Grip Limited wins Microsoft's Dx3 challenge in support of Kids Help Phone

Grip Limited's creative and emotionally hearfelt campaign, which was developed in just 24 hours, has been selected the winner of the Microsoft Challenge to promote Kids Help Phone. With a creative project that pushes the boundaries of the industry standard, the unveiling took place at Dx3, Canada’s largest conference and trade show focused on digital marketing and advertising.

“Grip’s presentation struck all the right notes, and will provide Kids Help Phone with some extremely valuable awareness and marketing tools. At Microsoft Advertising we are impressed by how our advertising solutions and platforms were used in this creative challenge,” said Carlos de Torres, Microsoft Advertising General Manager and Microsoft Canada Vice President of Advertising & Online. 

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Titanfall Lands at Exclusive Gaming Lounge in Toronto

Xbox One is giving Toronto fans the chance to be the first to play Titanfall before it lands in-stores. On Monday, March 10^th, Xbox is bringing the game – touted as a revolution in the first-person shooter genre – to life at an exclusive gaming lounge at Tattoo Rock Parlour on Queen Street West in Toronto.

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Action Center on Windows Phone 8.1 to reportedly support 20 notifications per app

The latest iteration of Microsoft’s Windows Phone will reportedly support 20 notifications per app through the Action Center, a notification hub for the mobile operating system. This function was allegedly discovered through some APIs claiming that users can view up to 20 notifications per app. Persistent notifications will also reportedly be visible for up to a week. Reports claim that developers will be given the ability to send, replace, remove, tag, and group notifications. They will also be able to provide expiry periods for the notifications.

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Kobo launches app for Microsoft notebooks, tablets and desktops

Kobo just announced the launch of their app designed specifically for Microsoft notebooks, tablets and desktops running the new Windows platform including devices by Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and the Microsoft Surface.

The Kobo for Windows app enables Readers to access all the features they love on their Kobo device right on their Windows notebook, tablet or desktop.

“We are excited to give our Readers access to their Kobo eBooks on the Microsoft Windows ecosystem. Just like Kobo, Microsoft understands the importance of providing users with greater mobility and new ways to enjoy their favourite content. The Kobo for Windows app is designed to make Kobo content come alive on Windows devices,” said Sameer Hasan, Director of Reading and Mobile Platforms, Kobo.