Jan 7 2009

Canadian Wireless Firms Ordered to Upgrade 911 System – TMCnet


Calgary CTV

Canadian Wireless Firms Ordered to Upgrade 911 System
TMCnet – 9 hours ago
By Brendan B. Read Canada’s wireless carriers have been pushed by the country’s communications regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to put in technology to give 911 dispatchers the ability to locate cell …
Regulator will force cellphone companies to upgrade 911 system CBC.ca
RCMP says changes to 911 could save lives Calgary CTV
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Jan 7 2009

Blazing fireball spotted shooting through Calgary skies – The Tech Herald

Blazing fireball spotted shooting through Calgary skies
The Tech Herald – 13 hours ago
by Stevie Smith – Jan 7 2009, 13:00 Quickly becoming something of a favoured landing zone for all manner of inbound space debris, the skies above Canada have once again been treated to a fiery meteor, which takes the recent total to three in the last …
Monday fireball caught on video Lethbridge Herald
Fireball seen over Calgary National Post
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Jan 7 2009

Richmond SkyTrain station project gets reprieve – CTV British Columbia


The Province

Richmond SkyTrain station project gets reprieve
CTV British Columbia – 9 hours ago
Richmond City Council gave a last minute reprieve on Tuesday to the two private partners involved in a major development project that is meant to be built around a Canada Line Station.
Sun sets on Sun Tech neighbourhood Richmond News
Condo project shuts down The Province
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Jan 7 2009

The Star of the Show Bids Farewell to Macworld – Washington Post


BBC News

The Star of the Show Bids Farewell to Macworld
Washington Post – 1 hour ago
By Rob Pegoraro SAN FRANCISCO The last Apple keynote to headline Macworld Expo here wrapped up a little like the final episode of a long-running television drama: with a thematic farewell song.
Macworld: Apple Rewards The Faithful InformationWeek
Apple still has a credibility problem Globe and Mail
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Jan 7 2009

CES: Kodak goes high-def with its new Zx1 camcorder – The Tech Herald


CrunchGear

CES: Kodak goes high-def with its new Zx1 camcorder
The Tech Herald – 13 hours ago
by Stevie Smith – Jan 7 2009, 13:00 Pocket-sized, lightweight and easy to handle are par for the course for today’s line of video camcorders but, when it comes to truly luring prospective consumers, high-definition performance is becoming an absolute …
Kodak Pocket Camcorder Goes High-Def PC World
Kodak's Pocket HD Camcorder Sneers at Bad Weather PC Magazine
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Jan 7 2009

Verizon picks Microsoft search – Reuters


Reuters

Verizon picks Microsoft search
Reuters – 3 hours ago
By Ritsuko Ando and Sinead Carew NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Verizon Chief …
Microsoft strikes deals for Live Search CNET News
Microsoft Buys Search Distribution New York Times
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Jan 7 2009

First Xbox Live Arcade of '09 is… – CVG Online


EL33TONLINE

First Xbox Live Arcade of '09 is…
CVG Online – 6 Jan 2009
Microsoft has let us know that the first game to be added onto the Xbox Live servers this year will be 'Interpol'. Don't worry if you've never heard of it, we hadn't either.
Interpol coming to XBLA this week News Eurogamer
Xbox Live Arcade to unveil Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos as the … TechShout!
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Jan 7 2009

Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free – InformationWeek


ABC News

Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
InformationWeek – 1 hour ago
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
Apple cuts the digital locks off iTunes Globe and Mail
Getting naked with DRM-free iTunes upgrades: the details Ars Technica
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Jan 7 2009

A Closer Look at Apple’s Advanced Notebook Battery Tech

The new 17″ MacBook Pro claims an industry leading 8 hours of battery life, thanks to a series of innovations Apple highlighted in the new notebook’s introduction. Even so, many of the advancements are not actually new, but rather the product of Apple’s incremental engineering efforts to increase its notebooks’ usability and desirability.

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Jan 7 2009

Blazing fireball spotted shooting through Calgary skies – The Tech Herald

Blazing fireball spotted shooting through Calgary skies
The Tech Herald – 10 hours ago
by Stevie Smith – Jan 7 2009, 13:00 Quickly becoming something of a favoured landing zone for all manner of inbound space debris, the skies above Canada have once again been treated to a fiery meteor, which takes the recent total to three in the last …
Monday fireball caught on video Lethbridge Herald
Fireball seen over Calgary National Post
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