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Joshua Ostrowalker (left) with Jeff Bacon of Ottawa's Magmic Games.

New app for an old game

A team of Ottawa video-game designers has pumped new life into a cultural icon by bringing a Rubik's Cube game to portable devices around the world.


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Watching TV on your computer with EyeTV Hybrid

There are a lot of different options when it comes to watching TV on your computer, and Elgato makes some of the best.


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An Amazon Kindle.

Amazon adds video and audio to Kindle

Amazon.com has updated its Kindle application allowing audio and video clips to be embedded in electronic books served up on Apple's popular iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch gadgets.


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Protecting your irreplaceable images

Keeping a camera out of harm's way when you travel should be your No. 1 priority. It's not just the camera you're protecting, it's also your irreplaceable pictures.


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Motorola to battle Apple with Droid X

Verizon Wireless plans to start selling Droid X next month, launching the latest phone from Motorola Inc. based on Google Inc's Android software.


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Flip Mino mini video camera, $180

You, too, can be a video star

Thanks to camera-equipped mobile phones and point-and-shoot compact cameras, video is king. We're able to shoot clips and upload them to YouTube in seconds. But these lower-end cameras might not give us the quality that we need for special events such as school plays, weddings, and birthdays. Here is a roundup of the other video options to consider for higher-quality movies.


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MITCH JOEL

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