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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 »

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 »

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 »

Social search plug-in Wajam has added two new video features that add relevant videos your friends have watched and recommended on top of search engines. You can also now see the latest videos your friends have shared on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ directly in Youtube. This is a very useful tool for those of us who are looking for trailers, dev diaries and other studio-related videos. Read the rest of this entry »

maXx images, in conjunction with StockFood, is pleased to introduce living4media – a new picture agency specializing in home and living photography. The concept behind living4media is to unite the most outstanding images produced by internationally renowned photographers and well-known niche agencies under one roof. Read the rest of this entry »

2012 is predicted to be another huge year in mobile payments, and Canada is at risk of being left behind. That’s why NetSecure Technologies, a developer of secure online and mobile sales technology, has launched the Kudos mobile credit card reader designed for Canadians to take payments with their smartphone or tablet. Read the rest of this entry »

gShift Labs, the creator of a patent-pending Search Engine Optimization (SEO) software system has announced a solution for marketers struggling to interpret organic search results in the wake of recent Google security changes. While making search more secure for end users, the Google SSL search encryption prevents 8-20% of organic keyword phrases from showing up in analytics reports that marketers depend on for managing SEO strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s being said about you? “Everyone likes to know what’s being said about them or their brand online. MentionBox makes it easy and automatic,” says SWIX’s VP of Products, Craig Fitzpatrick. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobidia Technology, Inc., has announced the launch of the iPhone version of their smartphone application, My Data Manager, a popular smartphone application that helps mobile subscribers understand and manage their data use on their phones with real time information. The new application is also available to mobile operators and handset and tablet OEM’s as a component of a fully customizable and extendable carrier-grade data management and analytics solution. The Windows Phone and Blackberry versions will also be available in the very near future. Read the rest of this entry »