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Vancouver game studio Rude Boy Games has come out of stealth mode to launch their new twist on social games. Zwonks is an addictive social collecting game that uses friend-to-friend messaging as part of its novel gameplay. The hottest in collectible virtual toys, Zwonks are quirky creatures that can be customized, accessorized, and shared with friends through Kik Messenger and email. Read the rest of this entry »

Intrinsyc Software International, a developer of intelligent connected devices, has announced the first of several new product launches for 2012. The OPEN-6 Design and Production Platform leverages the latest high performance multi-core design from Freescale, the i.MX 6 series, based upon the ARM® Cortex™-A9 architecture. Read the rest of this entry »

NewspaperDirect has released a major update of the PressReader digital newspaper application, which is now available for download in the Apple iTunes App Store. PressReader 3.0 takes advantage of the power of the iPad2 running iOS5 to deliver the smoothest and most natural browsing and reading experience ever. With PressReader 3.0, users can now choose to read their favorite publications using SmartFlow – a groundbreaking horizontal news-reading feature that is exclusive to PressReader. Read the rest of this entry »

Alberta mobile applications developer Solid Jade Inc. has announced the launch of Nukes version 1.2 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This exhilarating white knuckle arcade adventure pits players in a nuclear war. Playing as either the U.S. or the Soviet Union, gamers can play through the game’s solo campaign or go head to head against other players and nuke them into oblivion. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s TBA Digital has just released its latest game on the iTunes App Store.  MMA Fight is an exciting multiplayer trivia game that test fans’ knowledge of MMA organizations, famous fighters, memorable matches and noteworthy grudges. Read the rest of this entry »

Educational developers at Nova Scotia’s Artech Academy are often asked about teaching subjects like animation and video game design to children in the early grades. Teachers and parents want to know if children can really learn to make their own games and animations (we all know they can), and of course, what  the Artech Next Generation Learning System is all about. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver Island-based Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd has announced the release of PDF 1.8.7 for iOS, an update to their universal document viewer app that allows the user to view complex, oversize, and large multi-page PDF documents easily. The $3.99  USD app employs proprietary LargeViewer technology to pre-render large or complex documents for smooth scrolling and zooming. Read the rest of this entry »

In the wake of world-wide attention generated by the Omni Film Productions creation, Ice Pilots NWT©, Alberta Publishing has announced the release of a new publication, “Buffalo Airways – Diamonds, DC-3s and ‘Buffalo Joe’ McBryan” by critically-acclaimed aviation author and military historian, Darrell Knight. Read the rest of this entry »

Embraceware Software has announced the release of Shuttle Scuttle 1.0 for Mac in the Mac App Store for just $1.99. If you prefer mobile gaming, Shuttle Scuttle is also available for iOS devices on the iTunes App store for the holiday sale price of just 99 cents USD (regular price is $1.99). Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise mobile app developer Flowfinity Wireless Inc. has announced Flowfinity Actions 6.2. This dynamic software solution for customizing mobile business forms and workflows now fully supports iPhone and iPad mobile devices. Flowfinity Actions 6.2 allows businesses to replace paper forms with flexible mobile apps for improving productivity, streamlining processes and reducing operations costs. Read the rest of this entry »