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Temperature rises, snow falls
The Northern Light – 19 Jan 2009 Metro Moncton is waking up to fresh snow this morning, which should measure a little over 15 centimetres (six inches) by the time a converging Nor'Easter and an Alberta Clipper moves out the region later today. Brief Snow Update AccuWeather.com Clipper Storm goes Coastal AccuWeather.com all 8 news articles |
 The Press |
How much energy does Googling burn?
Globe and Mail – 17 Jan 2009 Until now, it was a rarely pondered question: Between the virtual bookends of someone searching for revealing pictures of Lindsay Lohan online and a search engine producing said pictures, how much energy is consumed? Web of pollution? Metro Canda – Edmonton Google defends search engine efficiency ClimateChangeCorp.com The Times – Stuff.co.nz – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – The Times all 15 news articles |
Individuals that are tech savvy have learned that you seem to be able to receive breaking news updates via Twitter faster than you can your local and national news sources. This is due to fast, quick messages which can be delivered by individuals witnessing the events first hand instead of waiting for a news reporter to pick up on it.
 TrustedReviews |
North American Schools Use the Wii for Physical Education Classes
Softpedia – 2 hours ago By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor The Nintendo Wii is a lesson that needs to be taught to any console manufacturer. It became a sales phenomenon after it was launched and it is still selling strong, trumping its two arch rivals, the Xbox 360 and the … Gaming Market: Canadians Have Spent Billion ,The Wii leading … GameFocus Despite economic downturn, Canadian consumers spend big on video games The Canadian Press DailyTech – TrustedReviews – Gamasutra – Product Reviews all 59 news articles Langue : Français |
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Temperature rises, snow falls
The Northern Light – 23 hours ago Metro Moncton is waking up to fresh snow this morning, which should measure a little over 15 centimetres (six inches) by the time a converging Nor'Easter and an Alberta Clipper moves out the region later today. Brief Snow Update AccuWeather.com all 8 news articles |
 The Province |
Hollow Tree saved?
24 Hours Vancouver – 18 Jan 2009 By – Dharm Makwana, 24 hours Hollow Tree enthusiasts wanted something done to save the Vancouver landmark from the wood-chipper so they did it themselves. Park Board to vote on fate of hollow tree tonight News1130 Conservation group saves Vancouver's famed hollow tree from … The Canadian Press CTV.ca – The Province – Seattle Times all 18 news articles |
 Calgary Herald |
Revved Down but Charged Up
New York Times – 16 Jan 2009 By LAWRENCE ULRICH FOR decades, the marketing phrase “Sell the sizzle, not the steak” aptly described the scene at auto shows. 2010 Honda Insight hybrid is mostly agreeable USA Today The auto industry is banking on green vehicles bringing people … Niagara Falls Review Chicago Sun-Times – Auto123 – The Gazette (Montreal) – CanadianDriver all 27 news articles |
 PC World |
Google cuts back on services
Inquirer – 14 hours ago By Sylvie Barak IT'S NOT JUST employees being given the chop at Google. Some services are now being given the boot, too. Last week we reported the search engine giant was handing out pink slips to some 100 employees from the firm's recruitment … Jaiku Founder: "We're Not Dying, We're Morphing" Washington Post Users Petition to Save Google Notebook Mashable PC World – CNET News – CRN – Ars Technica all 138 news articles |
 Scientific American |
Cellphone Users Told To Expect Delays
Washington Post – 1 hour ago By Spencer S. Hsu Pre-inauguration concertgoers who flocked to the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday sent about 10 times the volume of wireless calls, text messages, pictures and videos as on the busiest hour of a typical day, causing scattered outages that … 'Text, don't talk' Globe and Mail Obama crowds test mobile networks BBC News Inside NoVA – MSNBC – Scientific American – Popular Science all 19 news articles |
 AsiaOne |
Birds pose serious danger to jets
AsiaOne – 17 Jan 2009 PARIS (AFP) – For centuries man dreamt of flying like a bird – but for the pilots of planes like the Airbus that crashed into New York's Hudson River, birds can be the enemy. After a Safe Landing, Some Questions Washington Post Post Calls Fowl on Canada Geese Gothamist Softpedia – BCLocalNews – MSNBC – LiveScience.com all 11 news articles |
