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3D3 Solutions, a Vancouver-based developer of 3D scanning and visualization technologies, announces the release of KScan3D at Siggraph 2012 today. KScan3D is a Kinect-based 3D scanning software solution that provides consumers with the opportunity to capture quality 3D scans of real-world objects at an affordable price. 3D3 Solutions is demonstrating KScan3D for the first time at the Siggraph Exhibition in the Los Angeles Convention Center from August 7th through 9th, in booth 1114. Read the rest of this entry »

Emmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc., a Montreal-based animation technology developer, is proud to announce the release of Toon Boom Harmony 10 at SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles, at Booth #1030. This new version delivers all the benefits that a 64-bit engine brings to your hardware, namely overall enhanced performance, a much faster user interface and interactive playback, as well as the ability to render projects and images in 2K, 4K, 8K and more. In addition, the 64-bit engine amplifies Harmony’s unique capabilities related to pencil line technology with textures, deformation tools, particles and 2D-3D integration. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced its line-up of games for the 2012 edition of Fan Expo Canada™, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre August 23-26. This year marks Ubisoft’s most diverse presence at the show, featuring an amazing selection of the company’s most anticipated titles. Read the rest of this entry »

Southpaw Technology, a Toronto-based developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital content creators, announced today that it has released its technology under the Eclipse Public License, an OSI (Open Source Initiative) approved open source license. Read the rest of this entry »

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) with support from the Canadian Marketing Association, has released the latest edition (Vol. 7, No. 2) of the MMA International Journal of Mobile Marketing (IJMM), focused specifically on Canada.  This special issue examines the dynamic progress mobile marketing is making in the country, and offers outlooks for areas of significant growth along with proprietary insights and data gleaned through case studies and research. Read the rest of this entry »

Steep hills, lethal drop-offs, killer rockslides and wicked weather. These are a trucker’s worst nightmares. But with urgent delivery deadlines and millions of dollars in cargo on the line, the Coquihalla Highway – 100 treacherous kilometres cutting through the heart of British Columbia’s Cascade Mountains – is the only way to get the job done. And when something goes wrong, this highway needs heroes.

My two cents’ worth: What this press release and a lot of the show’s PR materials neglect to mention is that there is more than one tow company involved in this show. At the risk of sounding completely biased – one of those tow companies is owned by my parents, and my brother puts in some very long winter hours on the Coquihalla – not to mention the emergency response teams and highways crews who all work together to keep the roads open and safe. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has announced the launch of the new objective-based strategy mode “Bomb Battle” for the cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.   Together with a new map, new weapons and special events, Bomb Battle blasts into Micro World with a vengeance.   Read the rest of this entry »

Catalyst Game Labs is hitting Gen Con hard this year, and now there’s one more reason fans should check out the booth at the show: coveted MechWarrior Tactics closed beta keys will be handed out to lucky fans while they last as part of a two-sided exclusive poster giveaway featuring both MechWarrior Online and MechWarrior Tactics from Infinite Game Publishing.  Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that EA SPORTS™ is developing its FIFA Soccer 13 for Nintendo Wii U™. Featuring award-winning gameplay, HD graphics and new ways to play, FIFA Soccer 13 promises to be one of the most incredibly innovative sports games on the Wii U, and it will be in stores around the world when the new console launches. Read the rest of this entry »

LightSpeed, a Montreal and Ottawa software company that helps retailers reinvent in-store shopping, was named the winner of the 5th Annual Innovative Solutions Award – Software Application for its LightSpeed for iPad product. The awards were announced at the RSPA Awards Dinner at RetailNOW 2012, which took place in Las Vegas from July 28 to August 1. Read the rest of this entry »