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Hot on the heels of last week’s Shank 2 launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC, the game’s award-winning indie developer Klei Entertainment has just released its eye-catching Shank comic book for free download. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced that its real-time board game title Assassin’s Creed® Recollection for iPad, is now available for a very limited time on the App Store, for free. Designed and optimized to take full advantage of the large display and Multi-Touch interface of iPad, Assassin’s Creed Recollection allows players to live an entirely new experience in the world of Assassin’s Creed. Read the rest of this entry »

TuneCore has officially launched its new songwriter service in Canada. The service unlocks millions of dollars in royalties owed to Canadian songwriters and music publishers that until now have gone unpaid. The new service, available to Canadian songwriters and publishers, arrives in Canada a month after the launch of TuneCore’s industry changing flat fee, keep all your rights, get 100% of the revenues global music distribution service here. Read the rest of this entry »

SelectCore Ltd., a prepaid telecom and financial services transaction processor for the under-banked consumer market, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a 5 year exclusive sales agreement for Iridium MasterCard with LTP Financial payday loans and cheque cashing stores. Read the rest of this entry »

gShift Labs, the creator of patent-pending web presence optimization software that is giving marketers control over their organic search campaigns, is offering a downloadable “How-to” guide to help organizations optimize their company Facebook pages for search engines. The guide is available on the gShift site (form filling-in required), and offers marketers SEO tips on how to use a business Facebook Page as part of their overall web presence optimization strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

Integration New Media, Inc. has announced the release of the new iPhone application built for SOSgarde, a popular website that connects parents with local babysitters, nannies, senior caregivers and pet sitters. Available for free in the iTunes store, this French app (English coming soon) enables mobile moms and dads to instantly find babysitters and nannies wherever they are. Read the rest of this entry »

In my opinion, there needs to be so much more of this done around the world: Document management company MES Hybrid Document Systems, Inc. has announced the completion of a successful digitizing project for Ruthven Park National Historic Site, an Ontario property of national significance designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter has received several reports of door-to-door canvassers purporting to be collecting donations on behalf of the Foundation in different St. John’s neighbourhoods during the last two weeks.  The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada does not solicit funds through door-to-door initiatives.   Read the rest of this entry »

Astral’s Disney XD enters the world of bionic beings with the series premiere of Lab Rats on Monday, March 12 at 3 p.m. ET. The live-action comedy series follows 14-year-old Leo and his newfound “siblings,” a trio of super-human teens, who together learn to navigate a typical high school with not-so-typical bionic glitches. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobilicity has claimed its place as the nation’s fastest-growing new wireless entrant, disclosing that it grew by approximately 63,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2011. The company’s rate of growth is anticipated to considerably outpace its peers based on results disclosed thus far. The company also finished the year with an average revenue per user (ARPU) slightly over $30. Read the rest of this entry »