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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

E FUN is now shipping its Next5 Android tablet computer with the company’s patented APEN digital pen integrated into the tablet. The Specs of Next5 • 7” TFT Color Display • 800×480 High Resolution1 • Built-in Rechargeable Battery • Built-in 2GB Memory Storage • Preloaded with 25 Free eBooks • Build-in Speaker • Micro SD/MMC Card Slot for Memory Expansion • [...]

Pixable, Inc., a developer of photofeed app for iphone and other platforms, has closed a US $3.55 million Series B round of financing led by Menlo Ventures with participations from existing investor, Highland Capital Partners and private investors. James Joaquin, former CEO of Xmarks Inc., has joined Bob Davis, General Partner of Highland Capital on Pixable’s 4 persons board of [...]

Digby has closed a US $8 million Series C round of financing led by Battery Ventures and with participation from current investors BlackBerry Partners Fund, S3 Ventures and Daylight Partners. Digby will use new funds to accelerate the company’s leadership position in mobile commerce for the retail market, as well as to expand global operations including sales, marketing, client [...]

Mobile Spinach, Inc. has secured a US $1 million round of venture financing led by Blumberg Capital with participations from Quest Ventures and Launch Capital. Mobile Spinach intends to use new funds for the growth of its mobile platforms and the mobile ecosystem. San Mateo, California based Mobile Spinach is a mobile web-based platform embedded in third-party mobile smartphone [...]

Investors like Andreessen Horowitz are increasingly focusing on mobile game investments. Tiny, the giant game developers? Sure they hope so and are betting on them. Two “Tiny” San Fransico mobile game developers, TinyCo and Tiny Speck, have both recently closed a new round of financing, a US $18 million Series A for TinyCo and US $10.7 million Series B for Tiny Speck. Andreessen [...]

Vancouver/San Fransisco based Tiny Speck, Inc., has raised additional US $10.7 million from its backers, Andreessen Horowitz and Accel Partners. Tiny Speck is a developer of massively multiplayer online game. Glitch,  primarily playable in the browser, is a massively-multiplayer game which takes place inside the minds of eleven peculiarly imaginative Giants.  Glitch will be [...]

Pulse Networks Inc., a developer of mobile applications, said it has recently completed a second round of financing with Orbixa Management Services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, Toronto based Pulse Networks is building a location-based app called Pulse the World that allows people to tag and learn about everything that’s happening around them in real-time. Pulse [...]