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A national survey commissioned by classic cartoon network TELETOON Retro and conducted by market research firm, The Strategic Counsel, shows that Canadians view cartoon-watching as a positive experience that facilitates family bonding, fosters well-being and builds memories between kids and parents. These findings counter the common misconception that television is mostly used as babysitting tool for busy parents. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada is one of the most diverse countries in the world, with a palette as rich as our culture and expansive as our borders. Our varied tastes have led Canada into the forefront of flavour innovation, with Ketchup and Dill Pickle potato chips being wildly successful Canadian creations. Our diverse palettes and knack for flavour creativity are the reasons that the Lay’s brand is bringing the globally popular Do Us a Flavour™ contest to Canada. The Lay’s brand and comedic legend Martin Short are asking Canadians to create the next great Lay’s potato chip flavour idea by participating in the Do Us a Flavour contest. Launched during the Super Bowl half time show, the Do Us a Flavour contest asks Canadians to submit their flavour idea online for a chance to win $50,000 CAD plus 1% of their winning flavour’s future sales (after the voting period). Read the rest of this entry »

McAfee Canada has released findings from the company’s 2013 Love, Relationships and Technology survey which examines the pitfalls of sharing personal data in relationships and discloses how breakups can lead to privacy leaks online. Sixty (60) per cent of Canadian smartphone owners have personal and intimate information on their mobile devices, such as bank account information, passwords, credit cards and revealing photos, yet four out of 10 users do not have password protection on their devices, leaving a huge gap in personal data protection. Read the rest of this entry »

Soluteo, a member of the BlackBerry® Partners for Enterprise program and leader in smartphone applications, announced today the launch of multiple BlackBerry 10 apps for its clients in the enterprise and consumer sectors. In addition, as part of the BlackBerry 10 launch, Soluteo will be participating in a number of BlackBerry Experience Forum events around the world, beginning today in Toronto. BlackBerry Experience Forum are full-day events that showcase the power and value of BlackBerry 10 applications in the enterprise. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment’s W Network has announced five additional companies who will be sending their bosses to the frontlines on its top rated series Undercover Boss Canada. Popular Canadian brands LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, Mr. Lube, Freshii, Pizza Nova and Mary Brown’s Famous Chicken & Taters join the ranks of previously announced undercover companies including Wild Wing, Orkin Canada, Clark Builders, Beck Taxi and Bellstar Hotels & Resorts. Produced in association with W Network, Undercover Boss Canada airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Read the rest of this entry »

I have never printed a letter to the editor on this site – probably because I haven’t really had any, other than press releases. So, new year, new feature. Here is our first official Letter To the Editor:

Dear Editor

On January 31st, Community, Sport, and Cultural Development Minister, Bill Bennett announced the $6.25 million in funding for young people involved in artistic ventures. He also said during this announcement – “Can we immediately match the tax film credits available in Ontario? The cost to the taxpayer in B.C. would be $100 million to do that, and so, as I’ve said in the many, many meetings that I’m having, and will continue to have with the industry, we can’t do that.” Read the rest of this entry »

Newly out on iTunes is Death Ray Manta, an arena shooter for iOS devices made by UK developer Rob Fearon and Ottawa-based PsychicParrot Games. Earning an 8/10 from Edge Magazine and co-star of the Eurogamer Expo 2012, Death Ray Manta involves blowing stuff up and making pretty colours in the spirit of Minter, Jarvis and Fearon. Based on the acclaimed PC/Mac game of the same name, Death Ray Manta features two sticks and a screen full of laser beams just like any great arcade game should.
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In spite of yesterday’s news that big Canadian retailers Sears and Best Buy Canada announced layoffs and store closures due to shopping trend changes and the economy, electronics retailer The Source has announced plans to open 20 new stores across Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland in 2013.  The expansion builds on The Source’s positive momentum in 2012, when the national retailer added 67 locations across Canada to bring its current footprint to more than 700 stores.  Read the rest of this entry »

Telus has announced the acquisition of Digital Wyzdom Inc. and Digital Wyzdom Forensics Inc. (hereafter referred to as Digital Wyzdom). This acquisition will add a digital forensics service that complements Telus’ existing security solutions portfolio to better serve customers with their forensics and security needs. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Read the rest of this entry »

PC-over-IP® (PCoIP®) protocol developer Teradici has announced the availability of its Teradici Arch™ published desktop software technology preview. Teradici Arch delivers session-based Microsoft® Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops using the high performance PCoIP remote display protocol, the same protocol currently used in the VMware View® solution. With Teradici Arch, IT managers who deploy Microsoft RDS desktop environments can now ensure consistent performance and security to RDS desktops while enabling rich media and remote access for users. Teradici Arch allows IT managers to use all PCoIP-based solutions in their RDS deployments, including zero clients from Teradici OEM partners and the Teradici APEX server offload card for enhanced PCoIP performance and user experience. Read the rest of this entry »