Apple to hold media event September 1st in San Francisco
Bloomberg has updated their report, filed yesterday, on Apple's plans to launch a 99-cent, a la carte style, TV-show rental service for their AppleTV product. The updated report states that, Apple plans to hold a San Francisco event Sept. 7. Read it at boygeniusreport.com0 Comments
Fraudsters Drain PayPal Accounts Through iTunes
Reports are appearing this morning about a major security hole in iTunes accounts linked to PayPal. At least one group of scammers has found a way to charge thousands of dollars to iTunes accounts through PayPal. Read it at techcrunch.com0 Comments
June quake rattled Natural Resources website
The June earthquake that shook parts of Quebec and Ontario rattled more than just the ground. Within minutes of the 5.0-magnitude quake, people were furiously posting accounts on Twitter and other social media sites. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
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India eyes Google and Skype in security Crackdown
India may ask Google and Skype for greater access to encrypted information once it resolves security concerns with BlackBerrys, which are now under threat of a ban, according to a government document and two people familiar with the discussions. Read it at google.com0 Comments
Are MP3 players behind teen hearing loss?
A stunning number of teens have lost a little bit of their hearing - nearly one in five - and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. Read it at healthzone.ca0 Comments
Facebook Rolling out Location Based Services Tomorrow?
Facebook has been sending out invitations to media outlets for an event on Wednesday the 18th where they will "provide an update on the service's features and products" of the company. Read it at boygeniusreport.com0 Comments
Facebook 'Dislike Button' Flagged As Scam
"Beware of the fake Facebook 'Dislike' button," warned Facebook Security in an online post on Monday. "As always, we advise you not to click on suspicious links on Facebook. Read it at informationweek.com0 Comments
Technology & Science - Microsoft profits up 35%
Microsoft has become the latest company to benefit from what seems to be a rebound in business spending on technology after the economic downturn. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
E-books coming to N.B. public libraries
The New Brunswick public libraries are planning to start offering e-books in the next few months to allow people access to more reading material in different formats. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Obama predicts Mars landing Within his Lifetime
U.S. President Barack Obama boldly predicts his new plans for space exploration will lead American astronauts on historic, almost fantastic, journeys to an asteroid and then to Mars in his lifetime relying on propulsion systems still to be imagined. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Court orders newspaper to ID web commentators
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge says Internet anonymity shouldn't be a shield for legal actions and has ordered a newspaper and Google Inc. to provide the identities of people who posted comments about Halifax's top firefighters. Read it at thespec.com0 Comments
iPad comes to Canada: Rogers to offer plans from end of May
Rogers today announced that it will offer iPad price plans for all models from the end of May in Canada. No price details have been announced. Read it at redboard.rogers.com0 Comments
Apple Delays International iPad Launch Due To Great Sales
Apple has delayed the international launch of the device until the end of May simply because it sold more iPads (over half a million) than it anticipated. Read it at mashable.com0 Comments
Apple Delays International iPad Launch by One Month
Sorry Canada, you'll have to wait a little longer to get your hands on an iPad. Citing "surprisingly strong US demand," Apple has delayed the international launch of the iPad by one month (preorders/pricing postponed to May). Read it at gizmodo.com0 Comments
Winter Olympics to Demo Thought-Controlled Lighting
A Canadian company has created what it calls the “largest thought-controlled computing installation,” an experiment that lets visitors to the Olympics use brainwaves to control the lights at three major landmarks in Canada, including Niagara Falls. Read it at wired.com0 Comments
Astronauts Get Two Christmases in Space
Christmas comes twice to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station this year as the multi-nation crew celebrates the traditional Dec. 25 holiday as well as Russian Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. Read it at space.com0 Comments
Canadians sent approximately 100 million texts per day
Text messaging has become such a habit that it's easy to loose track on how many you have sent or received. It%u2019s important that it's included in your monthly plans or you might just wind up in being billed for an exonamant amount of money. Read it at mobilesyrup.com0 Comments
Waving Goodbye to 2009
Here's an interesting video that uses Google Wave to illustrate some of this year's most important events.
Globalive To Announce Cell Prices, Products Today
Wind Mobile will announce its handsets and rates Wednesday and if online speculation is anything to go by, consumers will be pleased, though perhaps not surprised. Read it at thestar.com0 Comments
Go For Globalive: Cabinet Over-rules CRTC
To the surprise of some industry analysts, Ottawa has over-ruled the federal telecommunications regulator by saying Globalive Wireless Management Corp. meets Canadian ownership and control requirements under law. Read it at itworldcanada.com0 Comments
Rogers Says Canada Can't Support Fourth National Mobile
Rogers Communications Inc. Chief Executive Officer Nadir Mohamed said Canada's wireless market can't sustain a fourth national mobile carrier, even as the government pushes for more competition. Read it at bloomberg.com0 Comments
Government of Canada Varies CRTC Decision on Globalive
The Government of Canada has varied a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision regarding Globalive Wireless Management Corp., a Canadian-owned and controlled company. Read it at ic.gc.ca0 Comments
Clement Allows Globalive Into Telecom Market
Industry Minister Tony Clement said Friday the federal government would overrule the federal telecom regulator and allow Globalive Wireless Management Corp. to offer cellphone service in Canada. Read it at financialpost.com0 Comments
Globalive allowed to enter Canadian cellphone market
The federal government has overruled a CRTC decision on the ownership structure of Toronto-based Globalive, opening the door for the wireless company to set up shop as Canada's fourth national cellphone company. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Globalive is Canadian and can launch their WIND Mobile brand
After an incredible journey down the path of Canadian wireless, Globalive has been given the green light by Industry Minister Tony Clement to launch their WIND Mobile brand! Read it at mobilesyrup.com0 Comments
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