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In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Canadian Labour Congress has launched Work it!, a web-based video game dealing with the challenges women face in balancing work and family life. The game will send a message about these challenges, but also about how unions can make working life better and more balanced for women. Read the rest of this entry »

Calgary iPhone developers Yellow Fox Studios has released a Calgary transit iPhone app that makes it simpler and easier for Calgary commuters to get Calgary transit schedule on their smartphones. Missing the bus or train is never something that people enjoy. Everyone wants to be able to make it to their destination on time and with the new iPhone app, TransitGo, you will never miss a bus or train again. Read the rest of this entry »

Mass Effect™ 3 from EA BioWare is now available at retail stores in North America and will be launching in Europe on March 9th. The highly anticipated game has been praised by critics for delivering, deep, interactive storytelling and adrenaline-pumping action on a huge scale.  Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Smartt has announced Themeswell beta release 0.0.3, their theme design platform for WordPress. The new beta release is the first theme design platform for WordPress with the ability to export standalone WordPress themes. A pre-configured WordPress environment and free hosting from Themeswell is now available to beta users who want to bypass the installation process. Read the rest of this entry »

EXFO Inc. has announced the addition of the IQS-9100B MEMs Optical Switch test module to its Windows-based IQS-600 platform, the only modular system designed for R&D and manufacturing applications providing optical, transport and datacom testing in a single environment. Read the rest of this entry »

RBC is the first Canadian financial institution to launch an iPad application to help families teach children the value of money. Learning Money with Leo, a free iPad app that is available to all Canadians, offers an entertaining and interactive way for children to learn how to earn money, save for something they want and spend wisely. Read the rest of this entry »

Comic lovers around the world, get ready to turn a new page. Kobo Inc. has announced an exciting new partnership that will see Dark Horse Comics’ best-selling titles immediately available on the Kobo Vox eReader, bringing readers titles such as Mass Effect, Star Wars, Serenity, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy and Sin City. Read the rest of this entry »

Victoria’s KANO/GAMES is an innovative new social web app that makes it easy to play and discover the best free online games with friends. Created by social and mobile games developer KANO/APPS in partnership with Ira Willey, founder of Addicting Games and One More Level, KANO/GAMES is built on the latest web technologies to enable players to easily find and play the games they enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

OpenText™ has just announced the general availability of OpenText Tempo and introduced Tempo Express Edition, a new offering that lets companies quickly set up a private solution for easily sharing and syncing content in the cloud. Both editions offer all the ease-of-use of consumer-oriented document sharing cloud services coupled with the rigorous records management and security required to meet internal policies and industry regulations. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian-based enterprise software development firm Devolutions has launched a major update to its flagship product Remote Desktop Manager, allowing users to safely, efficiently and simply manage remote connections and virtual machines – whether they’re across the street, or on the other side of the world. Read the rest of this entry »