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A man who is clinically blind was able to navigate an obstacle course successfully, European researchers say in a study to be released Tuesday.
A man who is clinically blind was able to navigate an obstacle course successfully, European researchers say in a study to be released Tuesday.
Microsoft Corp. is giving Windows XP yet another reprieve, this time allowing custom PC builders to continue to order the older operating system for their computers until the end of May.
RIM, maker of the BlackBerry wireless device, said Monday it has been advised that Certicom intends to seak an injunction an a cease-trade order to block RIM's takeover bid.
The desire to attach catchy acronyms to research projects is causing confusion, but Stephen Strauss questions whether scientific acronyms should be regulated.
SUNDAY 21. DECEMBER 2008
Warner Music Group Corp's videos began vanishing from You Tube this weekend after negotiations over licensing fees broke down.
FRIDAY 19. DECEMBER 2008
Computer hobbyists and researchers take note: two U.S. scientists have created a step-by-step guide on how to build a supercomputer using multiple PlayStation 3 video-game consoles.
The U.S. recording industry is shifting away from suing file sharers and toward working out deals with internet service providers that could see downloaders have their access cut off, but the issue in Canada is still muddy because of a lack of clear copyright law.
A week after cancelling plans to expand its presence in British Columbia, video-game giant Electronic Arts. Inc. announced Friday morning it would further contract, closing downtown Vancouver's Black Box studio and revealing plans for more layoffs.
The world's first ship partially propelled by solar power took to the seas on Friday in Japan, with the aim to cut fuel costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The federal government announced $8 million in research funding for P.E.I.'s Nutrisciences and Health Institute on Thursday.
THURSDAY 18. DECEMBER 2008
Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday it will boost sales in the final three months of its fiscal year by almost 20 per cent as the company's Blackberry mobile device will remain popular even in the current economic downturn.
Many consumers rely on specifications such as pixel counts or karats to make purchase decisions without fully understanding what they represent or how useful they will be, suggests a new study that will appear in the Journal of Consumer Research.
A University of Calgary professor says he has developed a technology designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with using a cell phone.
NASA and Canadian Space Agency officials this week temporarily halted plans to test a Canadian-made robot that was installed on the International Space Station earlier this year, citing concerns that it could become stranded on the station's Canadarm 2.
A Winnipeg business owner says a case of phone fraud has pushed his monthly bill from $500 to more $52,000.
Acadian Bus Lines is investigating claims by a Nova Scotia passenger that one of its drivers was sending text messages on her cellphone while driving a bus loaded with passengers on a stretch of highway in Quebec.
Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game publisher, has been ordered to stop airing a television ad that depicts Tiger Woods playing Nintendo Wii golf because it is misleading.
WEDNESDAY 17. DECEMBER 2008
Wealthier Canadian men are more likely than lower-income men to be overweight, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The pattern did not hold true for women.
Wal-Mart stores in the United States are scheduled to start selling Apple Inc.'s iPhone on Dec. 28 for regular price, rather than a discounted $99 US as rumoured, according to a report.
As part of a new privacy policy, Yahoo Inc. said Wednesday it will cut the amount of time it keeps data about users' online behaviour from 13 months to three months.
Apple Inc. is pulling away from an annual trade show dedicated to celebrating its products, announcing Tuesday that chief executive Steve Jobs won't be delivering the keynote address at the annual Macworld show in January.
As part of their anti-fraud battle, major credit card issuers Visa and MasterCard are rolling out new cards across Canada that contain memory chips.
TUESDAY 16. DECEMBER 2008
Island bird watchers are catching glimpses of an unusual number of snowy owls this year.
The mysterious force causing the universe to expand at an accelerated pace is also stifling the growth of the matter inside it, astronomers revealed Tuesday.
HIV can travel through a healthy woman's genital skin and reach its immune cell targets in four hours, researchers said Tuesday. Previously, it was thought the lining acted as an effective barrier against HIV.