28th
November
2012
Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, has signed an agreement with the British Columbia Innovation Council (BCIC) to deliver the Venture Acceleration Program, a BCIC Acceleration Network program supported by the BC Innovation Council. The BCIC Acceleration Network is a province-wide alliance of regional partners collaborating in the delivery of a structured program – the Venture Acceleration Program – to accelerate the growth of early stage technology companies in BC. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Associations, Business News, Careers, National News By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
CornDog Apps has announced that Left Lane Looey™, a hilarious road racing game that puts a whole new spin on road rage, is now available for Android on Google Play. Left Lane Looey is a speed racing frozen chicken delivery truck driver with road rage issues who gets crazy angry with morons who coast in the left lane. In this fun-filled app players speed past cars and trucks or use ammo to blow up, push away or fry the cars and trucks in Looey’s path. The key is to get Looey to his destination before his precious cargo melts or before his head literally explodes from losing his cool. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Driving, National News, New Releases, Teen By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
WordLogic Corporation has announced the launch of its brand new iKnowU Keyboard app for Android smartphones and tablets. The iKnowU Keyboard is the result of more than a decade of research and development, creating the most advanced keyboard app available. The app intelligently predicts not just words and phrases, but complete sentences as you type – allowing you to add them with a simple gesture. Not only that; iKnowU actually learns your writing style and preferences as you type, thanks to a learning algorithm that makes the text prediction more accurate the more you use it. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Digital Products, National News, New Releases By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
Intertainment Media Inc. has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with an unnamed, well funded Toronto-based technology company to collectively bid for the assets of Poynt Corporation. The group is prepared to enter a cash bid together with Intertainment’s secured lender’s position valued at CDN $1.7 Million. At this point, the deadline for submission of the bid is November 29, 2012. If the group is successful in its bid to acquire Poynt’s assets, Intertainment and its partner will provide additional details on their relationship and go forward plans. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News, Social Media By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
Toronto taxi app Hailo has announced an unprecedented holiday giveaway: one million dollars in free taxi fares as part of a campaign to ensure the safest holiday season ever in the City of Toronto. Beginning today and running until New Year’s Eve, Hailo will give away one million dollars of Hailo cab fare in $10 increments at more than 100 licensed establishments across Toronto. Partnerships with the bars and restaurants were secured together with Molson Coors Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
…because we need another retro movie channel. I would much rather see Shaw start carrying Investigation Discovery, but no, we get Rewind – touted as Canada’s first specialty channel to connect Generation X to the films they grew up watching. Featuring favourites from the 70s, 80s and 90s, Rewind will transport viewers back to the era of the VCR through daily access to some of the greatest films of all time. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
Challenge society’s perceptions of poverty in five minutes: that’s the call to action TVO is putting to Ontario filmmakers as part of the second annual TVO Doc Studio Contest, launching today. Under the theme Poverty in 5, amateur film buffs, budding directors and accomplished filmmakers alike are invited to capture their perspective on poverty in a five-minute film. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Contests, National News By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
If necessary many Canadians would give up coffee or video games before saying goodbye to their smartphones, according to the results of a national survey released today by WIND Mobile. Thirty-seven percent of Canadian mobile phone owners aged 18-34 say they would give up video games before walking away from their devices, while 36 percent say they would be willing to quit drinking coffee rather than lose their phones. Twenty-eight percent would give up television. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News, Research Studies By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. has announced the launch of its Business Smart™ Series. This innovative new line of colour inkjet all-in-one printers offers consumers a cool design and cutting edge technology. It completely redefines the colour inkjet all-in-one experience as the ultimate combination. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, New Releases, Peripherals By: Tami | Print This Post
28th
November
2012
‘Tis the season, and Canada Post is delivering an important message this year: Mrs. Claus is helping Santa with the more than one million letters he gets each year. The following letter was delivered to the special postal elves at Canada Post: Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Events, National News By: Tami | Print This Post