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UK set to ban Google Glass for drivers | Technology | theguardian.com
Google's smart glasses will distract drivers, says Department of Transport. By Jemima Kiss
Google's smart glasses will distract drivers, says Department of Transport. By Jemima Kiss
How to protect yourself from costly 'bait apps'
Ask a child to play quietly with a cellphone game and you might end up footing a bill for thousands of dollars worth of 'virtual' berries or gems, as a Newfoundland mother discovered. It's a global problem that regulators everywhere are struggling with. NASA probe returns images of distant Earth
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent back stunning images of Earth and its moon, showing our home planet from more than one billion kilometres away.CMU Snake Robot Trial at Nuclear Power Plant
A CMU press release describes a recent field test of CMU's modular snake robot in which it navigates inside an Austrian nuclear power plant. The robot moved through pipes, open valves, and inside various types of vessels. The Zwentendorf nuclear power pla
A CMU press release describes a recent field test of CMU's modular snake robot in which it navigates inside an Austrian nuclear power plant. The robot moved through pipes, open valves, and inside various types of vessels. The Zwentendorf nuclear power plaAbandoned gold rush-era mines could soften China's stranglehold on rare earth metals
Abandoned mines from the 19th-century gold rush could contain rare earth metals, elements vital for the production of smartphones, TVs, hybrid cars, and other electronics. The Associated Press r...
Abandoned mines from the 19th-century gold rush could contain rare earth metals, elements vital for the production of smartphones, TVs, hybrid cars, and other electronics. The Associated Press r... Small Alberta town gets massive 1,000 Mbps broadband boost
Ultrafast internet speeds that most Canadian city dwellers can only dream of will soon be available to all 8,500 residents in a rural Alberta community for as little as $57 a month, thanks to a project by the town's non-profit economic development foundatFederal geologists mining old Western US tailings piles for minerals to build smartphones
Across the West, early miners digging for gold, silver and copper had no idea that one day something else very valuable would be buried in the piles of dirt and rocks they tossed aside.
Across the West, early miners digging for gold, silver and copper had no idea that one day something else very valuable would be buried in the piles of dirt and rocks they tossed aside. Lofty accomplishment: U of T engineers make history with first human-powered helicopter flight
A team of engineering students from the University of Toronto have accomplished a lofty historic first that has eluded the aerospace industry for the past 33 years: one minute of self-powered helicopter flight.A look at the black underbelly of Windows 8.1 'Blue' | Microsoft windows
As Windows 8.1 Milestone Preview testers push and prod their way into the dark corners of Windows 8.1 "Blue," they're finding a bunch of things that go bump in the night. From new and likely unwelcome features, to nudges into the Microsoft data tracking s
As Windows 8.1 Milestone Preview testers push and prod their way into the dark corners of Windows 8.1 "Blue," they're finding a bunch of things that go bump in the night. From new and likely unwelcome features, to nudges into the Microsoft data tracking s 
The coolest new computer around is chilled to nearly absolute zero before it starts any processing task.
But once it's going, it's going like 3,600 times faster than leading conventional computers!
Quantum computing has long been the stuff of scienc Small Canadian invention marks special anniversary in space
One of this country's most notable achievements will be spending Canada Day weekend marking its own milestone anniversary in a unique place, floating up in space. After 10 years in the ether, it remains the world's smallest space telescope. MOST was also Beaver blamed for New Mexico internet outage
Officials have finally identified the culprit behind a 20-hour internet and cellphone outage last week in northern New Mexico —an eager beaver.
Officials have finally identified the culprit behind a 20-hour internet and cellphone outage last week in northern New Mexico —an eager beaver. Apple Launches 'Made in Canada' List of Apps, Movies, and More to Celebrate Canada Day
To celebrate the upcoming Canada Day, Apple has launched a Big Data's got your number. Should you care?
Thanks to the telltale traces of cellphones and social media, retailers, political parties and government spy agencies all have easy access now to enormous amounts of your personal data. Is this cool, or creepy? Ira Basen asks. NASA scientists asks for help in ambitious plan to lasso asteroid, send it into moon's orbit
NASA has put the word out to scientists, engineers, stargazers and dreamers in the U.S. and around the world -- the agency needs help capturing an asteroid and moving it into the moon's orbit so that it can be studied as part of efforts to protect the EarGoogle unmasks Iranian spy campaign
The company said that thousands of its users inside Iran had been the targets of a sophisticated email phishing campaign in which attackers sent users a link that, when clicked, sent them to a fake Google sign-in page where the attackers could steal login
The company said that thousands of its users inside Iran had been the targets of a sophisticated email phishing campaign in which attackers sent users a link that, when clicked, sent them to a fake Google sign-in page where the attackers could steal login Facebook and Twitter are magnets for narcissists
Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are a big draw for narcissists, but the ego-boosting tools are used in different self-agrandizing ways by different generations, according to a University of Michigan study. NASA map shows what Antarctica would look like without ice
The Antarctic continent is a frozen landscape of snow and sleet, but a new map from NASA exposes what the region would look like if all the ice were to disappear. Meet 'Schmeat': Lab-grown meat hits the grill this month
A hamburger patty made from lab-grown meat — or schmeat — is expected to be unveiled and grilled later this month at an event in London that is highly anticipated by animal rights activists and other backers. The Current explored the significance of this Scientists use thought to pilot remote-controlled helicopter
For the first time, a team of neuroscience researchers have demonstrated the ability to fly and manoeuver a remote-controlled helicopter using only their thoughts.
For the first time, a team of neuroscience researchers have demonstrated the ability to fly and manoeuver a remote-controlled helicopter using only their thoughts.Woolly mammoth discovery raises exciting possibilities
The recent discovery of a well-preserved woolly mammoth carcass and mammoth blood on a Siberian Island has the potential to raise the ceiling on scientific research on extinct species, say Canadian researchers who work with mammoth DNA.
The recent discovery of a well-preserved woolly mammoth carcass and mammoth blood on a Siberian Island has the potential to raise the ceiling on scientific research on extinct species, say Canadian researchers who work with mammoth DNA. Canadians among world's most willing when it comes to turning off cellphones
A global survey suggests that two-thirds of cellphone users around the world can't bring themselves to turn off their devices, but Canadians are a little more willing to be unplugged. Moon telescope to offer new views of Earth and space
A telescope that is set to launch to the moon in 2015 will allow the public to go on the internet and view the Earth from the lunar surface. U.S. space chief updates on asteroid lasso mission
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.Google Street View captures Galapagos Islands
Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. NASA telescope's planet-hunting days may be over
NASA's Kepler planet-hunting telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing a mission that opened up whole new possibilities on life outside the solar system. Cellphone app helps save trapped ducklings in Windsor
A cellphone app is being credited for helping save the lives of a pair of ducklings in Windsor, Ont. A hands-on look at BlackBerry's keyboard-based Q10
Many Blackberry loyalists are holding out for the keyboard-based Q10 -- and consumer technology reporter Michael Oliveira says they won't be disappointed. The devices are set to arrive in Canadian stores May 1.Stop killer robots before it's too late, Human Rights Watch warns
Visions of a sci-fi future where armed robots patrol the Earth and humans live in fear for their lives are realistic enough that Human Rights Watch is calling for a ban on the development of "autonomous weapons" -- while humans still have the upper hand.
Visions of a sci-fi future where armed robots patrol the Earth and humans live in fear for their lives are realistic enough that Human Rights Watch is calling for a ban on the development of "autonomous weapons" -- while humans still have the upper hand. Canadian glow-in-the-dark toilet seats to light the way
Tim Fittler of Fittler Sales & Marketing is the man behind NightGlow Toilet Seats, a line of glow-in-the-dark toilet seats developed and manufactured in Windsor, Ont.Kissing cousins? Icelandic app warns if your date is a relative
You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin?
You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? 2 super-Earths found in habitable zone of star
Two newly discovered planets in a five-planet system are the right distance from their star to support liquid water and are potentially habitable to life as we know it.Disturbing app could let hackers take control, crash planes
A commercial pilot and security researcher has created what he says is a smartphone app that makes it possible to hack the operating system of a plane -- potentially giving hackers the ability to crash the aircraft or send it off to a different destinatio
A commercial pilot and security researcher has created what he says is a smartphone app that makes it possible to hack the operating system of a plane -- potentially giving hackers the ability to crash the aircraft or send it off to a different destinatio Frequent texters tend to be shallow, research suggests
Young adults who send text messages more than 100 times a day tend to be more interested in wealth and image than leading an ethical life, researchers in Winnipeg have found. NASA's plan: Rope in small asteroid, drag it to moon, and then what?
The U.S. space agency is planning for a robotic spaceship to capture a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator disclosed Friday. Canadians take on NASA design challenge for space exploration
Toronto and Winnipeg are among the 75 cities embarking on a 48-hour marathon to design both software and hardware to make space more accessible and more fun to explore.Physicists make breakthrough on 'invisibility cloak'
Scientists have finally created an invisibility cloak similar to the one foretold in the Harry Potter franchise and in Philip K. Dick's "A Scanner Darkly," though so far it only works on microwave light and is only available in a miniature prototype.
Scientists have finally created an invisibility cloak similar to the one foretold in the Harry Potter franchise and in Philip K. Dick's "A Scanner Darkly," though so far it only works on microwave light and is only available in a miniature prototype.Report: iPhone 5 Was the World's Best-Selling Smartphone in Q4 2012
iPhone Was the World's Best-Selling Smartphone in Q4 2012 according to latest data from Strategy Analytics
iPhone Was the World's Best-Selling Smartphone in Q4 2012 according to latest data from Strategy Analytics Hands-free calls impair drivers' brains, study suggests
The part of the brain needed to make safe left-hand turns largely shuts off during a cellphone conversation, even if the phone is a hands-free device, Toronto researchers have discovered.Scientists want to shoot down asteroids with solar-powered space lasers
Two California scientists are warning it's only a matter of time before the planet takes a direct hit from an asteroid, and they say it’s time to take defensive action. They are proposing a massive, solar-powered 'orbital defence system' that could harnes
Two California scientists are warning it's only a matter of time before the planet takes a direct hit from an asteroid, and they say it’s time to take defensive action. They are proposing a massive, solar-powered 'orbital defence system' that could harnes Canadian satellites to be launched Monday; one will watch out for asteroids
There's a lot riding on NEOSSat and Sapphire, two Canadian satellites scheduled to be launched from India on Monday. Fingerprint purchasing technology ensures buyer has a pulse
Futurists have long proclaimed the coming of a cashless society, where dollar bills and plastic cards are replaced by fingerprint and retina scanners smart enough to distinguish a living, breathing account holder from an identity thief. Physicists team up in Vancouver to build particle collider
Some of the world's greatest minds have collided in Vancouver and agreed to build a new US$7.78-billion particle collider that will help answer some of the universe's deepest secrets. Newly discovered planet is tiniest one yet
A hot, rocky planet even tinier than the smallest planet in our solar system has been discovered using the Kepler space telescope.
GPS-equipped moose tracked by Saskatchewan scientists
People die every year in crashes involving moose, and now the University of Saskatchewan is putting GPS collars on 50 of the large mammals to see if anything can be done about it. Investigating claims of fire-starting microwaves
Some microwaves could be turning on by themselves and catching fire, according to a Consumer Reports investigation.Back to Canada News
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