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29th July 2013

Content Innovators Summit In Toronto September 10

mini-orbyBanff World Media Festival, MaRS Discovery District and nextMEDIA have announced the inaugural Content Innovators Summit: an exploration of the content creation and distribution business in film, television and digital media. The Summit will be held at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto this September 10th. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th July 2013

SoMedia Networks Introduces SoMedia Enterprise Platform

somediaSoMedia Networks a Vancouver-based developer of globally scalable cloud-based video production solutions, is pleased to introduce SoMedia Enterprise, its large-scale video production platform. SoMedia Enterprise is the first video production platform that offers large digital agencies and media companies affordable access to on demand video production services in unlimited volume anywhere in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th July 2013

TeleFilm Canada Congratulates Filmmaker Xavier Dolan

Telefilm CanadaCanadian cinema will shine brightly at the 70th Venice International Film Festival thanks to the latest works by acclaimed filmmakers Xavier Dolan, Bruce LaBruce and Ritchie Mehta. This year’s festival runs from August 28 to September 7, 2013. Xavier Dolan’s feature Tom à la ferme (Tom at the Farm) will be in official competition—the first Quebec film to have this honour in 29 years, after Sonatine (directed by Micheline Lanctôt and starring a then 14-year-old Pascale Bussières in her first screen appearance), which won the Silver Lion award for best first film in 1984. Other Canadian films to have been in competition at the Mostra areBarney’s Version, by Richard J. Lewis, in 2010, and A Dangerous Method, by David Cronenberg, in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th July 2013

Devolutions Releases Improved And Enhanced Remote Desktop Manager 9.0 Beta

devolutionsIT pros and teams across the world who are looking for a convenient all-in-one platform to centralize and manage all of their remote connections, credentials and passwords, can now download the new 9.0 beta version of DevolutionsRemote Desktop Manager (RDM). Trusted by more than 200,000 users in over 95 countries, Remote Desktop Manager 9.0 beta now features several improvements and enhancements, including: Read the rest of this entry »

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26th July 2013

Lead Your Empire To Victory In A Brief History Of The World On iOS

sage board gamesCalgary’s Sage Board Games is pleased to announce the release of their newest mobile title: A Brief History of the World. Featuring the artwork and rules of the original Ragnar Brothers’ board game, A Brief History of the World is available for a 50 percent off launch price of $2.99. Control the decisions of major leaders, playing the character of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, or Napoleon Bonaparte and leading your armies through six riveting epochs in history. In this turn-based strategy game, lead your empire to victory and conquer the world. Read the rest of this entry »

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26th July 2013

Sweet Pea In The Pumpkin Patch – An Adventure In Parenting

april dew publishingApril Dew Publishing, a self-publishing service based in Pointe Claire, proudly presents a new book by Ariane Weathers, a bold new take on parenting, Sweet Pea In The Pumpkin Patch – An Adventure In Parenting. The book outlines Ariane’s own adventures as a single parent of a boy who grew up to be a courteous, well-mannered professional young man. The book is based on her personal experience filled with lessons and challenges (including emotional and financial), observations over the last 30 plus years, and things that Ariane has learned along the way. It explains what she did, why she made those decisions, as well as the mistakes she has made. Ariane also recounts some funny stories and throws in a dose of her own wisdom. Read the rest of this entry »

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26th July 2013

In The Chat Launches New Level Of Social Media Sales And Service

in the chatIn the Chat Communications Inc., a Waterloo-based provider of social media sales, insight and customer service solutions, has announced the launch of ITC Express, a publicly available cloud-based platform that facilitates fast and easy connections between companies and social media consumers. In the Chat’s Express solution brings together advanced text analytics and a true contact center platform to enable companies to deliver instant support for consumers seeking sales and service information in real-time, through social media. Read the rest of this entry »

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26th July 2013

Loud Crow Announces Verso Story Engine

Loud Crow InteractiveLoud Crow Interactive has announced that Verso Story Engine, the framework used to create multiple award-winning apps, such as “Goodnight Moon,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Marvel Avengers: Iron Man Mark VII,” “The Going to Bed Book,” and “PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” is now available for free license under a Beta program. Read the rest of this entry »

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25th July 2013

Times Three Wireless Announces Major Patent Portfolio Acquisition

times three wirelessCalgary’s Times Three Wireless Inc. announced earlier today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase several fundamental patents along with the right to further develop the patent portfolio by filing additional continuing patent applications. Times Three’s proposed acquisition currently includes 4 patents issued and pending in the USA that relate to the essential development platform and tools widely used to create applications (“apps”) for smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. Read the rest of this entry »

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25th July 2013

Canadian Homemade Game Guru’s YouTube Channel Gaining Fans And Recognition

mini-orbyAmong the over half-a-billion YouTube channels available online, a growing fanbase is starting to refer to the host of the Homemade Game Guru how-to channel as “Black MacGyver” for his innovative use of cardboard, glue and scrap materials to make over-the-top crafts and inventions. It was after the creation of his hit summer video ‘How to make a cardboard swimming pool’ that viewers started to make playful connections between the Homemade Game Guru’s African-Canadian host Luanga Nuwame and the legendary fictional 80s television character. MacGyver was a secret agent synonymous with using simple materials like duct tape to make gadgets needed to escape perilous situations. Although the Homemade Game Guru doesn’t need to escape from bad guys, his knack for creating outlandish inventions out of cardboard and duct tape has led to the recurring complimentary comparisons. Read the rest of this entry »

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