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Sierra Wireless and Panasonic today announced that Sierra Wireless will provide 4G LTE internal modems in the new rugged Toughpad™ A1 Android™-powered business tablet. The purpose-built slate, scheduled to start shipping in the spring of 2012, targets mission-critical and highly mobile workers in markets like aviation, construction, field sales and the public sector, where exposure to extreme environments is a constant challenge and the consequence of a failure is significant. Read the rest of this entry »

Chinese technology innovator TCL Corporation and Montreal-based 3D image processing pioneer SENSIO Technologies Inc. have announced the signing of a letter of intent to work together towards the integration of the SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D technology in TCL 3DTVs. Sales of TCL LCD TV sets totalled 7.464 million in 2010 and the company is the number one TV brand in China today. Read the rest of this entry »

Shelley Kuipers, CEO of Chaordix, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Gibson to the Chaordix executive team as Chief Operating Officer (COO),  effective January 2, 2012. Jim will work closely with Shelley, the Chaordix board and the executive team on business operations including financial, commercialization, R&D, and talent objectives. Read the rest of this entry »

ViXS Systems Inc. has announced that it will be showcasing a wide array of new technologies, designs and consumer products at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January 10 – 13, 2012.  This showcase will include innovative media processing, patented transcodng technologies, new Blu-Ray/Media Hubs, broadcast/infrastructure solutions, n-screen/Multi-screen products, latest Set-Top Boxes (STB), advanced conditional access (CA)/Digital Rights Management (DRM), Smart XCode™ streaming and MoCA combo networking devices. Read the rest of this entry »

What does it take to be a brand on the leading edge? According to Canadians, Apple knows better than anyone. In a recent survey of online adults, Canadians chose Apple as the number one ‘Leading Edge’ brand in Canada for its innovation, originality, and the way it has forever changed the consumer landscape. Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute^®Software Corporation a leading provider of firmware-embedded endpoint security and management solutions, announced today it will be showcasing new functionality in Absolute Manage 6.1 at CES, including AbsoluteSafe, an app that provides organizations with granular control over corporate data stored on an iOS device. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd., together with subsidiary W!LDBRAIN Entertainment, is continuing the licensing and merchandising drive for its hit U.K. animated preschool TV series, Rastamouse, signing further partners in several new categories. Read the rest of this entry »

Visa Inc. and Visa Europe have announced that NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Research In Motion (RIM) have been certified for use with Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale, Visa payWave. The Samsung Galaxy SII, LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 have been added to the list of Visa compliant payment products available for commercial deployment by financial institutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s SecureKey Technologies has announced that Intel Corporation will utilize SecureKey’s authentication technology as part of Intel® Identity Protection Technology (IPT) beginning on Ultrabook devices with third generation Intel® Core™ technology (code named “Ivy Bridge”).  The agreement provides SecureKey with an opportunity to greatly expand the number of devices that will be preconfigured to support SecureKey’s authentication, identity and payment solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

TransGaming Inc. has announced that it is enhancing the interactive living room social and entertainment experience further with the launch of multi-screen support within GameTree™ TV, the premier on-demand interactive entertainment platform for Smart TV. Read the rest of this entry »