Village Gamer

PrimeCables, a company that specializes in HDMI cables and other audio video accessories and aims to makes online shopping for cable accessories fun and easier to handle has added a new range of cable organizers to their product inventory. These cable organizers are ideal for organizing home theater, office or home studio cables. Customers can find a wide range of products including, but not limited to Monster Cable Management Kit, Floor Cord Protector, Cord Wrap, Cable Tie, etc. There is plenty of choice available at an affordable price. Canadians who buy all of their cables and accessories from PrimeCables can enjoy cost benefits of up to 75% along with a lifetime warranty on most of the products. Read the rest of this entry »

Feel like searching music to match an emotion? Ever want to program a playlist or find a song to fill an edgy, sweet, inspirational moment in a television show or ad campaign? Toronto’s Girth Music, a division of the Emmy Award winning EggPlant Collective has just launched a new music application called The Discovery Wheel, which lets you search and classify music by an emotion.  This is a new music generating innovation, and there is nothing like it in the digital or entertainment marketplace. Search, listen, collaborate, experiment and experience music a whole new way. Read the rest of this entry »

Educational media business partnership ThinkFest Consulting has announced that its new mobile application ‘What’s the Question’ is now available to download free of charge in the Apple iTunes store. The app is designed around asking relevant questions when user is presented with a picture. The value of the knowledge we acquire and the effectiveness of the actions we take depend on the quality of the questions we ask. Relevant questions open the door to creativity and breakthrough thinking. The great are distinguished by asking, not answering questions. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS is warning Canadians about a surge in a common phone scam. The latest scam involves ‘spoofing’, where a fraudster re-programs the caller ID signal to make it appear they are calling from a legitimate business, claiming to represent that organization. TELUS is working to protect its customers from the fraudulent phone calls, which are affecting wireless and landline customers including businesses, primarily in B.C. and Alberta. Read the rest of this entry »

The best way to address Canada’s growing need for an educated and skilled labour force and ensure a sustained economic recovery is to expand education opportunities and improve learning outcomes in early childhood learning and development, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult learning and skills development. This, according to provincial and territorial ministers of education who have just concluded the 101^st meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether you are for or against the deal, today is the day that Astral Media Inc. officially joins with Bell Media following the completion of the $3.2-billion acquisition of Astral by BCE Inc. Read the rest of this entry »

EY officially welcomed boutique firm SRED Automation into its family today, broadening the firm’s entrepreneurial and western Canada footprints while simultaneously creating one of Canada’s largest dedicated Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) practices. Bringing together EY’s bold brand and global reach with SRED Automation’s entrepreneurial spirit and reputation with private middle-market companies will raise the bar for exceptional client service delivery — enabling EY to deepen its focus on delivering the unique, holistic services that help private companies reach their growth goals. Read the rest of this entry »

Kobo, has announced special offers on its world-class eReading devices and a series of great book recommendations to kick off the summer season. Whether lounging by the pool, hanging out at the cottage, or embarking on a road trip, Kobo has the best devices and eBooks to suit any Reader’s taste. Popular eBooks this summer include The Son by Philipp Meyer, A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin, and Stephen King’s Under the Dome, which has been adapted for television in a series of the same name. Read the rest of this entry »

It happens to everyone — a wallet or purse gets misplaced or stolen, and recovery proves to be impossible regardless of the best efforts to find the missing item. Occasionally, people will find their missing items, but this tends to happen long after a new wallet or purse has been purchased and filled with replacement credit cards, photos and identification documents. Thankfully, new technology exists that allows people to keep track of their valuables. The Find’Em Tracking device, which is currently running an IndieGoGo campaign, uses Bluetooth technology to ensure that purses, wallets and other important items never stray too far from their owners. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based CEO Clips, Canada’s largest library and producer of company CEO videos, has added new capabilities to create affordable videos for all companies across Canada and now the US. CEO Clips has been picked up by BizTV – the only US network committed to original, educational and inspiring programming about real people succeeding in business. From true life stories to informative talk shows, Dallas based BizTV is dedicated to the success of entrepreneurs and small business. Read the rest of this entry »