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First to the real estate market in Canada, RE/MAX of Western Canada is pleased to announce its new Augmented Reality feature, ‘Live View’ on the free RE/MAX mobile real estate search app. This new feature is available on iPhone and Android devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. announced earlier this morning that it has entered into a definitive agreement with BCE Inc. (“Bell”) for the sale of the Company through the acquisition of all of its issued and outstanding shares. Upon closing of this transaction, Bell will acquire all of Astral’s pay and specialty television services, radio stations, digital media properties and out-of-home advertising activities. Read the rest of this entry »

ID Digital Media Inc. has announced the launch of its smartphone application development arm, servicing the interactive media needs of the film industry.  Working with its sister company ID Communications, an established international distribution outfit for independent film, ID Digital will produce Smartphone apps for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, based on content from film properties. Read the rest of this entry »

Videotron is lengthening its lead as the top Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Québec by announcing the launch of Internet access service with download speeds of up to 200 Mbps and upload speeds of 30 Mbps in the Québec City area in May 2012, in time for moving season. Videotron, Québec’s telecommunications leader, will therefore remain the fastest access provider in the market. Since 2009, Videotron has been the only ISP to offer service at speeds of more than 50 Mbps across its service area in Québec, which covers nearly 3 million households. Read the rest of this entry »

PayPal has announced PayPal Here, the world’s first global mobile payments solution that allows small businesses to accept almost any form of payment. The new service includes a free app and fully encrypted thumb-sized card reader, which turns any iPhone, and soon Android smartphone, into a mobile payment solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Imagine a sports and entertainment arena designed to provide unprecedented online access to fans around the world. This is the vision of Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the future home of Nets Basketball and more than 220 events a year. Pre/post-event coverage will now be accessible to an audience worldwide through a first-of-its-kind, exclusive partnership with Ortsbo Inc. — a leader in online and social media language services—using the state-of-the-art Barclays Center Ortsbo Media Room. The viewing experience will launch when the arena opens on September 28, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

In collaboration with 3M Canada, Toronto branding firm Reset Branding has introduced Futurelook, the next generation of strategic brand development. Futurelook is built on 3M’s decades of scientific research on how consumers and shoppers react to various visuals, and Reset Branding’s experience and innovative approach to brand development. Futurelook marries vision science with cutting edge technology to help brand owners and marketers test the visual impact of their content and increase the probability that viewers will notice the most important elements of a design. Read the rest of this entry »

Email2 SCP Solutions, Inc., an innovative user-friendly SaaS email encryption and secure large file transfer services company with offices in Vancouver and New York, is pleased to welcome WeCloud AB to its reseller partner program. WeCloud, based in Malmo Sweden, is a market leader in security and secure communications in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. The WeCloud team’s focus is on cloud-based Internet security technology and helps organizations have a safe and secure experience on the Internet. Its customers range from small businesses to publicly traded corporations and government agencies. Read the rest of this entry »

CANARIE, Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network,  has announced the findings from the DAIR pilot program and is seeking input from Canada’s digital entrepreneurs on the next phase of the program. Read the rest of this entry »

Future Shop and Click Magazine, a Canadian men’s lifestyle magazine focusing on the converging movies, games, technology sectors, have teamed to offer customers the magazine monthly. Starting March 15th, Future Shop becomes the sole destination to pick up the English versions of Click Magazine for free, at 120 Future Shop stores across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »