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Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. has announced its plan to hire 100 new employees by the end of 2012. Located in the Old Montreal, the studio is currently experiencing a growing success on social networks and mobile platforms. This strong growth is fueled by big hits such as The Price Is Right^TM, Where’s Waldo?®, and Family Feud®. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless and the Eclipse Foundation have announced the formation of a new Industry Working Group to define and implement an open standard platform for the software development tools used in developing machine-to-machine (M2M) communications applications. IBM and Eurotech are also founding members of the M2M Industry Working Group, which is open to any organization with an interest in M2M solutions, including both vendors and potential clients. Read the rest of this entry »

Last evening in Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre, the Writers’ Trust of Canada awarded $114,000 to Canadian writers at the 11^thannual Writers’ Trust Awards. Comprising five awards for literary merit and a sixth for volunteerism, the Awards provide the occasion for one of the richest literary prize-giving events in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Indigo Books & Music Inc. is excited to unveil the best gifts of the season for kids, tweens and teens. Today, Canadians seeking unique, affordable gifts that touch the heart, mind and soul of every child on their list will find thousands of inspiring gift ideas, in just one stop, for every age and stage at Indigo and indigo.ca In addition to smart recommendations, holiday shoppers can always enjoy FREE gift wrap on kids book and toy purchases in-store at IndigoKids shops nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications Inc. announced today the launch of the first Digital Starter Pack, an innovative, new trial that gives Rogers cable customers the choice and flexibility they want.?? Beginning November 8 as a trial in London ON, the Rogers Digital Starter Pack delivers a standard set of 86 core TV channels, including government mandated channels, for a base price of $20.29/month including all monthly fees (CRTC Local Programming Improvement Fund Fee of 1.5% of the recurring TV monthly service fee, taxes extra). Customers can order the Digital Starter Pack and then choose any additional 15, 20 or 30 channels from more than 100 options, starting at $26.38/month including all monthly fees. ?? Read the rest of this entry »

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal’s November 2nd luncheon will feature Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, who will talk about the challenges linked to innovation-driven industry as well as the ways to transform these challenges into business opportunities. He will also present the Warner Bros.’ unique model which stems from the convergence of its movie and video games lines of business, and is a direct result of the quality of its intellectual property. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobilicity has marked the launch of its handset recycling program with a lucrative new way for customers of other carriers to upgrade their mobile phones and switch onto Mobilicity’s affordable, unlimited talk, text and data network. Wireless consumers will receive a $100 trade-in credit when they switch to Mobilicity and recycle their previously used handsets through Mobilicity’s recycling program. Read the rest of this entry »

Reminder – North America’s largest innovation festival – Entrepreneur Week – will be staged November 7-11 in Waterloo Region, home to 800 tech companies employing 30,000 people and a hub for the entrepreneurial spirit. The tech sector in Waterloo Region has topped $25 billion in annual revenues and start-up seed capital totalling $300 million, so it’s fitting that Entrepreneur Week kicks off with an entrepreneur’s story that reads like a Wall Street movie script. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian multiplatform pop culture news source andPOP has acquired CHARTattack.com, a well-established and respected Canadian music website. The online video network intends to revive the site’s popularity through more targeted content including a video platform. Read the rest of this entry »

Ten young nature enthusiasts have been selected as finalists in the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and Earth Day^®  Canada Art Contest, which invited elementary students to submit a drawing of their favourite part of nature.  Canadians now have the opportunity to help select the winner by voting for their favourite entry. Voting ends on November 11, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »