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Entertainment arts educational institution Vancouver Film School (VFS) has announced that tickets have sold out for the sixth annual Game Design Expo Industry Speaker Day, which takes place at the Vancity Theatre on January 21st. The Game Design Campus Open House on January 22nd is expected to fill to capacity. Those interested are advised to register soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian telecom company Roam Mobility has announced that the company will launch a new service which aims to eliminate roaming charges for Canadians travelling into the United States. The mobile virtual network operator has entered into an agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to provide Canadians travelling into the U.S with local rates for talk, text and data. Read the rest of this entry »

Longview Solutions, a provider of corporate performance management and tax reporting software, announced today the general availability of Longview 7.1, the latest release of its SOA-based Longview 7 platform. Longview 7.1 introduces functional enhancements in the following key areas: Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. has announced that its social media, real time, experiential communications platform Ortsbo has formed a Strategic Relationship with business entertainment publication Variety. Ortsbo will power Variety conferences, summits and events, allowing entertainment, business and sports professionals global remote access to conference content via Ortsbo’s Live & Global platform beginning with The Variety Entertainment Summit at CES in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

The Michaëlle Jean Foundation (FMJF) and EQ3 invite young Canadians to kick off the New Year by conveying their vision of the society of their dreams, through the Generation Art challenge. Targeting those aged 15 to 30, from across Canada, the initiative gives youth a chance to express their concerns and their aspirations by creating original artwork. Read the rest of this entry »

For those of you who will be at CES next week in Las Vegas, be sure to stop by and visit with TransGaming, whose team members will demonstrate the broader architecture support as well as next-generation gaming capabilities of GameTree™ TV including exciting new multi-screen functionality that extends gameplay from the TV screen to a variety of iOS and Android devices. Read the rest of this entry »

After successfully testing its innovative mobile dating service in multiple Canadian cities, Vancouver-based AppSocial Media has released Tingle, which has already become Canada’s most popular mobile-only iPhone dating app, for all of the US and Canada. Tingle is the first online dating service in the world to combine realtime voice chat, safer location-based discovery, and powerful online matchmaking features in a single, easy-to-use iPhone app. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver game studio Rude Boy Games has come out of stealth mode to launch their new twist on social games. Zwonks is an addictive social collecting game that uses friend-to-friend messaging as part of its novel gameplay. The hottest in collectible virtual toys, Zwonks are quirky creatures that can be customized, accessorized, and shared with friends through Kik Messenger and email. Read the rest of this entry »

Intrinsyc Software International, a developer of intelligent connected devices, has announced the first of several new product launches for 2012. The OPEN-6 Design and Production Platform leverages the latest high performance multi-core design from Freescale, the i.MX 6 series, based upon the ARM® Cortex™-A9 architecture. Read the rest of this entry »

Security and identity management company Route1 Inc. has announced that the Canadian Patent Office has allowed Route1’s patent application titled, “System and Method for Accessing Host Computer Via Remote Computer.” Route1 Inc. expects its Canadian patent to issue in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »