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The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) today launched a dynamic new online Business Resource Centre to support young entrepreneurs and the mentors who help them along the way. Available at no cost, the new Business Resource Centre features specialized multimedia tools such as webinars, ‘how-to’ educational videos and articles that provide much-needed education and support, and the ability to connect with experts and receive valuable business advice. Read the rest of this entry »

In response to the growth of Canada’s video game industry, CDI College is launching the Game Development and Design program at its campus in Toronto. The program is currently is accepting applications for the 72 week program. Upon graduation, students will have assembled an impressive portfolio that showcases their artistic talents and technical abilities. Grads will be able to apply for jobs with game development studios, video game design companies and computer animation studios. Outside of the video game industry, they may also find employment with industrial design firms, software companies, and special effects and post-production studios. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based identity verification startup Trulioo has announced that the company has raised two million dollars in seed funding from Blumberg Capital, and recruited Google’s Director of Identity Andrew Nash as their Chief Technical Officer. Trulioo’s “ProfilePlus” product was released in beta today, assisting websites that already utilize Facebook Connect detect fake accounts. ProfilePlus is a free SaaS product, and leverages Trulioo’s patented algorithms to analyze a user’s Facebook account and provide a score indicating how much time it would take to create the account. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd. has partnered with Amazon’s European digital media subsidiary on a non-exclusive SVOD UK license adding close to 1,000 half hours, to their existing offering, of DHX’s classic children’s TV shows such as Inspector Gadget and Dennis The Menace. Read the rest of this entry »

Montréal-based game developer Sava Transmedia, and Zynga have announced that Rubber Tacos, the critically acclaimed free-to-play game for Facebook and Zynga.com, is now available worldwide from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and coming soon to Google Play. Read the rest of this entry »

A new spam email bearing the brands of various shipping companies has recently surfaced. The email highlights an unsuccessful delivery and suggests clicking on a link for more information. As holiday shoppers are expecting to receive more parcels, Canada Post would like to remind everyone to be vigilant as these emails could contain viruses. Read the rest of this entry »

RBC has announced that the bank has removed most fees on the RBC Visa Gift Card. In addition, funds on the prepaid card will no longer expire. In a recent RBC poll, 42% of Canadians surveyed said expiry of funds, expiry fees and maintenance fees were reasons to not purchase multi-purpose gift cards. At the same time, more than a third of respondents said they choose to give a gift card because 37% want to give the recipient options and 36% are not sure of what to buy. Read the rest of this entry »

Web acceleration provider Strangeloop Networks has announced that its advanced acceleration technology is now available as an add-on service for customers using Amazon CloudFront, the Content Delivery Network (CDN) from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Strangeloop Site Optimizer is a service, available immediately to Amazon CloudFront customers, which applies front-end optimization (FEO) techniques automatically across websites, resulting in pages that load up to twice as fast for desktop and mobile browsers. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo Canada wants to be sure that everyone who has purchased the new Wii U makes it through the update process when the unit is first connected to the internet. The update itself is quite large and can take over an hour to complete, depending on internet speeds. This update is critical for your Wii U as it enables numerous features on the system including Miiverse, Wii U Chat, the eShop, and the ability to download video-on-demand applications. Powering off the console during the update may damage your system, so plan ahead before beginning to ensure that the process goes smoothly.

The ultimate Mass Effect™ 3 experience has officially arrived on Nintendo’s newest console! From EA BioWare, the Mass Effect 3 Special Edition has been enhanced for the Nintendo Wii U™ home console, giving players more tactical control of combat through the Wii U™ GamePad and also adds bonus content, including an interactive comic that gives players the back story to Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. Adding all of this to a game that has won more than 100 awards and received more than 80 perfect scores makes the Mass Effect 3 Special Edition a must-have launch title for the Wii U. Read the rest of this entry »