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Purple Forge, an international development company with a location in Ottawa, and the Green Party of Canada, were awarded four Pollies™ at the annual American Association of Political Consultants awards held in Austin last month for their mobile application developed for the 2011 Canadian federal election campaign. The Pollies™, considered the Oscars of political consulting, are scored and awarded by a blind panel of industry judges chosen from inside the association. Read the rest of this entry »

California-based computing solutions provider ViewSonic Corp. and Calgary-based cloud managed Linux desktop virtualization developer Userful have announced a partnership to deliver a low cost zero client solution that enables schools and businesses to deploy three to four times as many computer users for the same cost. Read the rest of this entry »

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Toronto Airport Detachment (TAD) Border Integrity Unit (BIU) today launches its  RCMP TPIA Drug Tips Facebook page to assist with the interdiction of narcotics.  This page has been set up to accept anonymous tips and will function in concert with Crimestoppers. Read the rest of this entry »

I was watching one of the Titanic shows on National Geographic channel last evening and found out about the Fisheries and Marine Institute’s Centre for Marine Simulation, which is located in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The simulator was used to run some simulations in regards to the Titanic’s collision with the iceberg. Already being familiar with the number flight simulation developers we have in Canada, I wasn’t really surprised to find that we also have a pretty incredible marine simulator as well.

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Toronto software company Quatrian is proud to announce the global release of  Video Poker Tutor, available for free on the Apple App Store. Get ready to make your mark at the casino – Video Poker Tutor can teach a player everything they need to know to win big at the Video Poker machines.   Read the rest of this entry »

Feature Creep Studios Inc. is proud to announce the release of the updated version of Ball Crushers: Extreme Dodgeball for iPhone and iPod touch. This fast paced game is designed to recall users’ K-12 memories and get them back to their school yards or playgrounds to enjoy non-stop Extreme Dodgeball action. Read the rest of this entry »

The hallmark of a great championship winning team is one that doesn’t rest on its laurels after achieving great success but instead comes back more motivated next season, determined to be even better. Following its outstanding performance on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, independent game developer Hothead Games has introduced a significant number of additions and improvements to Big Win Soccer to make its star performer play even better. Read the rest of this entry »

Goldtooth Creative brings its unique creative vision to Capcom Co. Ltd.’s storied Resident Evil™ game franchise with its terrifying take on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City in the title’s first SPEC OPS Campaign gameplay trailer. Utilizing gameplay footage mixed with live action film and motion graphics to create the sense of danger and chaos awaiting those who venture into troubled Raccoon City after the deadly Tyrant virus outbreak, Goldtooth Creative has once again demonstrated how it continues breaking new ground for major game developers from around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

The newest findings in a new report (PDF) from Trend Micro compare the ability of several different mobile platforms to meet the demands of use in the enterprise.  Canada’s own BlackBerry 7.0 scored highest across the board, ahead of Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3.  Altimeter Group, Bloor Research and Trend Micro’s own specialists carried out the research. Read the rest of this entry »

Realizing an objective announced by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in August, 2011, the CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media forum will include a breakout stream customized for a delegation of more than 30 representatives from Brazil when the forum convenes here April 24-25, 2012 (tickets available). Brazil, the 6^thlargest economy in the world, is interested in collaborating with Canada to expand the digital media forum concept to Brazil and enhance business opportunities between the two countries. Read the rest of this entry »