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Secure digital media management company Yangaroo Inc. and the Latin Recording Academy^®have entered into a multi-year agreement to digitize the process of Latin Grammy Awards submissions and provide its international membership the ability to listen to music considered for the world’s premier Latin music award. Read the rest of this entry »

Kobo Inc. announced today that it has exceeded 2012 market forecasts, doubling device sales and attracting more than 4 million new customers within the last six months to bring its total to more than 12 million registered users. Contradicting forecasts claiming eReader sales would decline in 2012, Kobo’s E Ink eReader sales were up nearly 150 percent in December, helping the company to carve out 20 percent of the global eReader market [source: DigiTimes]. In less than twelve months, the company launched three new eReading devices and further established its eReading services in new territories including Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Spain, South Africa, and the Netherlands this year. The annual growth and outstanding international performance culminated in Kobo users reading more than 22 million pages on Christmas Day. Read the rest of this entry »

Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games launched one of the fiercest and quickest Mechs into the InnerSphere today as the Spider Mech made its way into the MechWarrior Online store. Available now, Spider is one of the most maneuverable and agile of all Light Mechs with a whopping eight jumpjets and an unmatched turning radius. Spider pilots can create nightmares for pilots of heavier Mechs on the battlefield; this is the time to watch your back! Read the rest of this entry »

Following through like any NBA champion, Hothead Games has released a second video in the “behind the scenes” series for its latest mobile game, Big Win Basketball. In the second video, Hothead Games’ newest star player Dennis Rodman shows that working in the office can get a little rough. Proving that old habits die hard, we see that Rodman’s rebounding skills are not specifically reserved for the court. Read the rest of this entry »

Motorola Solutions, Inc., a provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers, is working with Best Buy Canada and Future Shop, Canada’s first electronics retailers to roll out fully integrated, enterprise mobile point of sale (mPOS) solutions. Both companies today announced they have improved customer service and staff productivity at a number of stores with the implementation of tablet-based mPOS technology. Read the rest of this entry »

In Motion Technology, a New Westminster-based developer of mobile enterprise networks, has announced an agreement with American company Knowledge Information Solutions (KIS) to distribute the company’s award-winning communications system. In Motion is deployed in thousands of law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies, transit and commercial vehicles in many of the most demanding mobile organizations in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have revealed details for the Injustice: Gods Among Us Battle Edition. The package will be available in limited quantities at Gamestop and EB Games stores located in the United States and Canada for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3. Injustice: Gods Among Us Battle Edition is also confirmed to be available in North America beginning April 16 for Xbox 360, PS3 and the Nintendo Wii U™. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based mobile payment company Digital Retail Apps is introducing a patent-pending, mobile self-­payment system that allows a customer to perform secure, in-aisle shopping and self-checkout from anywhere within a brick and mortar store at the National Retail Federation Expo going on in New York. Designed to eliminate long lines and improve the in-store experience, SelfPay aims to change consumer behaviour by eliminating the cash register and payment terminal as a part of the checkout process. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday at the National Retail Federation 102^nd Annual Convention & EXPO, Epson America, Inc. and RewardLoop, a Vancouver-based company focused on cloud hosted, transaction-based mobile rewards programs, announced the availability of the RewardLoop mobile loyalty and rewards platform on Epson’s OmniLink™ smart POS solutions family. OmniLink combines an Epson industry-leading POS printer with PC functionality to deliver cloud-based services, open platform mobility and flexible web-based printing from any mobile device. Paired with Epson’s OmniLink, RewardLoop delivers a universal, plug-and-play mobile loyalty and rewards solution on virtually any existing POS system or cash register with no need for upgrades to existing software. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Media announced today its designation as an official lead partner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television‘s inaugural Canadian Screen Awards. Canadian Screen Week, the annual celebration of excellence in Canadian film, television, and digital media productions, begins in Toronto on February 27 and culminates in a televised award broadcast on March 3, 2013. Nominations will be announced tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »