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National wireless broadband service provider TeraGo Inc. has announced that the company has successfully enabled its network infrastructure to support Public Mobile’s launch of their new unlimited 3G data plans. Critical to the success of this launch, TeraGo has delivered on the required network infrastructure across Ontario and Quebec. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), has officially launched the competitive process for the new Canada-India Research Centre of Excellence. This competition will support one centre with $15 million in funding over five years to strengthen research collaboration between Canada and India. Read the rest of this entry »

A new study from Softchoice Corporation indicates that the adoption of Microsoft Windows 7 has reached a tipping point – with installations of the operating system (OS) in corporate environments nearly tripling since the start of 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Consumers are savvy. Provided with countless sources when seeking product, brand or location information, they know what to search and where. These customers are ready to visit your site and ready to buy your products. Multi-channel, integrated marketing is a necessity for successful marketers. How are current marketers responding to such a knowledgeable North American consumer base? With this question at the top of mind, DAC Group performed its annual directional media study. Released this week, the study is one of the largest of its kind in directional media; it was conducted by Kantar, with a polling sample of 5,000 adults. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Communications has begun the trial period of its WiFi Network, which the company announced in September 2011. Beginning December 6, customers will be able to try out the service at a limited number of locations, in advance of Shaw’s official launch in Spring 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

It has been a banner year for Vancouver’s Goldtooth Creative Agency with accolades rolling in for the studio’s creative involvement in the CG game trailers and cinematics for the upcoming PROTOTYPE® 2  by Radical Entertainment and its award-winning game trailer marketing campaign for the best-selling Deus Ex: Human Revolution™.  The studio’s VFX work and musical score for the hit web series, Mortal Kombat: Legacy™provided yet another example of the range and depth of Goldtooth’s technical expertise.   Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications Inc. has released more information to build on the earlier Microsoft announcement of Xbox Live service expansions. The Rogers On Demand app for Xbox 360 will be coming to the newly designed Xbox LIVE dashboard this holiday season. The app is the first time Rogers On Demand will be available on a gaming console, and is just one of many new TV innovations expected from Rogers in the next few months. Read the rest of this entry »

Indigo Books & Music Inc. is proud to be the first Canadian website to earn the Parent Tested Parent Approved seal of approval from North America’s largest parent tester community for their refreshed online experience at indigo.ca. In time for the busy holiday shopping season, Indigo’s website features a one-stop gift shop for kids and adults, an expanded assortment of life-enriching products and an amplified social experience with Facebook activity feed showing customers what products their friends “like” and “share.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nearly 40% of companies worldwide plan to shift some foreign investment from developed to emerging markets within five years, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit paper, Canada in a Globalised Economy: An investment perspective, sponsored by Ernst & Young. This trend has important implications not only for Canadian firms as investors, but also for Canada as a destination for investment. Read the rest of this entry »

A revolution is happening in the living room. Xbox 360 is transforming how you enjoy TV entertainment and is giving you the power to control it with your voice. The next generation of TV entertainment begins with the announcement by Microsoft Corp. of the launch of an all-new Xbox 360 experience including the first group of new, custom applications from world leading TV and entertainment content providers on Xbox LIVE. Read the rest of this entry »