Feb 13 2009

Shortcovers 'Kindle killer' e-reader under way for smartphones – BetaNews


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
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Feb 13 2009

Journalists are not above the rules of decorum – Canada.com

Journalists are not above the rules of decorum
Canada.com – 12 Feb 2009
By Roberto Rocha 02-12-2009 COMMENTS(1) TechnoCité The much-publicized beef between National Post reporter David George-Cosh and marketing pro April Dunford on Twitter left a sour taste in the mouths of both journalists and those who take their calls.
The danger of tweeting in anger Telegraph.co.uk
A tale of two faux pas: When transparency meets bad behavior ZDNet Blogs
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Feb 13 2009

Google pays writers for old books – Inquirer


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
E-books: coming soon to a BC library near you Globe and Mail
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Feb 13 2009

Low-flying Canadian satellites at greater risk of hitting debris – CBC.ca


Washington Post

Low-flying Canadian satellites at greater risk of hitting debris
CBC.ca – 5 hours ago
Canadian Earth-observation satellites are potentially at greater risk than usual of colliding with space debris after two satellites crashed into each other earlier this week, the Canadian Space Agency said.
Space crash called "catastrophic," lots of debris The Associated Press
Satellite collision 'more powerful than China's ASAT test' New Scientist
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Feb 13 2009

Tracking reveals songbirds' route – BBC News


CTV British Columbia

Tracking reveals songbirds' route
BBC News – 13 hours ago
By Mark Kinver The migration routes of two species of songbirds have been tracked for the first time, say scientists. They fitted tags to wood thrushes and purple martins in the north-east of the US before the birds began their journey to central and
Tracking the Flight of Birds, With Tiny Backpacks New York Times
Tiny, fast – and they sing too Globe and Mail
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Feb 13 2009

Gaps and sticker shock detract from worthwhile Mercedes GLK 350 SUV – Detroit Free Press


The Gazette (Montreal)

Gaps and sticker shock detract from worthwhile Mercedes GLK 350 SUV
Detroit Free Press – 12 Feb 2009
BY MARK PHELAN • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • February 12, 2009 How much is the Mercedes-Benz star worth? Judging by the 2010 GLK 350 small crossover SUV, the shiny piece of chromed plastic costs somewhere between 000 and 000.
Crossover comparison! MKX, GLK, LR2 The Gazette (Montreal)
2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic CNET Reviews
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Feb 13 2009

Darwin the Liberator How evolutionary thought undermined the … – Washington Post


USA Today

Darwin the Liberator How evolutionary thought undermined the
Washington Post – 1 hour ago
By Adrian Desmond and James Moore | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 485 pp. By Jerry A. Coyne | Viking. 282 pp. .95 Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln have been spotted together a lot recently — in a book by the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik,
Celebrating Darwin's 200th birthday The Charlatan
On the Origin (and Fate) of Species New York Times
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Feb 13 2009

Facebook faux-pas can leave users red-faced – Canada.com


TECH.BLORGE.com

Facebook faux-pas can leave users red-faced
Canada.com – 7 hours ago
By Julie Beun-Chown, Ottawa Citizen; Canwest News Service Chelsy Davy, left, privately dumped Prince Harry, then publicly broadcast the fact on her Facebook profile.
What not to do on Facebook on Valentine’s Day Mirror.co.uk
Using Facebook and Twitter to end relationships TECH.BLORGE.com
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Feb 13 2009

New space institute to help boost Canada's profile on space … – The Canadian Press


Calgary Herald

New space institute to help boost Canada's profile on space
The Canadian Press – 1 hour ago
CALGARY – Canada's profile on international space missions may be about to get a boost to the heavens. The University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge are teaming up to form Canada's first Institute for Space Imaging Science.
Canadian scientists plan telescope to probe universe's origins Canada.com
U of C signs on to huge telescope project Calgary Herald
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Feb 13 2009

Low-flying Canadian satellites at greater risk of hitting debris – CBC.ca


guardian.co.uk

Low-flying Canadian satellites at greater risk of hitting debris
CBC.ca – 1 hour ago
Canadian Earth-observation satellites are potentially at greater risk than usual of colliding with space debris after two satellites crashed into each other earlier this week, the Canadian Space Agency said.
Space crash called "catastrophic," lots of debris The Associated Press
Satellite collision prompts calls for space traffic control system TG Daily
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