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Music for Productions has just announced that their new online licensing tool will be launched within days. A valid license with Music for Productions grants customers the right to both the recording (master copy) and the composition (musical copyright). This is more commonly referred to as the synchronization right. Synchronization is the right to affix music with visual images or other audio signals and to mechanically reproduce the copyrighted music in soundtracks and copies of soundtracks. This is ideal for any production whether in theatre, radio or television. Read the rest of this entry »

Two Small Fish has announced the release of “That Sounds Like…”, an interactive application for children that introduces the world of Chinese musical instruments. Narrated in English and Mandarin, the child can read along and hear the instruments in action. The app runs on iPad, iPhone, Android and PlayBook. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal based game app development studio Premiere Liaison has announced the release of its latest puzzle game for iPhone, Eighty-Eight 1.0. Eighty-Eight is a simple yet highly addictive puzzle game. Inspired by classic number logic games, Eighty-Eight infuses its own game play and provides modernized look and feel. Read the rest of this entry »

Knowing when, where & how to fish in Minnesota just got easier. The App Door, developers of several successful outdoor apps, recently launched the latest in their iFish Series of apps. The iFish Minnesota 1.1 app has a sleek and simple interface that allows anyone to easily search for lakes by name or by proximity. Once a lake is selected, a wide range of information is readily available including fish species, directions, weather conditions – even a calendar for the best times to fish. Where available, it also includes detailed lake maps, local visitor information and nearby photos. Read the rest of this entry »

Sprightly Software has announced the release of RootDown FM 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. RootDown FM is an internet radio station, streaming live 24/7. RootDown FM plays an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul, latin, reggae, afrobeat, leftfield, downtempo, and beats. Listeners now have a great new way to listen at home, work, or on the go. Read the rest of this entry »

This month, ET Canada is dialing up the viewer experience with the return of ETC Live on Wednesday nights and an exclusive opportunity for one lucky and talented fan to join hosts Cheryl Hickey, Rick Campanelli and Roz Weston as a special guest reporter on March 27, 2013. Starting today, Canadians can submit their 60-second audition video online. Videos will be reviewed by ET Canada’s producing team and the top four submissions will be posted online with viewers getting the final say on who wins!  Voting will commence on March 13. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. (Astral) and BCE Inc. (Bell) today welcomed the public gazetting of their revised application to the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to unite Astral and Bell Media. Read the rest of this entry »

Student teams representing 35 high schools from Ontario, Quebec, Michigan and Mexico are poised for a fierce yet friendly three-day robotics competition this week at University of Ontario Institute of Technology.  Competitors aged 14-18 will match their Frisbee shooting, pyramid climbing, 140-lb robots in high-intensity robo-sports, in front hundreds of cheering fans at UOIT’s Campus Recreational and Wellness Centre. The FIRST Greater Toronto East Regional Final begins March 7, and kicks off a series of three Ontario regional FIRST Robotics Competitions (FRC).  Organized by FIRST Robotics Canada, the Ontario FRC regional finals are sponsored by BlackBerry® and Hatch, and supported by a number of other leading engineering and technology companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning computer users of a relatively new threat to their online security that fraudulently extorts money and personal information. The OPP Anti-Rackets Branch says ‘ransomware’ has been around since 2006 but only surfaced in Canada in late-2011 as well as in Europe and Australia. This malware is first installed by visiting malicious websites set up by criminals. The ransomware produces what has been called a “Police Trojan” or “scareware” because a notice pops up that appears to come from a law enforcement agency, such as the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and/or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The message is a false accusation of accessing child pornography or other file-sharing websites and subsequently tells the consumer that $100 needs to be paid via money transfer or credit card to unlock the computer. When the victim submits their payment details, the criminals then steal and use personal information. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s favourite and largest fan convention Fan Expo Canada™ is expanding by adding a new genre to the show: Fan Expo Sports™ – The Ultimate Sports Celebrity Experience. The only convention of its kind to marry the worlds of pop culture with sports, the 2013 return of Fan Expo will see over 100,000 entertainment and sports fans unite at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to get a glimpse of their favourite celebrities. Read the rest of this entry »