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Aeroplan has announced the launch of its new online Digital Media Store designed to offer members a site where they can use their miles to download digital content such as eBooks, mobile apps, games, music and Facebook Credits. Members simply redeem their miles on the Aeroplan rewards site, then with the PIN code received in their confirmation email, go to the Aeroplan Media Store to register their new account, add credits to their account, and start downloading and enjoying content in real-time. Read the rest of this entry »

Kids will be swimming in fun facts and cool tips as TVOKids celebrates Canada Water Week (March 19-25) and UN World Water Day (March 22) with water-themed programs and online activities that teach kids about the importance of water. Kids will get tips on conserving water, they will be able to participate in an online water poll and quiz, and watch some of their favourite programs with water-themed episodes. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s .CA is the fourth fastest growing top-level domain in the world. Eighty-one per cent of Canadian Internet users agreed that whenever possible, they prefer to support Canadian businesses. These facts, and more, are included in a new resource from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) released yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

Boast Capital, an Alberta-based Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) consulting firm, has released their review of the long awaited Taxpayers’ Ombudsman Report (PDF) on the administration of the SR&ED program by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Read the rest of this entry »

The evening of Thursday February 9^th, 2012 marked the beginning of the first ever Startup Weekend at Torstar Digital. Participating Torstar Digital employees assembled after their work days to begin the impressive task of building a new business in just 54 hours. The result was a tidal wave of ingenuity and innovation that impressed all those involved including Torstar Digital senior leadership and prominent Toronto Venture Capitalists. Read the rest of this entry »

Norton teamed up with independent research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces to uncover Canada’s top 10 cities that have the highest number of cybercrime risk factors. This year marks the second time Norton and Sperling’s BestPlaces have collaborated to highlight the various factors that contribute to the potential risk of cybercrime. Read the rest of this entry »

Win free passes to Merging Media’s Access 360! Tell us what it means to “Gamify ” in 10 words or less and you have a chance to win yourself one of 3 passes to MM Access 360 on March 23 at SFU Woodwards. This is a not to be missed monetization workshop that teaches you how to “Increase your ROI using Social Media and Gamification”! Read the rest of this entry »

Teradici, the developer of the innovative PC-over-IP^® (PCoIP^®) protocol that enables a true PC experience for desktop virtualization, today announced that it will be showcasing a range of PCoIP solutions for the healthcare market at the HIMSS 2012 annual conference and exhibition. Fully compatible and integrated with VMware View, the benefits of PCoIP zero clients for IT in healthcare include low operational cost, increased security capabilities, a rich user experience and desktop scalability. Read the rest of this entry »

On March 8th, the Internet will go dark for hundreds, possibly even thousands of users.  And it will be the FBI’s fault.

Not really though, but that grabbed your attention, didn’t it?  Here’s the deal.  Back in November, the FBI took down a malware website that was infecting computers around the World and changing the infected user’s DNS settings to point to hacker-controlled networks.  If you were one of the unlucky, you would suddenly find your computer no longer gave you proper search results, and you would be seeing ads pop up on sites that shouldn’t have any (making money for the hackers in the process), and, most serious, you would find that your antivirus would no longer update. Read the rest of this entry »

Beginning today, Global is giving Canadian viewers a special online preview at GlobalTV.com of Awake, its new American-made mid-season drama. Also available on the Global Video App for iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod Touch™ users, the reality-bending drama that deftly explores the intriguing portrayal of the alternate realities makes its highly anticipated network debut on Thursday, March 1 – 10pm ET/PT on Global. Read the rest of this entry »