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The Weather Network and MétéoMédia, divisions of Pelmorex Media Inc., today announced the launch of The Weather Network application for BlackBerry 10, bringing its extensive weather information and forecasting ability to the new platform. The launch signifies an ongoing commitment by The Weather Network and Research In Motion (RIM) to provide BlackBerry users with the most up-to-date and engaging weather-related content in the palm of their hands. Read the rest of this entry »

Building on its continued commitment to lifestyle-based real estate, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Canada (BHGREC) today launched Community Scout, a new specialty search app that is exclusive to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Canada and offered through iPhone and iPad. The free application – launched in conjunction with its web-based companion Lifestyle Search – offers consumers a more thorough look into communities across Canada, ensuring that they have the clearest picture possible of a community before making a decision on their next home. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble has announced that Old School Defense, a tower defense game based on the Paramount movie, Old School, is now available in the iTunes App Store and Google Play for $0.99. Old School Defense is a humorous, pick-up-and-play tower defense game that offers simple to complex gameplay for all ages. Progressing through increasing levels of difficulty, each player is challenged to protect their frat house and beer from Party Crashers and the nefarious Dean by strategically placing pledges and generating resources. Old School Defense was made possible by AppBackr. Read the rest of this entry »

Q8IS Mobile, Inc has announced that Gone Fish’In, one of the Top Paid Apps on the Nokia Store between May and June of 2012 is now available for Nokia Asha 305, 306, 308, 309 and 311 models. Available as a free download on the Nokia Store, Gone Fish’In challenges players to reel in the big one while avoiding rocks, weeds, wooden logs, currents and other obstacles. Read the rest of this entry »

mindyourmood, a new app for Android and Apple mobile devices, launched today at The Sandbox Project Conference.  Developed by the award winning mental health and youth engagement initiative mindyourmind for the AstraZeneca Young Health Program, the mood tracking app provides young people with an intuitive platform to quickly record how they feel – from day to day or hour to hour.  App users can capture how they feel and discuss it with their caregiver – be it their therapist, doctor, parent or peer – creating a shared language that can lead to more positive interactions and results. Read the rest of this entry »

Real-time bidding (RTB) is expected to reach $14 billion by 2016 according to IDC, so it’s no surprise that ad agencies, brands and even Facebook are trying their hand at the technology. However, in a recent study conducted by Forrester, less than 10 percent of digital media marketers are employing data-driven tactics to optimize the targeting, measurement and overall effectiveness of their campaigns. SiteScout, a Toronto-based self-serve demand-side platform (DSP) for buying online display advertising, launched its Knowledge Center to help digital marketers understand, build and launch more effective display ad campaigns on the web and on mobile devices. Read the rest of this entry »

The first two Assassin’s Creed III downloadable content packs, The Hidden Secrets and The Battle Hardened, are now available for download for the Wii U through the Nintendo eShop. The Hidden Secrets for Assassin’s Creed III adds three extra missions, including the Lost Mayan Ruins, the Ghost of War and a Dangerous Secret, for an additional hour of gameplay, taking gamers from the lost Mayan ruins to the high seas. Every successful mission is rewarded with in-game weapons. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has also announced today that the Deluxe Bundle, a DLC pack for Far Cry 3, is now available on Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC. The price for this latest content extender is 800 MS Points on Xbox Live and $9.99 on PlayStation Network and PC. The previous DLC pack, High Tides co-op, has been available for free on the PlayStation Network since Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

CiRBA, a Richmond Hill-based provider of capacity transformation and control software, today announced the general availability of CiRBA Version 7.2, featuring Dynamic Transformation Planning for virtual and cloud infrastructure. This new feature enables users to quickly and easily analyze infrastructure for cloud migration and hardware refresh opportunities, and to visualize the impact of these changes on running environments, both now and in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media management company Yangaroo Inc. and the Latin Recording Academy^®have entered into a multi-year agreement to digitize the process of Latin Grammy Awards submissions and provide its international membership the ability to listen to music considered for the world’s premier Latin music award. Read the rest of this entry »