will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and Windows PC. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game developer Nine Dots Studio is pleased to release a new video and screenshots for their upcoming competitive space combat sim MOBA, GoD Factory: Wingmen.  The visually stunning game offers  extensive ship customization where players can create their own unique ship; players will choose from a variety of hulls, cockpits, wings, power cores, shield generators, special ability devices, weapons, thrusters and more to put together their individual ship. The game is currently on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight seeking support for it’s impending release on PC. Read the rest of this entry »