Feb 13 2009

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

Journalists are not above the rules of decorum
Canada.com – 21 hours ago
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

Canadian scientists develop new "mind-reading" technology – ITBusiness.ca


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Canadian scientists develop new "mind-reading" technology
ITBusiness.ca – 12 Feb 2009
A new method of scanning the brain with near-infrared light – developed by Canadian researchers – can be used to predict a person's preferences with a high degree of accuracy, by reading the subject's mind directly.
'Mind-reading' scan aimed at helping kids who can't speak or move The Canadian Press
Canadians invent infrared mind-reading ray TechRadar UK
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Feb 13 2009

Bell News: Palm Treo Pro and BlackBerry Pearl Flip Launch Dates – IntoMobile


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Bell News: Palm Treo Pro and BlackBerry Pearl Flip Launch Dates
IntoMobile – 45 minutes ago
Yesterday I reported some rough launch dates for a few devices on Bell, including the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Treo Pro, BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Pearl Flip, and more.
Review – Palm Centro CTV.ca
Bell Canada to gain Palm Treo Pro on Feb 26th Phones Review
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Feb 13 2009

Outlook Live: Microsoft’s efforts towards living in the cloud – ZDNet


ITBusiness.ca

Outlook Live: Microsoft’s efforts towards living in the cloud
ZDNet – 20 hours ago
Hot off the newswire today, Microsoft Exchange Labs which previously provides an Exchange service to Live@edu users, used by hundreds of universities around the world, has been named Outlook Live.
Ten reasons why Microsoft Outlook should be your email client of … ITBusiness.ca
Outlook Live to support Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari Ars Technica
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Feb 13 2009

Collision sparks space 'dodgeball' – Toronto Star


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Collision sparks space 'dodgeball'
Toronto Star – 6 hours ago
AP PHOTO/NASA This image provided by NASA shows an artist's concept of an Iridium satellite in earth orbit. Two big communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of its kind in orbit over Siberia Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009, shooting out a pair …
Space collision debris to orbit Earth for millenia The Associated Press
Satellite collision: British radar station tracking crash debris … Telegraph.co.uk
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Feb 13 2009

Tracking reveals songbirds' route – BBC News


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Tracking reveals songbirds' route
BBC News – 5 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 …
There's no rest for the winged Toronto Star
Tiny, fast – and they sing too Globe and Mail
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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

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

Enterprises should be wary of cloud storage – VNUNet.com

Enterprises should be wary of cloud storage
VNUNet.com – 12 Feb 2009
Cloud computing is becoming an increasingly hot topic, but companies have been warned to be wary when considering cloud storage services.
Cloud computing in Canada: The enterprise obstacles ITWorld Canada
Cloud computing's impact on the network: How to prepare Search Networking
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Feb 13 2009

Ontario Court Wrong About IP Addresses, Too

Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton comments on a breaking news story out of the Canadian courts: “An Ontario Superior Court Justice has ruled that Canadian police can obtain the identities of Internet users without a warrant, writing that there is ‘no reasonable expectation of privacy’ for a user’s online identity, and drawing the analogy that ‘One’s name and address or the name and address of your spouse are not biographical information one expects would be kept private from the state.’ But why in the world is it valid to compare an IP address with a street address in the phone book?” Read on for Bennett’s analysis.

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