23rd
March
2012
The Source has announced the exclusive in-store availability of Kindle Touch – Amazon’s all-new full-featured e-reader. Lighter than a paperback, thinner than a magazine and featuring the new 6″ (15.2 cm) e-ink touch display, Kindle Touch enables customers to download books and other materials in less than 60 seconds and enjoy them anytime and anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, Peripherals By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
What is the connection between a soccer ball and math? How can you calculate angles to help you get a hole in one on the golf course? And what does math have to do with a slam dunk in basketball? The TVOKids Homework Zone LIVE, which complements the Homework Zone website, will be taking important math concepts and making them fun on March 26 from 4 pm to 7 pm on air and from 4:55 pm to 7:30 pm at tvokids.com. After the on-air broadcast concludes, the learning and fun continues with a live, exclusive Homework Zone special on tvokids.com from 7 pm to 7:30 pm. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Education, National News By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
Time is running out for holders of .CA websites wishing to enter the second annual .CA Impact Awards today – March 23rd – is the last day to enter. Organized by the Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA), the awards celebrate.CA websites and applications that make a positive impact in their own communities. Winners of each category will receive $5,000.00 and visibility through CIRA communications. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Awards, National News By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
The Directors Guild of Canada joins the industry in expressing disappointment at the recent announcement by the Government of Saskatchewan that the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC) program has been terminated This decision will have a negative impact on the audiovisual industry in Saskatchewan and DGC Members residing in Saskatchewan. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Associations, National News By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
Spending by organizations on electronic discovery-related services grew in 2011 and should continue to increase through 2013, new research from Robert Half Legal eDiscovery Services indicates. Nearly one-quarter (23%) of lawyers interviewed said their law firms and corporate legal departments increased e-discovery expenditures in the last year, while just 2% said they reduced spending. Seventy-one percent indicated costs remained the same. Looking ahead, nearly one-third (33%) of lawyers said they expect to step up spending on e-discovery in the next two years, while 56% plan to maintain current levels and 4% anticipate a decrease. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News, Research Studies By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
EXFO Inc. has announced that since the launch of the FTB-880 NetBlazer eight months ago, 10 of the world’s 15 largest operators have chosen this modular multiservice tester for their deployments. NetBlazer series testers offer fast, intuitive and ultra-portable test solutions designed for frontline technicians. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, Software By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
Driven by widening demand from law enforcement agencies around the world for its MPA PlayBook 2.0 police apps, Mobile Innovations has built a case to help make its own case for cheaper, better and faster in-vehicle policing. Called MPACaseMaker, turnkey benchmarking kit is easily shippable via courier, virtually indestructible, weighs under 20 pounds and contains a PlayBook with BlueTooth keyboard, license scanner, ticket printer and camera connected via USB SmartHub. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, New Releases By: Tami |
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23rd
March
2012
True Voice Technologies Inc., a top 20 most innovative Canadian company as selected by the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) in 2011 is proud to announce and welcome Tom Liebmann as Quebec’s Territory Manager. Tom will be responsible to expand the company’s services into the province of Quebec. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News By: Tami |
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22nd
March
2012
To celebrate UN World Water Day, The Water Brothers TV Series and TVO have announced the launch of QUENCH, a free app for iPhone and iPod touch that instantly connects you to the closest public water fountains and official water Re-fill Locations in the Greater Toronto area. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Digital Products, National News, New Releases By: Tami |
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22nd
March
2012
Award-winning desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions provider CounterPath Corporation has announced that the Internet Telephony Service Providers Association (ITSPA), the UK’s industry body for Internet telephony service providers, has named CounterPath’s Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone as the recipient of its 2012 Most Innovative VoIP Product Award. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Awards, Business News, National News By: Tami |
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