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Polaris, a weekend-long celebration of science fiction, fantasy and related genres will be celebrating its 26th annual gathering  this July 6th through 8th at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North, is proud to welcome four just-announced distinguished guests. Read the rest of this entry »

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival has announced its closing film, the North American premiere of master director Shunji Iwai’s Friends after 3.11 – an inquiry into the evolving nature of the post-tsunami Japan. The film, which delves into the question from the political, environmental, societal and artist perspectives, concludes a two week line-up of Canadian premieres of the newest and the best of Japanese cinema. Read the rest of this entry »

The new MOTOLUXE^TM by Motorola Mobility Canada Ltd., available in Q2, keeps you entertained and connected with a dynamic new interface that learns what you like and adapts to help you do tasks faster, providing unique and seamless access to content that is relevant to you. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS is giving Canadians in British Columbia, Alberta and Eastern Quebec something to “Tweet” about with a free Twitter app on its Optik TV service. The Twitter app is designed to provide Optik TV viewers with convenient access to Twitter features and content without missing a moment of their favourite TV show. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Electronics Canada is pleased to announce the availability of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) software upgrade for Samsung Galaxy devices. The upgrade will be available today on select devices in Canada and will continue rolling out to devices and carriers throughout the quarter. Read the rest of this entry »

JOLT, a new technology accelerator for high-growth web and mobile startups in Canada, announced today that it is now a member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), an alliance championed by TechStars and originally created as part of the White House’s Startup America Initiative. The Global Accelerator Network includes many of the strongest and most successful independent startup accelerators from across the US and around the world. JOLT also announced that it is now taking applications for its summer 2012 cohort. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Media has announced the upcoming launch of Nat Geo Wild, a new digital channel dedicated to bringing audiences extraordinary wildlife programming — offering the most spectacular and thrilling encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air. The channel is scheduled to launch on May 7, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

TV, eh? has announced that it will be presenting a one-day seminar on writing for television with Emmy-nominated and Writers Guild of America Award-winning writer/producer Larry Kaplow (House, Body of Proof) and moderator Daegan Fryklind (The Listener, Being Erica). Participants will learn practical information on breaking in, pitching, story structure, writing for production, and developing their own work. Class size is limited and includes a networking lunch and breaks. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver BarCraft would like to invite you to its next fundraising event on June 10th. The event will feature the Anaheim MLG finals and will be supporting the Child’s Play charity organization. G Sports Bar & Grill on Granville Street and SFU Starcraft will be hosting BarCraft Vancouver from 3pm until 8pm, tickets are available online and cost $15.00. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive educational game developer SpongeLab has released a new game on its web site. Dragon Breederis a free to play game that gives players the opportunity to learn about genetic inheritance as they breed dragon species, complete phenotype missions and meet monstrous creatures in a cloud-hopping sky world. Become the dragon master by breeding all types of dragons. Read the rest of this entry »