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Water levels falling despite lots of snow
Globe and Mail – 12 hours ago Vancouver — All the snow that's fallen in southern BC so far this winter still isn't enough to keep water levels up this summer. Below-normal snowpacks reported for coastal and southern BC Vancouver Sun Despite record snowfalls, some areas of BC facing drought this summer The Canadian Press all 3 news articles |
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Treo Pro Comes to Brazils Claro
Palm Infocenter – 13 Feb 2009 Palm has announced that the Treo Pro is now available in Brazil through the Claro Network. The Treo Pro now enjoys a wide dispersal in South and Latin America, while it still remains available in the US as an unlocked handset. Review – Palm Centro CTV.ca Bell News: Palm Treo Pro and BlackBerry Pearl Flip Launch Dates IntoMobile Brighthand – TreoCentral – Softpedia – SYS-CON Media all 28 news articles |
 TechCrunch |
Google pays writers for old books
Inquirer – 12 Feb 2009 By Nick Farrell SEARCH OUTFIT GOOGLE has started paying the authors of tens of thousands of out-of-print books what could amount to a 5 million settlement. Authors to Google Book Search: Pay Up! CNET News paidContent.org – Authors Get Per Book, 63 Percent Of Ad … Washington Post Globe and Mail – Techdirt – TechCrunch – WalletPop all 25 news articles |
 PC World |
Shortcovers 'Kindle killer' e-reader under way for smartphones
BetaNews – 11 Feb 2009 by Jacqueline Emigh While hardware makers have failed to produce an "iPhone killer," a major book seller is now readying a software application for iPhone, BlackBerry and other smartphones, that will be marketed as a "Kindle killer. 'Kindle killer' Shortcovers covers a lot CNET News Shortcovers Turning iPhone into eBook Macworld Canada PC World – Globe and Mail – TechNewsWorld – ElectricNews.net all 23 news articles |
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Iridium hole plugged after satellite smash-up
TechRadar UK – 14 hours ago Satellite phone users worried about the effect of the destruction of one of the Iridium orbiters this week can breathe easy now, as the company has already plugged the gap in its network. More data sharing urged to avoid satellite crashes Reuters Satellite collision reflects necessity for int'l laws: Russian expert People’s Daily Online CBC.ca – InformationWeek – The Associated Press – New Straits Times all 2,770 news articles Langue : Français |
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Canadian judge: No warrant needed to see ISP logs
Ars Technica – 13 Feb 2009 A Superior Court in Ontario, Canada has ruled that IP addresses are akin to your home address, and therefore people have no expectation of privacy when it comes to their online activities being accessed by law enforcement. Where you've been on Net not private, judge rules National Post Privacy advocates concerned about potential internet wiretapping law CBC.ca MarketWatch (press release) – The Gazette (Montreal) all 25 news articles |
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Awesome Audi R8 5.2 has V10 power
CanadianDriver – 11 Feb 2009 Toronto, Ontario – Audi’s exotic R8 mid-engined sports car is now available with a 5.2-litre, V10 engine that churns out 525 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque. Preview: 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 National Post Audi presents 2010 S4 and R8 V10 in Toronto Auto123 Motor Authority – Autonet – Channel 4 News – Irish Times all 12 news articles |
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A valentine for Mr. Darwin
Globe and Mail – 13 Feb 2009 Yesterday was Charles Darwin's 200th birthday (or would have been had we evolved for greater longevity). And tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Darwin, Ahead of His Time, Is Still Influential New York Times A forgotten hero: Darwin's co-discoverer Times Online AFP – BBC News – guardian.co.uk all 1,254 news articles |
I’m not going to discuss the economic meltdown and its devastating effect on technology companies and internet startups in this post, but rather something that crossed my mind earlier this morning: “Web 2.0″ seems to become more and more a void (and an avoided) term. Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it is definitely apparent.
Tech historians may point to February 12, 2009 as the official fall of the plasma empire. That’s the day that Pioneer—arguable the maker of the best plasmas ever—announced its complete exit from the TV business and that Vizio—the number-three plasma retailer in the US—gave up on the tech in favor of LCD.
