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Klei Entertainment and EA Partners have announced that the cinematic 2D action brawler Shank™ 2 is now available on Steam, Origin, PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade.  The highly anticipated sequel earned an 8.5/10 from IGN, who said that Shank 2 is “ …One of the best action games in recent memory.” Read the rest of this entry »

This month, attend Profit By Design to unlock the power of design for your business with this intimate gathering of design and business innovators. Taking place at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver this February 24^th and 25^th, Profit By Design is an exclusive two day product development and innovation conference and workshop. Experience unprecedented access as some of North America’s leading ‘Design First’ corporations divulge their business innovation, leadership methods, and practices of signature success. Read the rest of this entry »

PDFConverter.com is a Vancouver-based developer of desktop software for PDF creation, editing and conversion. The company is now pleased to announce the release of a fully free online PDF Converter. This new  online PDF conversion service enables the users to create and convert PDF documents to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats without any cost. Read the rest of this entry »

These two press releases – one for Telus and one for Bell, sent by Huawei – arrived seconds apart – followed by one from Primus stating that their service offers more choice to Canadians as it expands home phone and unlimited internet in BC and Alberta, which was then followed by one announcing that Telus’ 4G network has gone live in several metropolitan areas across the country. Here are the first two press releases as they arrived: Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight’s episode of Museum Secrets will take viewers into the brutal world of the Aztec nation during a tour of Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. One of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, the Museum welcomes over 2 million visitors each year who want to learn about Mexico from its earliest civilizations to the Spanish conquest. Read the rest of this entry »

What Makes You Happy, a new Canadian magazine with information and articles touching on all things happy, will be distributed with the Globe & Mail, Friday, February 10^th. On the cover of the first issue is CBC’s Rick Mercer who discusses his show, his feelings for Newfoundland and Canada, politics of course, and tries to convince us that he is not a comedian. Read the rest of this entry »

Innovative motion technology developer D-BOX Technologies Inc. and Cineworld Cinemas Limited, the number one grossing theatre chain in the United Kingdom, announced today their intent to equip 30 screens with D-BOX MFX Seats in upcoming months. Read the rest of this entry »

AUX TV announces the production of Canada’s first tablet-exclusive magazine AUX Magazine. Launching Summer 2012, the monthly music magazine will be available as a free download on Apples’ App Store Newsstand. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment and RealD Inc. have announced that Cineplex will add 100 additional RealD 3D systems to its circuit. Upon completion of the installation, approximately 40% of the Cineplex circuit will be 3D capable. The installation of these RealD 3D systems is scheduled to be completed by June 30^th of this year. As of December 31, 2011, Cineplex had approximately 400 RealD 3D systems installed across its circuit. Read the rest of this entry »

The Haskayne School of Business and the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary are delighted to announce the new Centre for the Digital Economy (CDE@) sited at the University of Calgary’s downtown campus. Read the rest of this entry »