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Toronto’s Top Hat Monocle, a mobile-based education platform that enables student engagement, today announced it has completed Series A financing. The $8 million round is led by Emergence Capital Partners and iNovia Capital, along with SoftTech VC, Version One Ventures (Boris Wertz) and Golden Venture Partners. Read the rest of this entry »

People living with ADHD/ADD, Autism or Aspergers know the frustrations of finding resources, effective forums and even valid recognition of our inner turmoil’s throughout our lifetime. Without support or programs, our lives can be very difficult, much more so than necessary giving the tools available today. The Self Cube Program believes that a quasi-passive approach to support and guidance for those of us living with ADHD/ADD, Aspergers or Autism is another part of the puzzle to a finer picture. Read the rest of this entry »

Discovery Channel Canada announced today that its new Discovery Channel App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The app, custom developed and designed for the Canadian audience, acts as a companion to the Discovery Channel’s unique lineup of Discovery Shows, allowing viewers to engage via socially-driven, show-related chat environments and to participate in polls, trivia, contests and more. Users will be able to extend and share the Discovery experience with their network of friends and followers as they watch shows live on broadcast or when they are catching up through the app. Read the rest of this entry »

Anti-malware company Lavasoft, the original anti-malware company, today unveiled the latest version of Ad-Aware, with breakthrough features such as a Safe Browsing system and integration with ID Watchdog. Version 10.2 of Ad-Aware offers real-time protection against malicious URLs and provides free credit report monitoring that extends the protection delivered in Ad-Aware to offer customers the most reliable online security. Read the rest of this entry »

Way back in November of 2011, HootSuite was named one of six 3rd party official launch partners for Google+ Pages, integrating Google+ Page functionality with HootSuite’s advanced collaboration, measurement, engagement and security tool-set. However, Google had set a limit on how many users were able to actually use HootSuite for Google+. That limit has now been lifted, and the Google+ functionality is available to all HootSuite users. Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice has announced the launch of its Softchoice Cloud Portal – a secure online platform that simplifies the purchase, deployment, management and support of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. The Softchoice Cloud Portal addresses many of the challenges organizations face controlling the proliferation of SaaS applications within today’s business environments. Read the rest of this entry »

StyleTap Inc. has announced the release of StyleTap Platform for Android™, which allows over 30,000 applications originally written for Palm OS® to run on Android smartphone and tablet devices. Interested users and developers can visit the StyleTap Android page for instructions on obtaining a free 14-day trial of the Android version. StyleTap Platform for Android can be purchased for US$49.95. Read the rest of this entry »

Monitoring conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region; observation of the drought crisis across the horn of Africa; continued evaluation of Haiti’s earthquake response. It is conflict regions like these that Vancouver-based UrtheCast has agreed to image in support of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Read the rest of this entry »

Halifax-based Soundcarrier Music Network has officially launched its digital distribution channel, dedicated to promoting and supporting independent exploratory art music. It was created by Canadian musicians Norman Adams and Alex Kall, who recognized the need for an online space where live and studio-produced recordings of improvised, experimental, contemporary and “free” music could be made centrally available to a worldwide audience. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal’s SENSIO Technologies Inc. has announced a 3D VoD licensing agreement with Starz Digital Media the digital and on-demand licensing arm of Starz Media, LLC to make select 3D movies available for on-demand rental on SENSIO’s 3DGO! service. Available in Fall 2012 across the USA, 3DGO! is a dedicated 3D transactional VoD service that will offer the largest selection of high-quality 3D content – such as Hollywood blockbusters, must-see documentaries, and exclusive live events – to consumers whose 3DTVs support SENSIO^®Hi-Fi 3D technology. Read the rest of this entry »