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Tech dependence interfering with people's sleep habits
Dependence on televisions, cellphones and laptops may be costing Americans dearly -- in lack of sleep.
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Cyber Attack
The French finance ministry has shut down 10,000 computers after a "spectacular" cyber attack from hackers using Internet addresses in China, officials and reports said Monday.
Canadian songwriters are again targeting Internet file-sharing, this time with a proposal for consumer licences that could add as much as $10 to monthly Internet bills.
EBooks
I recently managed to generate some controversy in the usually quiet and conservative world of CanLit by publishing a book.
From the Blogs
Northern Voice 2011: Vancouver's blogging and social media conference
Northern Voice has been a pioneer in the world of social media conferences, hosting its first one back in 2005 back when social media wasn't the catch...
10 ways to avoid a $37,000 cell phone bill
It may be too late for the Vancouver woman who racked up a $37,000 data bill on Telus while vacationing in Egypt with her new iPhone. But using your cell...
Social media pivotal in Christy Clark BC Liberal leadership campaign
Did social media play a pivotal role in B.C.'s Liberal leadership race? Without doubt says Sandy Wakeling, founder of the Draft Christy campaign and...
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Best of YouTube: Week of March 7, 2011
Here's a look at the latest videos making the rounds on YouTube this week.
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Personal Tech
Tablet Computers
iPad, other tablets hit PC demand: Gartner
Apple’s iPad and other Internet-connected media tablets are draining demand for laptops and notebook computers, research firm Gartner said Thursday, sharply lowering its worldwide PC forecast this year.
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Gizmos & Gadgets
Samsung sees iPad 2 thinness, price as challenge
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics on Friday admitted it faced a tough challenge to compete with Apple’s new slimmer and cheaper iPad, saying "inadequate" parts had to be improved.
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Gizmos & Gadgets
'Dumbed-down' apps not the future
For Phil Deck, the more mobile the Web becomes, the more it stays the same.
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Top funds sell some Apple, Google
Nervous analysts have worried for years that the stellar stock prices of technology giants Apple Inc and Google Inc could tumble back to earth
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Google's search revamp fails to sway content critics
Google's top search engineers predicted when the company revamped its search rankings last week to favour more authoritative content, there would be significant winners and there would be losers. As the dust settles following that change, the prediction is proving true.
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Canadian research aims to scan minds to determine security threats
Canadian defence researchers are investigating how brain signals might distinguish hostile intent from everyday emotions such as anger and fear.
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Arctic birds bear brunt of throwaway society
When biologist Jennifer Provencher headed to the Arctic, she signed on to help assess how seabird diets are changing as temperatures climb in the North.
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These were the voyages of the Shuttle Discovery . . .
Space shuttle Discovery departed the International Space Station on Monday, leaving behind a new storage room, a prototype robot and tons of supplies during its 39th and final space flight.
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Blogs
Gaming
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Panasonic says has dropped game development project
Consumer electronics giant Panasonic said on Tuesday it had dropped development of a handheld online gaming device that had been tentatively named "Jungle."
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Michael Jackson dance moves hit Kinect in April
Ubisoft on Thursday announced an April 12 release date for a Michael Jackson video game that challenges Xbox 360 players to dance like the King of Pop.
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Millions take to floor in ‘Just Dance’ videogame
Ubisoft on Tuesday announced that it had sold more than five million copies of the latest version of a "Just Dance" video game tailored for play on Nintendo’s motion-sensing Wii consoles.
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