Viterra Inc. (TSX: VT; ASX: VTA) has launched myViterra Mobile, a new app for Canadian and U.S. grower customers for access to Viterra commodity pricing for North America. The myViterra Mobile App provides customers with a secure and simple mobile interface that can be customized for specific commodities and facility locations. The myViterra Mobile App is available as a free download [...]

Softchoice Corporation (TSX:SO) said its Softchoice Advisor iPad App has earned the silver award in the Multimedia Competition at the International Design Awards. Presented at a gala event in Los Angeles, the International Design Awards (IDA) celebrates the world’s most visionary designers and promotes the appreciation of design worldwide. Softchoice launched Softchoice Advisor [...]

ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN) has closed the second and final tranche of its previously announced best efforts private placement brokered by Cormark Securities Inc., raising additional gross proceeds of CDN $1,345,711.84 through the issuance of an additional 3,282,224 voting common shares at $0.41 per Share. Together with first tranche, ePals has issued 24,390,000 shares for gross [...]

For developers, consumers and even carriers, Android seems irreparably broken. But Google will not fix the platform anytime soon, because despite its fragmentation problems, the company is getting what it wants: massive amounts of user data. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. CES 2012: a recap and

Google Maps may be the dominant player in the mapping business still, but there’s a rising star in an open-source competitor called OpenStreetMap that’s been heavily backed by Microsoft. Due to the high fees of using Google Maps, some major services, including FourSquare and Apple’s iPhoto app, have already defected to using OpenStreetMap instead.OpenStreetMap [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A501 10.1-inch tablet, powered by Rogers Communications Inc.’s 4G HSPA+ wireless network and Android™ Honeycomb, is now available exclusively at WIRELESSWAVE, Tbooth wireless, and WIRELESS etc… stores across Canada. The Acer Iconia Tab A501′s 10.1-inch multi-touch screen provides precise finger-tip control for leveraging social media, email, productivity [...]

Ottawa based Nuvyyo Inc. has chosen ViXS Systems Inc.’s ViXS XCode 4115 for JetStreamHD product, a media processing platform that automatically transcodes media content to iPad and other tablets. Consumers can enjoy instant access to all their media on their iPad over any WiFi or 3G connection in their home or anywhere in the world. The XCode 4115 System on a Chip (SoC) used in [...]

Starbucks Canada has launched the Starbucks Canada App for iPhone. The new, free app provides Canadian customers with a faster, more convenient way to manage their Starbucks Card and track their My Starbucks Rewards status on-the-go. Starbucks Canada App features include:Pay for Starbucks purchases right from your iPhone Check your Starbucks Card balance Reload your Starbucks [...]

Government of Ontario is investing $10 million to fund a $82.8 million project in ViXS Systems Inc. to develop an energy-efficient network media processor that will help power multimedia platforms such as digital televisions, video recorders, set-top boxes and other products.  The initiative will create 107 new, highly-skilled jobs at ViXS, on top of 54 existing positions. These [...]

PNI Digital Media Inc. (TSX-V: PN; OTC BB: PNDMF), a technology provider of online and in-store digital media solutions for retailers, has released an all-new iPhone app for retailers who wish to connect their online and in-store photo centers. The all-new free PNI photo center app works with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, and is initially available from the iTunes Canada [...]

MobiDough, Inc. has raised US $3.55 million from one unnamed investor. Jun Y. Yoo is listed as the only outside director in addition to the two co-founders,  Praveen Gupta and Sanjay Rohatgi. Los Gatos, California based MobiDough is a provider of mobile commerce solutions that enabling real time transactions between cell phone users, merchants and financial institutions on all [...]

JiWire, Inc., a location-based mobile media company, has closed a US $20 million Series C round of financing led by Trident Capital with participation from existing investors Comcast Interactive Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Norwest Venture Partners and Panorama Capital. John Moragne, co-founder of Trident Capital, has joined JiWire’s board of directors. JiWire has, to date, [...]