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Experience Walt Disney’s “It’s a Small World” ride, song and lyrics in an inspiring new way. This animated app from Budge Studios takes readers on a world-class adventure packed with whimsical interactivity, beautiful artwork, and unforgettable music.  Read the rest of this entry »

Spongelab Interactive, makers of entertaining and educational games, needs gamers to report to Ho Ho Hospital stat! Santa has had an accident with his sleigh that landed him in the Emergency Room with Christmas ornament shrapnel and gifts embedded in his body. Are your hands steady enough to safely remove them so that Santa can carry on with his journey? Read the rest of this entry »

Mobidia Technology, Inc., has announced the launch of the iPhone version of their smartphone application, My Data Manager, a popular smartphone application that helps mobile subscribers understand and manage their data use on their phones with real time information. The new application is also available to mobile operators and handset and tablet OEM’s as a component of a fully customizable and extendable carrier-grade data management and analytics solution. The Windows Phone and Blackberry versions will also be available in the very near future. Read the rest of this entry »

Capcom and Slant Six Games have confirmed Heroes Mode, another of the online competitive multiplayer modes for the upcoming third person team based shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, due out on March 20th for Xbox 360 and PS3, with a PC version to follow. Read the rest of this entry »

Open Text^TM Corporation has announced that Mark Barrenechea has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Text Corporation as of January 2, 2012. Current President and Chief Executive Officer John Shackleton will retire from his executive role and from the OpenText board of directors as of January 2, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Long car trips with kids just got a whole lot less stressful. Magic Keyhole – WORLD is the first in a series of educational apps for children from Glass Puppy Inc. available for iPad,  Mac and PC. Versions for Kindle Fire and Android tablets will be released on December 19th. Designed for pre-readers, young learner, and early readers, it combines the best qualities of classic kids’ books with the latest interactive technologies, and can be enjoyed independently or with the support of parents or teachers. Best of all, kids love it. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications has introduced Rogers Live TV in beta, an app that lets customers stream live TV channels on their iPads. Marking a Canadian industry first, the app gives Rogers customers the freedom to watch shows from anywhere in the home, including places like the kitchen, bedroom and office, offering a seamless entertainment experience. Read the rest of this entry »

With Christmas rapidly approaching, the Canadian NORAD Region has finalized plans to track and escort Santa Claus during his visits to Canada with the selection of four CF-18 fighter pilots who will act as Santa’s official escorts. Read the rest of this entry »

RTDNA Canada is pleased announce the theme for the 2012 National Conference in Toronto. “RTDNA@50 – The Future of Electronic Journalism” looks back on our rich history and looks forward to how our business continues to evolve. “With this theme in mind, RTDNA National planning committee is designing must-attend super sessions that will appeal to News Directors, producers, reporters, technical staff and journalism students,” said Andy LeBlanc, President RTDNA Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

After Sun Youth’s announcement last week that they were short 2,000 toys for their holiday toy drive, Montreal’s own MEGA Brands received an urgent call from the North Pole. The “big man” himself, along with several of his Elves will make a quick trip to the MEGA Brands toy factory where they will be hard at work helping build those extra toys. Read the rest of this entry »