Village Gamer

Innovative motion technology developer D-BOX Technologies Inc. has announced another agreement with Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Company to equip three new screens with D-BOX MFX Seats. This purchase and licensing agreement will generate licensing fees payable to D-BOX in accordance with the systems’ use and increases D-BOX’s footprint in Asia and now brings its total number of theatres to seven in Japan and Hong Kong. Read the rest of this entry »

In May, a new Scotia iTRADE® mobile trading app will give customers who manage their own investments the ability to make equity and option trades on the go from their mobile and smart phones. The Scotia iTRADE mobile applications run on a secure platform. Customer transactions and information linked to the Scotia iTRADE mobile applications are as secure as accessing the same account information from a desk or laptop. Read the rest of this entry »

DealTicker.com is the first daily deal site in Canada to officially fully-integrate with Pinterest. Users are now able to “Pin” their favorite deal’s images to their pinboards and share the vast array of product offerings (and exceptional savings) amongst their friends, family, and social networks as a whole. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile commerce solutions provider Movylo Shop has introduced the industry’s first real-time mobile commerce and deal making mobile solution for under $50.00 per month. The monthly fee includes a mobile site, iPhone App and Android App. Monthly fees for an m-site start as low as $9.95 per month. Read the rest of this entry »

Empire Theatres, a partner in the Canadian Digital Cinema Partnership, has announced the completion of their digital cinema conversion project. The conversion began in theatres starting in May 2011, and its completion makes Empire Theatres the first national exhibitor in Canada to complete a digital cinema conversion. As of March 7, 2012, 359 screens in 45 theatres have been converted from 35mm to digital projection. Read the rest of this entry »

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Canada B2C E-Commerce Report 2012” report to their offering. Compiled by Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com analyzes Canadian B2C E-Commerce trends. Aside from revenue figures and market shares, the report covers the most successful product categories. It also provides data about internet users and online shoppers along with information on top players. Read the rest of this entry »

For the 12th year, the BCIC-New Ventures Competition will award cash prizes to early-stage technology startups viewed to have the most potential for success by a panel of judges.The $325,000 BCIC-New Ventures Competition is now accepting  registrations until the deadline on April 17, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Social media management dashboard provider HootSuite has made two exciting announcements this morning. First, and just in time for SXSW 2012, HootSuite will roll out push notifications for HootSuite for iPhone and HootSuite for iPad to all users. Enterprise and Pro clients requested this more than any other feature, and can now monitor up to 20 Twitter handles on-the-go, receiving notifications directly on their iPhones and iPads whenever they receive New Followers, Retweets, and Favorited Tweets. Free users will be able to receive limited alerts for up to 2 Twitter accounts. Android is coming in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »

Based on thorough market analysis, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toon Boom Animation Inc. with the 2011 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. In a highly concentrated market, in which the top three companies hold nearly 67 percent of the market share, Toon Boom has shown remarkable entrepreneurial spirit, rapidly gaining a strong foothold through product innovation, marketing and the implementation of a well-rounded strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

Sandvine Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a shareholder rights plan. The Rights Plan has been conditionally approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange, subject to shareholder approval at Sandvine’s annual and special meeting of shareholders on April 5, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »