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BlackBerry and Unity Technologies have announced that they are working together to create a Unity deployment add-on product for BlackBerry® 10 smartphones, empowering Unity’s over 1.5 million strong developer community to publish their games on these powerful platforms. The deployment tools will also be available for BlackBerry PlayBook™ tablets when they run the BlackBerry 10 OS. BlackBerry 10 will now be one of the premiere mobile platforms supported by the market-leading Unity engine. The deployment tool is currently in development by Unity Technologies and BlackBerry, and will be released as an add-on option for Unity. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite has introduced Socialcast, the company’s latest integration designed for enterprise, but available to all HootSuite users. Found in the HootSuite App Directory, Socialcast is an internal social network for businesses. It unites people, information and applications, with its real-time enterprise “activity stream engine.” More than 30,000 organizations in 190 countries rely on Socialcast to provide secure, instant collaboration and communication across their businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

Point Grey, a BC-based designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, has announced the release of the all-new Ladybug®5 camera, the next-generation version of the popular Ladybug series of 360-degree cameras, continuing Point Grey’s long-standing leadership in spherical imaging. The new LD5-U3-51S5C redefines past performance benchmarks, boasting an impressive 30 megapixels (MP) of total resolution covering 90% of a full sphere; a 5Gbit/s USB 3.0 interface; and a ground-breaking post-processing workflow that provides high dynamic range, superb image quality and maximum user flexibility. Read the rest of this entry »

UK-based Betable, a platform that enables developers to legally offer real-money play in their games, has announced a partnership with Frima Studio. Betable will power games developed by Frima’s newly launched real-money gaming division 3OAK, which in addition to producing conventional free-to-play social casino games, will develop original titles that incorporate real-money play mechanics into popular social gameplay experiences. Read the rest of this entry »