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Destiny Media Technologies, a Vancouver-based provider of secure distribution of pre-release music and playerless streaming video is pleased to announce that a pre-release prototype of its new disruptive video technology is available to view on the company’s website. Read the rest of this entry »

Today at VMworld 2012, Teradici, a Burnaby-based developer of the innovative PC-over-IP® (PCoIP®) protocol that enables a true PC experience for desktop virtualization, announced the APEX software release 2.0. This update introduces new, future proof functionalities bringing unbeatable user experience to new and existing VDI users, while maintaining compatibility with upcoming versions of VMware View®. Read the rest of this entry »

Category management specialist ToolBox Solutions has officially announced the launch of a new iPad App that will help increase margins across different categories and empower store managers to take control of their assortments, with one of Canada’s top Gas & Convenience Retailers. The app will be launched as a pilot in 5 sites across the GTA, covering 5 categories (Alt Bev, Meat Snacks, Gum & Mint, Chocolate Bars, Novelty Candy). ToolBox Solutions and the retailer are scheduled to expand the pilot to nationwide in 2 months. Read the rest of this entry »

Wishpond has officially launched its new social commerce platform for small businesses— Wishpond Social Buttons. Think of them as super-charged Like buttons—shoppers engage on ecommerce websites to share expressive stories and recommendations to their social network on Facebook. The platform is designed to allow businesses to leverage the Open Graph on any website without spending $10,000’s to hire developers or purchase enterprise solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal developer Hibernum Creations has announced that its hit action-puzzle game Blockolicious is now available to play for free on Facebook! Appropriate for players of all ages, Blockolicious for Facebook is published in cooperation with KONAMI and includes new socially-connected leaderboards that really juice up the competition across every version of the game. From the massive chains of Marathon Mode to the heart-pounding rush of Sprint Mode, players everywhere can have a taste of Blockolicious’ arcade action in their favorite browser today. Read the rest of this entry »

Angoss Software Corporation has launched KnowledgeSCORE on salesforce.com’s AppExchange, the app marketplace for the social enterprise. KnowledgeSCORE is a cloud-based predictive sales analytics solution that identifies your best prospects, prioritizes sales opportunities based on likelihood to close and defines next best actions against those opportunities to significantly increase sales productivity and reduce sales cycles. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal’s Echoer, a mobile app that makes it easy to share local experiences and see what other people are thinking and experiencing in the places around them, is now available for Android devices. Initially released on iPhone earlier this year, the app curates users’ thoughts and experiences by relevance, placing the best content on the map to give timely and popular recommendations. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo has launched both an exciting new game and a cool new system to play it on. Canadian residents can now get their hands on two of the hottest video game products of the year: New Super Mario Bros. 2 and the new Nintendo 3DS XL portable system. Nintendo 3DS XL offers screens that are 90 per cent larger than the original Nintendo 3DS, and sells at a suggested retail price of $199.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Our game review partner, Canadian Online Gamers, takes a look at the newest release from Vancouver’s United Front Games, Sleeping Dogs. Published by Square Enix, this title is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. This review was written by MRBIGCAT and was originally published by Canadian Online Gamers earlier this month. MRBIGCAT gave Sleeping Dogs a score of 90.

Funcom announced yesterday that a limited time trial for the company’s recently launched massively multiplayer online role-playing game  ‘The Secret World‘ is underway. The trial coincides with this week’s GamesCom show that is taking place in Cologne, Germany, where Funcom is conducting press demos and showcasing exclusive new content that will be making its way into the MMO in the coming weeks and months. Read the rest of this entry »