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On the heels of yet another sold out success in PyCon 2013, the conference organizers are happy to announce the new website and Call for Proposals for PyCon 2014. The new site is now live and accepting talk, tutorial, and poster proposals for the April 9-17 2014 conference taking place in Montréal. The first time north of the border brings a change to the call: lightning talk proposals are now being accepted in advance. PyCon’s first trip into Canada, not to be confused with PyCon Canada, ventures into Quebec for a great week at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, in the Old Montréal area. Unlike years past, the conference center isn’t tied to a specific hotel, so the organizers have currently worked out group rates with the Hyatt Regency and Westin hotels in Montréal. Read the rest of this entry »

MiniTool Solution Ltd. released PC and Server partition manager software MiniTool Partition Wizard version 8.0. New features include: Read the rest of this entry »

GREE has announced that Knights & Dragons, a mobile free-to-play iOS game developed in collaboration with IUGO Mobile Entertainment Inc. and published by GREE, has surpassed $1M in monthly revenue. The team aims to double that revenue number over the next couple of months with long term goals reaching as high as $5M in monthly revenue by the end of the year. This is the first game to be released by a partner in the GREE Partners Fund, announced late last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Marketing Magazine is inviting you to attend the Big Data Conference, taking place in Toronto this August 20th. Hear from industry experts including some of the most influential consultants, tech giants and analytics organization from around the world. Through presentations and case studies from thought leaders, the DDM Conference will provide Canadian professionals with the information they need to stay competitive. Read the rest of this entry »

The Emily Carr University of Art + Design Campus Redevelopment Project reached a critical milestone today with the announcement of the three proponents shortlisted following the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to design, build, finance and maintain the new state-of-the-art campus at Great Northern Way. Eight national and international proponent teams responded to the RFQ. Following evaluation, three teams were shortlisted (team constituents listed in attached backgrounder): Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game developer Nine Dots Studio is thrilled to release a preview build of their game, GoD factory Wingmen, the 4vs4 space combat MOBA, soon to be available on PC, Mac and Linux platforms.  The competitive game allows players build their ships part by part and fight massive online battles. GoD Factory is currently on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight seeking support from the community to finish the ambitious project. The developers are proud to release a public download of a working version game, in its current state, for the next 30 days.  The game also works with Oculus Rift, players simply press 7 on the num pad to activate Oculus mode. Nine Dots Studio has been releasing weekly updates for the campaign, including 4 sets of mystery ships, revealing a Linux version of the game, and an impressive video showcasing the game on the Oculus Rift. Read the rest of this entry »