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8th May 2012

Sprylogics Enhances Intellectual Property Portfolio

sprylogicsSprylogics International Corp. is pleased to announce that it has filed additional patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to the application of the Company’s technology platform within messaging and mobile application contexts. These patent filings, combined with an already pending application represent significant steps forward in the Company’s ability to realize value from its core semantic technology. Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

CRTC Moves A Step Closer To Dealing With Loud TV Commercials

CRTCThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published the final regulations requiring Canadian broadcasters and broadcasting distributors to control the loudness of TV commercials by September 1, 2012. In December 2011, the CRTC published draft regulations for comment after responding to Canadians’ concern that commercial advertisements were too loud. Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

iStockphoto Releases New Plugin for Adobe CS6

iStockphotoiStockphoto has launched an incredibly simple and intuitive plugin for several programs in the new Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 (CS6), that enables designers to search and directly download images within the programs without interrupting their workflow. A one-click comp replace feature automatically exchanges comp images with purchased images, perfectly resized and positioned within the working page layout or design. Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

Canada Media Fund Releases Update To The Performance Envelope Manual

Canada Media FundThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) actively encourages and supports the production of value-added digital media content that is associated with CMF-funded television productions. In order to encourage maximum use of the Convergent Digital Media Incentive (CDMI) program, the CMF will broaden the current scope of the Digital Media Investment factor by also taking into account the CMF contribution to CDMI-funded projects in its calculation of the Digital Media Investment factor in 2013-2014 Performance Envelope calculations.  The revised manual is available online.

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8th May 2012

Frima Studio Reveals Zombie Tycoon 2 at Sony’s Toronto Meetup

frima studioToday during the first “PlayStation <3 Canada” event, Frima Studio announced the development of Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge for PS Vita and PS3. The sequel to the 2009 PSN hit Zombie Tycoon, Brainhov’s Revenge steps up the hilarious, irreverent RTS gameplay of the original with an array of new zombies, sharper graphics and multiplayer Cross Play capability.  Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

PROTOTYPE 2 Breaks Out Of NYZ And Into DLC

Radical EntertainmentJust when you thought PROTOTYPE® 2 had enough gruesome, shape-shifting tools to get the job done, Radical Entertainment gives fans even more over-the-top viral powers with two great downloadable content (DLC) drops.  From Activision Publishing, Inc., PROTOTYPE 2’s first DLC pack, Colossal Mayhem, is available today, while the second DLC pack, Excessive Force, will be available on May 29, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

Google Launches Indoor Street View For Businesses In Canada

google canadaGoogle recently launched a business photos program to help businesses attract customers.  Specially trained “Google Trusted Photographers” provide 360-degree interactive panoramas of the interiors of businesses. The panoramas are seen on Google Maps and Google Places.  Businesses get higher visibility when consumers search on Google maps for a particular type of business in a geographic area, since the Google Places listings are found at the top of the results page. Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

Shaw Premium Audience Network Expands Partnership with CBS Interactive in Canada

Shaw Media has announced an expanded partnership for Canadian digital sales with CBS Interactive. New premium digital websites joining the Shaw Premium Audience Network (S.P.A.N.) portfolio include the following properties: Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

Absolute Software Signs $1.4M Contract With US Educational Customer

Absolute SoftwareAbsolute® Software Corporation, a Vancouver-based provider of firmware-embedded endpoint security and management solutions, announced it has completed a US$1.4 million Computrace®Complete sale to provide its asset administration, theft management and investigative services to an existing education customer in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

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7th May 2012

First Song Ever To Be Premiered Simultaneously In Space And On Earth

astronaut cadet orbyA new partnership between CBC Music, the Coalition for Music Education and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will take the annual Music Monday celebration of music education to new heights – with a little help from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. A veteran of two space shuttle missions, Hadfield is scheduled to blast off this December for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), during which he will become the commander of the spacecraft – a first for any Canadian. Read the rest of this entry »

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