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Wikileaks

 
 
WikiLeaks said Saturday the Twitter accounts of four supporters had been subpoenaed in connection with an espionage investigation into the whistleblowing website led by a secret U.S. grand jury.
 
 
 
Popular social-networking site Facebook is the latest Internet company rumored to be preparing to go public, causing some investors to wonder if there’s a tech IPO revival on the way.
 
 

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From the Blogs

 

Liberal leadership social media monitor: No runaway successes

As the BC leadership race heats up Christy Clark and Kevin Falcon are still accounting for the major share of online traffic. However, the stats don&#...

 

Tech toys from CES

I didn't get to the Consumer Electronics Show but from my virtual visit, these are some of the tech toys I look forward to trying out in the coming...

 

16-year-old Port Moody artist and entrepreneur creates manga iPhone/iPad app

Paige Rohrick might trace her success as an artist and fledgling entrepreneur to the razzing she got in Grade 7 over drawing cats. Now 16 and the creator...

 

Best of YouTube

 

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Best of YouTube: Week of January 3, 2011

Here's a look at the latest videos making the rounds on YouTube this week.

 
 

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Personal Tech

 
 

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Microsoft's newest Surface technology 'makes your jaw drop'

Those who took in Steve Ballmer's keynote address at CES left vaguely dissatisfied, but those who stayed for the demo of Microsoft's latest version of Surface touchscreen technology were considerably more impressed.


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Gizmos & Gadgets

Dell and T-Mobile USA Unveil Streak 7, Both Companies’ First 4G Tablet Offering the Ultimate Entertainment Experience

Dell unveils Android tablet, smartphone

U.S. computer giant Dell announced plans on Thursday to launch a new touchscreen tablet computer and a smartphone powered by Google’s Android software.


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Howard Stringer (L), Chairman, CEO and President of Sony Corporation of America, shakes hands with Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka

Sony aims for No. 2 spot in tablet devices

Sony aims to slide in behind Apple as the world’s second-largest maker of tablet devices by 2012, a senior executive said on Thursday, adding that a PlayStation phone was also a potential opportunity.


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Online gaming giant Zynga buys Flock

A company notorious for flooding Facebook news feeds with updates has added social web browser Flock to its stable of companies.


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Rocker Courtney Love has become the first major celebrity to be sued over the content of her tweets

Technological freedom comes with a price: Just ask Courtney Love

Twitter now finds itself in the crosshairs of the court over concerns about defamation, leaving users of the popular social media site to wonder how much of what they post puts them at risk of legal action.


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Butterfly 'dating' better in the cold

It's not her fault. It's just the way she was raised.


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CES

Greenpeace ranks ‘greenest’ electronics

Environmental group Greenpeace handed out grades Thursday to what it said were the world’s "greenest" consumer electronics makers, as the annual gadget industry trade show opened here on Thursday.


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Plasma jets explain sun's outer heat

Scientists have long puzzled over why the sun's outer atmosphere is hotter than its surface, but a study published Thursday says blistering jets of plasma are the cause.


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Blogs

 

Bits and Bytes

This blog is a safe haven for people attending Internet Addicts...


 

Dark Matter

Let's skip the heavy lifting in science. Dark Matter takes you...


 

Digital Life

The Vancouver Sun's Gillian Shaw and her take on the latest ...


 

Technocité

Roberto Rocha started this blog to keep geeks in the know of...


 

Button Mash

Ben Gelinas and friends leap headlong into the world of video...


 

Bits and Bytes

This blog is a safe haven for people attending Internet Addicts...


 
 

Gaming

 
 

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Masters makes video game debut, boosts Tiger brand

Tiger Woods, whose brand name was tarnished mightily by the sex scandal that erupted around him last year, has a new partner with a highly regarded image - Augusta National Golf Club.


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Fallout: New Vegas

"Fallout: New Vegas’ ups antes with downloads

Bethesda Softworks is building on the rock star debut of "Fallout: New Vegas" with the December release of a new chapter of the epic videogame exclusively for play on Xbox 360 consoles.


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New video game reveals dark side of Mickey

The happiest place on Earth has a doppelganger. It's called Wasteland. Its denizens are forgotten, dejected and resentful, but they're not seething with rage. This is, after all, still a Walt Disney Co. property, even if its moniker is a topsy-turvy twist on the Disneyland theme park where no one really dies and fairy princesses always prevail.


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Sony revealed on Monday that mobile phone game sensation Angry Birds is heading for the Japanese entertainment giant?s PlayStation 3 consoles and PSP hand-held video game devices.

"Angry Birds" to land on PlayStation 3 and PSP

Sony revealed on Monday that mobile phone game sensation "Angry Birds" is heading for the Japanese entertainment giant’s PlayStation 3 consoles and PSP handheld videogame devices.


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