CIBC has released a Mobile Banking App designed specifically for the iPad. The iPad enables CIBC clients to bank on their iPad using new interactive graphics and visuals, and leverages the full screen and capabilities of the iPad. CIBC clients can use the new CIBC Mobile Banking App for iPad to check account balances, transfer funds, pay bills and send Interac e-Transfers. Clients [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) said it has been chosen as sole supplier by Rogers Communications Inc. for delivering its newly announced end-to-end LTE network. Under a multi-year agreement, Ericsson will deploy all 4G/LTE radio sites with its new multi-standard radio base station, RBS 6000, and upgrade and expand Rogers’ existing packet core network into an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) [...]

Halton Regional Police Service has award a contract valued at approximately US $1.7 million CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), to upgrade its mobile data network used by public safety personnel. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed in CalAmp’s fiscal 2012. CalAmp designed and installed the Halton Regional Police Service’s original mobile data communications network in [...]

OnX Enterprise Solutions said BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet will be online from the OnX website. The  tablet will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. BlackBerry PlayBook specifications7″ 1024×600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick: 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1″ x 7.6″ [...]

Kobo Inc., a provider of global eReading, said it plans to launch local content stores in Germany and Spain starting in May 2011, with local stores for France, Italy and the Netherlands following shortly after.  Kobo said it will be continuing its European expansion with other countries to follow. Kobo’s European stores will offer customers local content merchandised to the [...]