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Global’s commitment to creating powerful original dramas continues with the prime time debut of its new six-part series, Bomb Girls. Premiering Wednesday, January 4th at 8pm ET/PT, the drama profiles the life-altering experiences of five brave Canadian women who risk their lives working in a munitions factory during the Second World War. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix, Inc. is debuting the critically-acclaimed series, The Hour. This is the first and only place you’ll find this series throughout Canada. Hailed as England’s answer to Mad Men, The Hour is a political six-part thriller set in 1956 against the backdrop of a BBC public affairs TV show during the Suez Crisis. The Hour is an intimate look at sex, ambition and espionage in the workplace. It originally aired on the BBC in the United Kingdom and stars Dominic West, Romola Garai and Ben Whishaw.  This addition is part of the on-going effort by Netflix to bring its members great content to instantly watch from all around the world.

Indigo Books & Music Inc. is proud to be the first Canadian website to earn the Parent Tested Parent Approved seal of approval from North America’s largest parent tester community for their refreshed online experience at indigo.ca. In time for the busy holiday shopping season, Indigo’s website features a one-stop gift shop for kids and adults, an expanded assortment of life-enriching products and an amplified social experience with Facebook activity feed showing customers what products their friends “like” and “share.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nearly 40% of companies worldwide plan to shift some foreign investment from developed to emerging markets within five years, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit paper, Canada in a Globalised Economy: An investment perspective, sponsored by Ernst & Young. This trend has important implications not only for Canadian firms as investors, but also for Canada as a destination for investment. Read the rest of this entry »

A revolution is happening in the living room. Xbox 360 is transforming how you enjoy TV entertainment and is giving you the power to control it with your voice. The next generation of TV entertainment begins with the announcement by Microsoft Corp. of the launch of an all-new Xbox 360 experience including the first group of new, custom applications from world leading TV and entertainment content providers on Xbox LIVE. Read the rest of this entry »

Chilliwack programmer Dan Carlson and teacher Dave Ellis have announced that their new word puzzle game Niwuzzles is now available exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch for $1.99. Niwuzzles, a word created from “nine-letter word puzzles,” is a unique and addictive word game using only nine-letter words centered around themes. Read the rest of this entry »

Video games are commonly among the holidays’ most asked for must-haves, holding value for Canadians and used gaming retailers. Future Shop has announced an unprecedented used gaming buy-back offers, as well as deeply discounted used games among 10 of the most exciting titles of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

WinMagic^®, a global innovator in disk encryption, has been named the Encryption Innovator of the year by SC Magazine. The December, “Innovator,” issue recognizes companies that have the vision, imagination and creative management that reflects leadership in the security industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Sarbakan has announced that it has teamed up with premier game company Screenlife, LLC. to develop Scene It? Movie Night, a game that includes a series of downloadable Game Packs with add-on content for Xbox LIVE^® Arcade for the Xbox 360^® is available now for 800 MS Points and PlayStation® Network for $9.99. Scene It? Movie Night: Mega Movies is rated T for Teen and features actual movie scenes with dynamic film trivia challenges in a party game setting. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® Montreal is proud to announce that its real-time board game title Assassin’s Creed® Recollection is now available on the App Store, exclusively for iPad.  Designed and optimized to take full advantage of the large display and Multi-Touch interface of iPad, Assassin’s Creed Recollection allows players to live an entirely new experience in the world of Assassin’s Creed. Fans of the franchise are able to compete in political battles in a real-time board game, with key characters and locations from the original console game franchise. They can also discover and amass a wide variety of artwork created for the Assassin’s Creed games. Read the rest of this entry »