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Reboot Communications, in partnership with Greedy Productions, is pleased to announce the Canadian Video Game Awards will be held April 21, 2012 in Vancouver. As the third largest developer of video games in the world, this year’s show will recognize the contribution of Canadian developers to the international interactive entertainment community. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ontario Science Centre is set to explore the theme of modern innovation in its first-ever Facebook Live event, which will be held inside Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop: The Exhibition. Called “Inspiring Inventiveness: Beyond da Vinci,” the 45-minute live discussion begins at 1:00 p.m. EST on February 2^ndand will examine da Vinci’s amazing contributions to modern invention and how his spirit can spur young minds toward invention in such a different world. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS and ACTI-MENU have announced they will help Quebecers take charge of their health in the New Year by launching two mobile applications: Help me Quit! and 30mobile. Designed by TELUS and available on all networks, these two applications will support Quebecers as they quit smoking and track their daily physical activity. Now available on Apple, BlackBerry and Android mobile devices, they are free for download for participants in the Quit to Win! Challenge and the 5?30 Health and Wellness Challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

MTS Allstream has said today that its focus on expanding its IP fibre network into targeted markets across Canada has continued to generate strong new sales wins with 46 new IP contracts signed in the fourth quarter of 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that Leonard Katz will serve as Acting Chairman until the Government of Canada appoints a new Chairperson. The mandate of the previous Chairman, Konrad von Finckenstein, Q.C., ended yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

The average e-commerce website takes 10 seconds to load, web pages are getting bigger, and Internet Explorer 9 outperforms other browsers. These were the findings of the 2012 Annual State of the Union: E-Commerce Page Speed and Website Performance study, the second annual report published by site acceleration solution provider Strangeloop Networks. Read the rest of this entry »

Maplesoft has announced a major adoption of its products by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). JPL is implementing Maple, MapleSim, and MapleNet in its various projects. Whether creating America’s first satellite, Explorer 1, sending the first robotic craft to the moon, or exploring the edges of the solar system, JPL has been at the forefront of pushing the limits of exploration. Read the rest of this entry »

The Printing House Ltd. (TPH^®), a leading Canadian short run print provider, has announced a redesign of its primary website, making it clearer to the customer how TPH^®can help them make the most out of their print and marketing budgets. Read the rest of this entry »

eXludus Technologies, a pioneer in run-time resource management for multicore systems, today announced a new partner program specifically for vendors of mobile and tablet systems – market segments where the adoption of multicore chips is increasing rapidly. The MCOpt Partner Program for Mobile Solutions (MPP-MS) enables vendors to offer greater multicore reliability and performance for applications running on Android mobile phones and tablets, without requiring any re-writes or changes to existing applications, by providing access to MCOpt multicore management software and technical/development support. Read the rest of this entry »

The universal love affair with martial arts superstar Bruce Lee has been re-awakened. Vancouver-based Network Entertainment is launching the world premiere of its new feature documentary film I am Bruce Lee in Vancouver on February 8, followed by a theatrical release in over 200 theaters in the United States and Canada. Read the rest of this entry »