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FBI blasts Apple, Google for locking police out of phones
FBI Director James B. Comey sharply criticized Apple and Google on Thursday for developing forms of smartphone encryption so secure that law enforcement officials cannot easily gain access to information stored on the devices — even when they have valid s
Tech | 207861 hits | 12:18 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
FBI Director James B. Comey sharply criticized Apple and Google on Thursday for developing forms of smartphone encryption so secure that law enforcement officials cannot easily gain access to information stored on the devices — even when they have valid s
New 'Bash' computer bug may be worse than 'Heartbleed'
New warnings are emerging of a security flaw known as the "Bash" bug, which cyber experts say may pose a serious threat to computers using Unix-based operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X. Canadian Hayley Todesco wins Google Science Fair prize
A Calgary teen has won a $25,000 scholarship from Google for her science project about speeding up the detoxification of oilsands tailings ponds. Netflix refuses CRTC demand to hand over subscriber data
Netflix says it is refusing to turn over confidential subscriber information to Canada's broadcast regulator in order to safeguard private corporate information.Science fiction a step closer as Oculus virtual reality headsets near release
Although Oculus has set no deadline, the Rift is expected to go on sale in 2015, after selling about 130,000 of its $350 development kits over the past two years.
Tech | 207013 hits | 1:29 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Although Oculus has set no deadline, the Rift is expected to go on sale in 2015, after selling about 130,000 of its $350 development kits over the past two years. Telus fielded 103,500 info requests from government, police
Telus Corp. received about 103,500 official requests for information about its customers last year, the Vancouver-based telecom revealed in its first "transparency" report.Apple iPhone 6 release sees queues at stores get longer as fans line up for handsets
The queues outside Apple stores around the world are growing as fans line up to be the first to own the new smartphones. One place in a queue in New York has even been sold for $2,500 (£1,500).
Tech | 208036 hits | 12:21 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The queues outside Apple stores around the world are growing as fans line up to be the first to own the new smartphones. One place in a queue in New York has even been sold for $2,500 (£1,500).
Apple included language in its first Transparency Report to say that it had not been subject to a Section 215 Patriot Act request. That language is now gone. Fireball over Rockies was Russian spy satellite, experts say
A fireball that blazed across the night sky over the Rockies earlier this month likely was part of a Russian spy satellite that fell from orbit, say meteor and aerospace experts. Alex Hennessy captures his own holdup at gunpoint on GoPro camera
A Vancouver tourist, who was held up at gunpoint as he bicycled through a Buenos Aires neighbourhood managed to capture the entire incident on his Go-Pro bike-helmet cam. Maven spacecraft to reach Mars after 10-month journey
This weekend, NASA's Maven spacecraft will reach Mars following a 10-month journey spanning 711 million kilometres. If all goes well, the robotic explorer will hit the brakes and slip into Martian orbit Sunday night. Canadarm-like robot invented to clean bridges
Three New Brunswick companies have created a robotic bridge cleaner that is garnering national attention and could wash away the old way of cleaning bridges.NASA to unveil a partnership with the private sector to send astronauts into space
NASA says it will make a 'major announcement' about its commercial crew transportation program. The agency is expected to partner with Boeing to send astronauts to the international space station.
NASA says it will make a 'major announcement' about its commercial crew transportation program. The agency is expected to partner with Boeing to send astronauts to the international space station.This robotic tentacle is soft as chewing gum and could snake through pipes
The octopus-inspired robot, made using 3-D printed molds, moves by inflating and deflating its segments.
Tech | 206708 hits | 1:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The octopus-inspired robot, made using 3-D printed molds, moves by inflating and deflating its segments. Wind turbines kill fewer birds than do cats, cell towers
Wind turbines kill far fewer birds in North America than do cats or collisions with buildings such as cell towers, says a study Monday.New data center protects against solar storms and nuclear EMPs
A new 2,000-sq.-ft. data center in Pennsylvania was designed to protect against an electromagnetic pulse, either from a solar storm or a nuclear event.
Tech | 206997 hits | 12:23 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A new 2,000-sq.-ft. data center in Pennsylvania was designed to protect against an electromagnetic pulse, either from a solar storm or a nuclear event. Facebook Messenger found to be tracking 'a lot more data than you think'
"Messenger appears to have more spyware type code in it than I've seen in products intended specifically for enterprise surveillance," says iOS forensics and security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski. As many as 40 Dutch victims of man suspected of Amanda Todd cyber harassmentTech | 206951 hits | 10:41 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A prosecutor says a Dutch man suspected of possessing child pornography and blackmailing and harassing victims over the Internet with naked images of themselves may have victimized up to 40 people in the Netherlands and several dozen in other countries, i Apple iPhone 6 map of Canada confuses Toronto, Ottawa
Apple's map of Canada showing customers when they can expect their new iPhone 6 to arrive misplaces Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton and mislabels Quebec City.Hacker publishes tech support phone scammer slammer
Security pro Matthew Weeks has released a Metasploit module that can take over computers running the Ammyy Admin remote control software popular among "Hi this is Microsoft, there's a problem with your computer" tech support scammers. Weeks' day job is di
Security pro Matthew Weeks has released a Metasploit module that can take over computers running the Ammyy Admin remote control software popular among "Hi this is Microsoft, there's a problem with your computer" tech support scammers. Weeks' day job is diGmail passwords leaked with 5 million account details exposed on Russian website
Hackers offloaded nearly 5 million Gmail account details and passwords on Bitcoin Security – a popular Russian website devoted to cryptocurrency.
Tech | 206993 hits | 10:55 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hackers offloaded nearly 5 million Gmail account details and passwords on Bitcoin Security – a popular Russian website devoted to cryptocurrency. Accused Ottawa cyberbully apologizes: 'I crossed the line'Tech | 206685 hits | 9:54 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
He is accused of creating fake online profiles to destroy reputations in short order, presenting his targets to the world as child predators, members of a Nazi party, exotic dancers and prostitutes. Okra slime tested to keep ice cream creamy
Canadian food scientists are testing the slimy vegetable okra as an ingredient in ice cream, to keep it thick and creamy. 
If the Internet seems a little slower than usual today, it’s probably not. But it may look that way due to a protest from Net Neutrality advocates around the web. Sites like Netflix, WordPress, and Reddit will be displaying loading symbols on their front U.S.-based scientist claims he invented email at just 14-years-old
An Indian-born and U.S.-based scientist is claiming to be the inventor of email - instead of the American computer programmer originally credited with the creation, according to Britain’s Daily Telegraph.
Tech | 206834 hits | 4:00 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Indian-born and U.S.-based scientist is claiming to be the inventor of email - instead of the American computer programmer originally credited with the creation, according to Britain’s Daily Telegraph. Gore website owner, Mark Marek, to stand trial over alleged murder video
An Edmonton webmaster accused of posting a video that authorities believe shows Luka Magnotta killing a Chinese university student has been committed to stand trial. Following a two-day preliminary hearing, Judge Steven Bilodeau ordered Mark Marek, owner Hitachi developing reactor that burns nuclear waste
The problem with nuclear waste is that it needs to be stored for many thousands of years before it’s safe, which is a tricky commitment for even the most stable civilization. To make this situation a bit more manageable, Hitachi, in partnership with MIT,
The problem with nuclear waste is that it needs to be stored for many thousands of years before it’s safe, which is a tricky commitment for even the most stable civilization. To make this situation a bit more manageable, Hitachi, in partnership with MIT, Phone Firewall Identifies Rogue Cell Towers Trying to Intercept Your Calls
A firewall developed by the German firm GSMK for its secure CryptoPhone lets people know when a rogue cell tower is connecting to their phone.Tech | 206613 hits | 12:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Robots will be running the City within 10 years, rendering investment bankers, analysts and even quants redundant, it has been claimed. Experimental aircraft crashes near Brantford airport
An experimental, lightweight aircraft crashed near the Brantford airport Friday morning, fire officials say, sending two people to hospital with serious injuries. Canadians' science literacy ranks 1st among 35 countries
Canadians are among the most scientifically literate people in the world, a new report reveals. But don't get too smug yet.Mozilla announces $36 Intex Cloud FX smartphone for India
A smartphone that costs just $36 Cdn and runs Firefox OS has been launched this week in India, a country where smartphone adoption is skyrocketing. The Intex Cloud FX, billed as the country's lowest priced smartphone, was announced by Mountain View, Calif
A smartphone that costs just $36 Cdn and runs Firefox OS has been launched this week in India, a country where smartphone adoption is skyrocketing. The Intex Cloud FX, billed as the country's lowest priced smartphone, was announced by Mountain View, CalifReaders absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds
Research suggests that recall of plot after using an e-reader is poorer than with traditional books
Tech | 206661 hits | 3:42 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Research suggests that recall of plot after using an e-reader is poorer than with traditional booksTool-wielding grizzly bears smarter than the rest: study
It may no longer be good enough to hang your food in a tree to keep it away from bears when you go camping, according to a first-of-its-kind study at the Washington State University Bear Research Education and Conservation Center.
It may no longer be good enough to hang your food in a tree to keep it away from bears when you go camping, according to a first-of-its-kind study at the Washington State University Bear Research Education and Conservation Center.Drone drops mobile phones over prison walls
Guards found mobiles, chargers and headphones inside but have not located a suspect.
Tech | 206795 hits | 1:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Guards found mobiles, chargers and headphones inside but have not located a suspect. Hitchhiking robot charms its way across CanadaTech | 206886 hits | 1:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
He has dipped his boots in Lake Superior, crashed a wedding and attended an Aboriginal powwow. A talking, bucket-bodied robot has enthralled Canadians since it departed from Halifax last month on a...You Can Get Hacked Just By Watching This Cat Video on YouTube
Many otherwise well-informed people think they have to do something wrong, or stupid, or insecure to get hacked—like clicking on the wrong attachments, or browsing malicious websites. People also think that the NSA and its international partners are the o
Many otherwise well-informed people think they have to do something wrong, or stupid, or insecure to get hacked—like clicking on the wrong attachments, or browsing malicious websites. People also think that the NSA and its international partners are the o Internet outages, slowness spike expected with '512K'
Internet outages and slowdowns spiked earlier this week, and more are likely on the way in coming weeks, as the internet grows too big for some network hardware to handle.Chinese scientists develop mini-camera to scan crowds for potential suicide bombers
Chinese scientists are developing a mini-camera to scan crowds for highly stressed individuals, offering law-enforcement officers a potential tool to spot would-be suicide bombers.
Tech | 206693 hits | 12:08 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chinese scientists are developing a mini-camera to scan crowds for highly stressed individuals, offering law-enforcement officers a potential tool to spot would-be suicide bombers.Google's Satellites Could Soon See Your Face from Space
Google's hired eyes in the sky will soon be able to make out “manholes and mailboxes.” What else?
Tech | 206624 hits | 11:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Google's hired eyes in the sky will soon be able to make out “manholes and mailboxes.” What else? Radar software may fix weather forecast issues caused by wind farms
Environment Canada is preparing to roll out new radar technology in order to combat problems caused by wind farms, which can cloud weather forecasts, mislead meteorologists and can even block radar signals. Man records phone scammers, listen and learn what not to do
An Orangeville, Ont. man has taken matters into his own hands after receiving a phone call from a telemarketing scamIBM develops computer chip with a million 'neurons' that 'functions like human brain'
TrueNorth by New York-based IBM is being hailed as the world’s first neurosynaptic computer chip because it can figure things out on its own.
Tech | 206846 hits | 12:25 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
TrueNorth by New York-based IBM is being hailed as the world’s first neurosynaptic computer chip because it can figure things out on its own. Supermoon Sunday will be biggest moon of 2014
On Sunday night, have a look at the moon — it will be bigger and brighter than at any other time this year.Russia demands Internet users show ID to access public Wifi
Russia further tightened its control of the Internet on Friday, requiring people using public Wifi hotspots provide identification, a policy that prompted anger from bloggers and confusion among telecom operators on how it would work.
Tech | 206648 hits | 12:16 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Russia further tightened its control of the Internet on Friday, requiring people using public Wifi hotspots provide identification, a policy that prompted anger from bloggers and confusion among telecom operators on how it would work. BlackBerry wins top clearance to secure rival Android, iOS devices
BlackBerry Ltd. said on Wednesday its Android and iOS device-management service has won key security clearance from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The company said the DISA clearance will allow its customers in various U.S. DepartmentBack to Canada News
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