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SMART Technologies Inc., a Calgary-based provider of collaboration solutions, announces that TELUS has been appointed an authorized SMART dealer. TELUS is a leading telecommunications company in Canada and provides a wide range of communications products for wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, digital media and collaboration solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Susan Hammond’s award-winning Classical Kids series has been re-developed for the iOS Apple iPad tablet and will be released via the Apple app store on May 22. Classical Kids -The Complete Teachers Edition features seven individual Classical Kids stories with accompanying teacher’s notes and includes the Juno and Emmy winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs, the platinum-selling Mr. Bach Comes to Call and the Juno and Parent’s Choice Gold Award winning Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery. The Complete Teacher’s Edition app is priced at C$139 and individual Teacher’s Editiontitles are available for C$19.99. Read the rest of this entry »

CIBC and Rogers Communications have announced an agreement to launch Canada’s first joint mobile payment solution, allowing Canadians to pay with their CIBC credit card at the checkout counter using their Rogers “Near Field Communications” (NFC) enabled smartphone. Beginning later this year, customers will be able to use this payment capability at merchants across Canada where contactless credit card payments are accepted. Read the rest of this entry »

The BC Government’s Emergency Info website has taken a very novel approach to teaching people about being prepared for emergencies. Using the always-popular Zombie theme, visitors are told that if they’re ready for a Zombie attack, they will pretty well be ready for any emergency or disaster that could arise. Read the rest of this entry »

ATLUS, a brand of Index Digital Media, Inc., has announced that “Game of Thrones™,” the RPG based on the internationally bestselling book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin and the critically acclaimed HBO® television series, Game of Thrones®, is now available in stores across North America for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3  and PC via download.  Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the next Beta Weekend for its upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’ will start on May 18^th at 9am PDT / 6pm CET and run until Sunday May 20^th at 11.59pm PDT / May 21^st 8.59am CET. During this Beta Weekend players get to pick up where they left off with the same character they played during the first Beta Weekend, as they get to meet all-new characters in Kingsmouth each with their own unique missions and storylines. Read the rest of this entry »

Czech Republic-based Amanita Design and Vancouver developer Hothead Games have partnered to announce the launch of Machinarium for Android, including Google Play, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the NOOK App™ store. Android tablet users can now discover the award-winning, steam punk world of Machinarium, navigating a clever little robot called Josef from the scrapheap into the city to save his robot girlfriend. Read the rest of this entry »

OpenText™  has announced that analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. has named OpenText a Leader in its report The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management For Customer Experience, Q2 2012, authored by Stephen Powers and Anjali Yakkundi with Dave West and Shannon Coyne. OpenText was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its report and was recognized for its impressive functionality and emerging Customer Experience Management (CXM) strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

With a steady stream of mobile and electronic payment options expected in the days ahead, Canadian small business owners will be bracing themselves for the possibility of another fee grab on the part of banks, credit card companies and newer market entrants. Read the rest of this entry »

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation marked the announcement of its 2012 Literacy Grants with a significant milestone.  The Foundation has now funded 1,000,000 books for high-need school libraries across the country.  The 20 elementary schools who are the recipients of this year’s $1.5 million allocation will receive individual grants of up to $195,000 over the next three years, with the common purpose of stocking the schools’ libraries with new books so that the young students can reap the life-long benefits of reading. Read the rest of this entry »