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Shaw Communications Inc. has announced its successful bid to provide Snamprogetti Canada Inc. with communications services for Husky’s Sunrise Energy Project construction camp. The three-year agreement will service 1,500 individual camp rooms and showcase Shaw Business’s capabilities in three key areas – phone, television and Internet. Read the rest of this entry »

MEGA Brands Inc. has unveiled  its exciting new line-up of Mega Bloks Power Rangers construction toys at the 2012 American International Toy Fair in New York City. The Mega Bloks Power Rangers Super Samurai line, which will be available this fall, includes the iconic heroes, villains and locations from the hugely popular TV show, allowing kids to recreate their favorite scenes with build-and-rebuild playsets and collectible characters. Read the rest of this entry »

The Regroupement des musées d’histoire de Montréal is proud to present the launch of its brand new Web site on February 15, 2012. The Web site is being launched exactly 400 years after the birth of Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, one of the key founders of Montreal. Read the rest of this entry »

PressReader, the app that delivers the world’s most authentic newspaper-reading experience, has been voted by the readers of 148Apps as the “2011 Best App Ever” in the newspaper category. PressReader, which delivers more than 2,000 full-content newspapers from 93 countries to the most popular smartphones and tablets, was selected as the best newspaper app for Apple iOS, beating out The Daily, Flipboard, Guardian iPad Edition, NY Times, USA TODAY, and The Wall Street Journal Mobile. Read the rest of this entry »

Commander Shepard — a battle hardened, no-nonsense leader — wants you to join the fight to take Earth back! Today BioWare, a label of Electronic Arts Inc., has released the demo for Mass Effect™ 3 on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and PC. Mass Effect 3 is the most anticipated game of 2012, blending world class combat, deep customization options, cinematic storytelling and blockbuster action on a huge scale. Read the rest of this entry »

Paris-based network intelligence technology provider Qosmos and Montreal-based mobile data intelligence solutions provider Neuralitic Systems have announced that Neuralitic now integrates Qosmos technology as a reference platform for data extraction with its flagship product, SevenFlow. Read the rest of this entry »

Calgary’s Above Border Inc. has announced the debut of their new Smartphone APP for the frequent international vacation and business traveler. The APP automatically tracks days spent in countries traveled for tax and compliance issues. Versions of the APP are now available on the Apple App Store, Blackberry App World and Android Market. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment‘s W Network is pleased to announce that its new series Undercover Boss Canada is now available on iTunes. Starting today, viewers can download the premiere episode featuring Toronto Zoo CEO John Tracogna for free from the iTunes Store and purchase subsequent episodes of Undercover Boss Canada for $3.49 as they become available each week. Viewers will also have the option of buying a season pass for $24.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Rural broadband services provider Xplornet Communications Inc. is pleased to announce that its first 4G broadband satellite has passed all tests and is now operational, serving customers across Canada.  Launched in October 2011, ViaSat-1 is the highest capacity broadband satellite ever placed in orbit over North America, and Xplornet has acquired 100% of its Canadian Ka-band capacity to use exclusively to provide 4G broadband to rural and remote Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »

A new company has hit the ground running in Cook Street Village in Victoria. Upanup Studios is a digital agency that offers high-end web strategy, programming, development and design who will take advantage of Victoria’s tech talent and the region’s appeal for talented creative professionals to live and work. The company is set to provide a range of high-end web solutions to companies and organizations in the Pacific Northwest United States and Western Canada. Read the rest of this entry »