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Score Media Inc. has announced a complete redesign of the free ScoreMobile App for iPhone and iPod touch that lets you follow your favorite teams and fantasy players in real-time with customizable feeds and one-tap social sharing. The app was designed and developed in conjunction with web and mobile development firm and Score Media partner, NuLayer Inc.  Read the rest of this entry »

Lawyers and detectives may be the roles most commonly depicted on TV, but the jobs that get high ratings in real-life are often lesser known. According to salary research from Robert Half, demand for positions such as mobile applications developers, data warehouse analysts and web designers is expected to grow in the coming year as companies look to invest in their information technology (IT) infrastructure and digital presence. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian has released a new white paper entitled, “Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) “Tap ‘n Go” – Keep it Secure and Private,” at an Ottawa Conference on “The Future of the Internet: Opportunities & Challenges of Web 3.0.” Tap ‘n Go technology gives smartphone users new benefits and conveniences. Advances in mobile technologies, such as NFC, will provide people with control over our converging real and virtual worlds. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive entertainment publisher Square Enix, Inc. and Ubisoft have officially announced that Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be lending one of its costume designs to Final Fantasy XIII-2. The costume worn by Ezio Auditore will be available as an optional outfit for Noel Kreiss, one of the main characters of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, via downloadable content.  Read the rest of this entry »

Ten of Ontario’s leading screen-based producers have just returned from an inaugural ten-day Mission to India led by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) in partnership with Telefilm Canada.  The trade mission took delegates to Mumbai and Goa, including visits to the National Film Development Corporation’s (NFDC) Film Bazaar and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), providing the delegates with an opportunity to forge new relationships between Ontario and Indian filmmakers and build the foundation for future collaboration between the two jurisdictions. Read the rest of this entry »

Holmes Group President, Mike Holmes, and former CEO of Media, Pete Kettlewell have announced the creation of Point Load Pictures – a new, independent production company that will develop and produce new series outside of the Holmes brand. Pete Kettlewell will be spearheading the joint venture as its President, while Mike Holmes will act as Chairman. Read the rest of this entry »

The Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus has awarded its second Local Access Contract that will allow nearly 80,000 homes and businesses to connect wirelessly to high-speed Internet across a region that includes all of Prince Edward County, most of the southern half of Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties and a westerly portion of Frontenac County. The service will be available by fall 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Gener8 Digital Media Corp., a rapidly growing company that is redefining the landscape of 3D film production, is pleased to welcome visual effects veteran and producer Art Repola to its advisory board. Repola’s insight and expertise will help shape the company’s direction and further evolve their groundbreaking G83D™ technology, which provides filmmakers with an entirely unique method for creating movies in stereoscopic 3D. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital entertainment platform CinemaNow™ has arrived in Canada and is offering customers same-day instant access to new release movie and TV shows. The service is offered through registration online and through connected consumer electronics available at all Best Buy Canada and Future Shop stores. Read the rest of this entry »

The Cosmodome‘s transformation will soon be completed, making it a centre that will stimulate interest in space adventure and spark enthusiasm for space. On December 15th the centre open its doors to a new and unusual concept: a virtual experience of space and methods of space exploration. Unique in Canada, this museum dedicated to astronautics will present three interactive space missions that are scientific, educational and entertaining. During their 60-minute virtual experience, visitors will take part in a mission of their choice: reliving the conquest of the Moon, embarking on the perilous journey to Mars, or discovering the mysteries of the cosmos by launching a probe. Read the rest of this entry »