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Introducing Dove’s newest book titled One Girl Can, the perfect addition to any young Canadian girl’s personal library this year. The book, now available exclusively at Walmart Canada for $7.98, is another great example of how the Dove Self-Esteem Fund is helping young girls and women develop healthy and positive relationships with their beauty. Read the rest of this entry »

Visa Inc. and Visa Europe have announced that NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Research In Motion (RIM) have been certified for use with Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale, Visa payWave. The Samsung Galaxy SII, LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 have been added to the list of Visa compliant payment products available for commercial deployment by financial institutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s SecureKey Technologies has announced that Intel Corporation will utilize SecureKey’s authentication technology as part of Intel® Identity Protection Technology (IPT) beginning on Ultrabook devices with third generation Intel® Core™ technology (code named “Ivy Bridge”).  The agreement provides SecureKey with an opportunity to greatly expand the number of devices that will be preconfigured to support SecureKey’s authentication, identity and payment solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft^® has revealed the Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack, all-new downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed^® Revelations for the Xbox 360^®, PlayStation^®3 and Windows PC. The Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack extends the Assassin’s Creed Revelations multiplayer experience with the addition of six multiplayer maps, each introducing new gameplay opportunities through their varied terrain, perches and hideouts. Read the rest of this entry »

ImmerVision, inventor of the 360^o panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical technology, has licensed its unique ImmerVision Enables technology to Tamaggo, Inc. Both companies are headquartered in Montreal. Read the rest of this entry »

TransGaming Inc. has announced that it is enhancing the interactive living room social and entertainment experience further with the launch of multi-screen support within GameTree™ TV, the premier on-demand interactive entertainment platform for Smart TV. Read the rest of this entry »

Morega Systems, Inc., a leading vendor of multi-screen media portability solutions, today announced the introduction and availability of the Morega QewStation™ II, a new turnkey media streaming and portability product with integrated Multimedia Over Coax (MoCA) networking for television operators that extends multi-room subscription viewing content capabilities to other screens and devices, including tablets, smartphones, and personal computers. Read the rest of this entry »

Award-winning creator, producer and distributor Shaftesbury (Life with Derek) and its acclaimed digital media division, Smokebomb Entertainment, have announced the launch of the first original mobile App series for kids and tweens, Totally Amp’d. Targeted to kids aged 8 – 14 and starring Ashley Leggat (Life with Derek) and Cristine Prosperi (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Totally Amp’d tells the story of five talented teenagers who are brought together to become the next big pop group. Read the rest of this entry »

Doubleday Canada, an imprint of RandomHouse, is pleased to announce that it will publish a new book from acclaimed comedian Gerry Dee. The as-of-yet untitled book will hit stores in the fall of 2012. Curtis Russell of P.S. Literary Agency negotiated the deal. Read the rest of this entry »

CounterPath Corporation, an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named CounterPath’s Bria iPhone Edition, Bria iPad Edition and Bria Android Edition mobile softphones as recipients of the 2011 Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award. Read the rest of this entry »