- CBC - Technology & Science News
- 10/7/12 18:29
A U.S.-Indonesian underwater exploration project has found a giant volcano on the ocean floor north of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A U.S.-Indonesian underwater exploration project has found a giant volcano on the ocean floor north of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A U.S. federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action.
The hot temperatures that roasted much of New Brunswick last week also caused a tough time for the cold-water loving salmon in the Miramichi River.
Even before the commission investigating the Gulf oil spill holds its first meeting Monday, panel co-chairman William Reilly couldn't help but point out something he's already noticed.
A New Brunswick judge has ordered a Moncton newspaper to reveal the identity of an anonymous commenter after the person's online post was considered defamatory by its target.
China confirmed Sunday it had renewed Google's licence to operate after a months-long standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company had pledged it wouldn't provide "lawbreaking content."
SUNDAY 11. JULY 2010
The waste treatment firm in London, Ont., that normally takes a quarter of Toronto's green bin material has been forced to shut down for two months.
SATURDAY 10. JULY 2010
A judge has reduced a jury's $675,000 US fine for illegal downloading and file-sharing fine assessed against a Boston grad student.
FRIDAY 9. JULY 2010
The federal official leading the Gulf oil spill cleanup says a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill in the next three days.
Inventors of all shapes and sizes of household gadgets have found some special places on the internet.
The patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry said Friday it has sued six other makers of phones and phone software.
Young people who constantly swap and share personal information through networks today are likely to value sharing over privacy even as they age, technology watchers predict.
A new fee that is being applied to the price of some products that require special disposal is not a tax, says Ontario's environment minister.
Researchers have discovered two powerful antibodies that neutralize most known strains of the AIDS virus in laboratory testing.
The head of Mobilicity says new competition in Canada's wireless telecom industry could be destroyed by the new Chatr brand from Rogers.
A total eclipse of the sun occurs Sunday, but will be visible only in a narrow slice of the Southern Hemisphere.
Ensuring Canada's woodland caribou, eastern wolf and other at-risk species survive will require larger, more interconnected parks, a new report says.
Beijing has renewed the licence Google needs to continue operating a website in China, the company says.
Biologists and health officials in southern Ontario are scrambling to contain an invasive plant that can cause blindness and severe burns.
The Toronto Transit Commission has unveiled a new text message system that will tell commuters how long they have to wait for the next streetcar to arrive.
THURSDAY 8. JULY 2010
The U.S. Defence Department's new U.S. Cyber Command has embedded a 32-character string of secret code on its logo, causing a stir among bloggers and curious techies.
New Brunswick has signed a letter of intent to look at building a second reactor at NB Power's Point Lepreau nuclear plant.
A bacterium that lives inside fruit flies has found a new way to ensure it gets passed on to the next generation of flies - by protecting female flies against infertility.
TomTom GPS users can now get directions from the official voice of Star Wars' Yoda.
A battery being tested for plug-in Chrysler pickup trucks was one of 18 clean technology projects across Canada that have received a federal boost this week.