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St. Georges, Quebec based Komutel, a unified communication software developer for enterprises, announced that it has completed its acquisition of ITI software, a privately held company headquartered in Montreal. The transaction allows consolidating expertise from both organisations in the call fan out and autodialing solutions field. The acquisition allows Komutel to strengthen its position as a worldclass telecommunication software developer. Read the rest of this entry »

Urban Hamper, a new e-commerce company has launched in Toronto. The company is looking to change the way urbanites use dry cleaning by offering online ordering, multiple pick up and drop off locations and next day delivery – all of which can be done from your smartphone. The company has partnered with dry cleaners, condominiums, offices and retailers to offer its members the convenience of being able to leave their clothes with their concierge or receptionist at a time that suits them. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this week, PwC learned that a number of individuals in cities across Canada received a letter by an entity claiming to be PwC Management Services LP. The individuals contacted have been presented with cheques — bearing PwC’s name — as compensation to act as a mystery shopper in a consumer research project. Read the rest of this entry »

After releasing its successful videogame Timebuilders: Pyramid Rising, Quebecor Media subsidiary BlooBuzz is proud to launch the next episode of this adventure. Pyramid Rising 2 is now available on gaming portal Big Fish Games for PC and Mac. The first two games of the Timebuilders series: Caveman’s Prophecy and Pyramid Rising, have been sold in 120 countries and translated into eight languages, with a total of more than three million downloads. Read the rest of this entry »

BenQ Canada Corp. has announced that its next-generation MS517, MX518, and MW519 SmartEco™ projectors for small- to medium-sized spaces are now available at 340 Staples outlets across Canada. Featuring increased brightness of 2800 ANSI lumens, an improved contrast ratio of 13000:1, and SVGA (MS517), XGA (MX518), and WXGA (MW519) resolutions, the new projectors combine stunning image quality with support for 3D Blu-ray™ via HDMI^® and NVIDIA^® 3DTV Play™ (MW519) for education, corporate, and home entertainment applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based mobile game developer Hope This Works Games has unveiled their newest game Polara, a side scrolling platform running game, coming to iOS and Android devices. Polara turns the popular free-running platform genre on its head by introducing a color switching strategy, challenging players to do more than just dash and jump, as well as a compelling and immersive story line that keeps players hooked for more. You’ll need a fast eye and even faster reflexes to make your way through all 50 levels. Read the rest of this entry »

Players can now record, edit, save and share their own recordings in All Seeing Eye Games’ new title Recording Studio, available now on the Xbox LIVE indie games channel of Xbox LIVE Marketplace.  Recording Studio unleashes the full audio recording capabilities of the Xbox 360 headset, USB microphone and Kinect sensor to put a recording studio in the player’s living room for just 80 Microsoft Points – and you can try it before you buy it. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo is unleashing the largest launch-day video game lineup in its history for its new Wii U^™ home console. When Wii U launches in the Americas on November 18th, 23 games from Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners will be ready to play as well. These include Nintendo-published games like Nintendo Land^™, New Super Mario Bros.^™ U, SiNG PARTY^™ and NINJA GAIDEN^™ 3: Razor’s Edge, as well as third-party powerhouses like ZombiU^™ from Ubisoft, Call of Duty^®: Black Ops II from Activision Publishing, Inc., Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two from Disney Interactive, EA SPORTS^™ FIFA Soccer 13 from Electronic Arts and Scribblenauts^™ Unlimited from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »

Winner of over 300 awards. Recipient of over 200 perfect scores. A universe that has expanded beyond games to comics, novels, apparel, collectibles, action figures and more. The Mass Effect franchise has become one of the most heralded series in video game history. EA BioWare has unveiled the Mass Effect Trilogy, a compilation of all three award-winning Mass Effect games in one box. Available in stores beginning November 6, 2012 for only $59.99, the Mass Effect Trilogy is the perfect holiday gift for longtime fans or friends who have yet to experience Commander Shepard’s epic journey to save the galaxy. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the third content update for the company’s modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘ is now live. This is the third content update following the launch of ‘The Secret World’ less than three months ago, and it is part of the development team’s ambitious post-launch content plan. Since launch, the developers have added many new missions, the rocket launcher weapon, a plastic surgery clinic and a barbershop, a looking-for-group-tool and much, much more. And the latest update doesn’t just contain new content, but it also sets the stage for our first seasonal event! Read the rest of this entry »