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First to the real estate market in Canada, RE/MAX of Western Canada is pleased to announce its new Augmented Reality feature, ‘Live View’ on the free RE/MAX mobile real estate search app. This new feature is available on iPhone and Android devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Videotron is lengthening its lead as the top Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Québec by announcing the launch of Internet access service with download speeds of up to 200 Mbps and upload speeds of 30 Mbps in the Québec City area in May 2012, in time for moving season. Videotron, Québec’s telecommunications leader, will therefore remain the fastest access provider in the market. Since 2009, Videotron has been the only ISP to offer service at speeds of more than 50 Mbps across its service area in Québec, which covers nearly 3 million households. Read the rest of this entry »

PayPal has announced PayPal Here, the world’s first global mobile payments solution that allows small businesses to accept almost any form of payment. The new service includes a free app and fully encrypted thumb-sized card reader, which turns any iPhone, and soon Android smartphone, into a mobile payment solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Basketball fans can now get even closer to the action after Score Media Inc. released a host of upgrades to its popular ScoreMobile iPhone app in time for an exciting month of college basketball. With more than 3.6 million unique users every month, ScoreMobile is already considered one of the leading free sports apps in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Entertainment Network has announced the debut of the Music Unlimited cloud-based digital music subscription service in Canada where users can access millions of songs on multiple devices like PlayStation®3, Android™ handsets, PCs, Sony BRAVIA® HDTVs and Blu-ray™ Disc players. Read the rest of this entry »

RDM Corporation, a Waterloo-based developer of specialized software and hardware products for electronic payment processing, announced the support of Simply Deposit Mobile® for Android. This new application follows the previously released version for iPhone. Simply Deposit Mobile enables users to deposit checks with their Android phone from virtually anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

Gary Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced an investment that will allow the Stratford Shakespeare Festival to create digital content showcasing the legacy and impact of the Festival over the last sixty years. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based Predictive Analytics and Big Data solutions boutique Scenario2 launched its new 1-Touch-Close mobile marketing solution today, which promises to enhance customer experience and cut business risk and operating costs of web sites, social media channels and call centers. Read the rest of this entry »

Klipfolio Inc and Virginia-based Zerion Software, the creators of iFormBuilder, have announced an important technology agreement designed to make it easier for businesses collecting and visualizing data using mobile devices such as iPads or iPhones. iFormBuilder is a clipboard replacement solution that is used in over 100 countries world-wide and specializes in mobile data collection via iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices. Klipfolio Inc develops both desktop and mobile BI solutions to increase the visibility of key performance indicators (KPIs) for informed decisions that improve performance and profitability. Read the rest of this entry »

Trend Micro Incorporated has announced DirectPass, a new password management solution. Designed to organize and manage passwords, DirectPass provides consumers with a fast and efficient way to manage their online activities, while offering extra security measures to keep credentials safe. Trend Micro DirectPass uses cloud technology to sync online credentials across multiple devices, allowing users to experience the benefits of DirectPass anytime, anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »