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Canadian encryption software beats Syrian regime's censors
Psiphon encrypts Internet traffic that is securely funnelled through a server outside the country, allowing Syrian rebels unfettererd online access Next tablet class will push the edge of science fiction
Flexible, tactile screens, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, all born of the mobile-PC gold rush Canadians hope human-powered helicopter lifts off
A pair of young Canadian engineers is hoping to make aviation history once again by successfully flying a human-powered helicopter. Telstar satellite's legacy, 50 years on
Fifty years ago, you could have watched the first live TV programs transmitted by satellite. That satellite was Telstar.Camera shows off speed of light images
The so-called femto-camera can also take pictures around corners by collecting the tiny amounts of light that bounce around the scene.
The so-called femto-camera can also take pictures around corners by collecting the tiny amounts of light that bounce around the scene.Smart headlights tackle rain and snow glare
US scientists are working on a smart headlight that can improve visibility by switching off beams that shine on rain.
US scientists are working on a smart headlight that can improve visibility by switching off beams that shine on rain. How to stretch your smartphone's battery life
Whether you own an Android, iOS or Blackberry device, extending the length of your battery’s charge is a challenge Tim Hortons pours a hot cup of free WiFi for 2,000 stores
Wireless Internet access to be offered, similar to services from McDonald�s, Second Cup and StarbucksHuman, technical errors caused 2009 Air France crash: final report
Final report also makes 25 new safety recommendations
Final report also makes 25 new safety recommendations Thousands could lose internet access July 9 due to virus
On July 9, the FBI is shutting down servers put in place following the end of Operation Ghost Click, an investigation into a 'click fraud' ring out of Estonia, and thousands of Canadians could be affected. Spammers turn their gaze to social media
E-mail spam dropped 13 per cent last year as malware authors switched focus to other platformsJudge orders halt to Samsung sales of Galaxy tablet
A judge late Tuesday ordered Samsung Electronics Co. to halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer while the court considers Apple's claim the South Korean tech giant illegally copied the design of the popular iPad.
A judge late Tuesday ordered Samsung Electronics Co. to halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer while the court considers Apple's claim the South Korean tech giant illegally copied the design of the popular iPad. Tapping into technology helps seniors stay sharp
The Revera Report on Tech-Savvy Seniors shows that of the 27 per cent of seniors aged 75 and older who are online -- which is up from five per cent in 2000 -- more than half use social media to connect with family and friends.Slept-in T-shirts used by partygoers to find mates
Sniff your way to love? Singles who have attended so-called pheromone parties haven't ruled it out. The get-togethers -- which have been held in New York and Los Angeles and are planned for other cities -- ask guests to submit a slept-in T-shirt that will
Sniff your way to love? Singles who have attended so-called pheromone parties haven't ruled it out. The get-togethers -- which have been held in New York and Los Angeles and are planned for other cities -- ask guests to submit a slept-in T-shirt that will First of new BlackBerrys ditches physical keyboard: RIM
Critical update to Research in Motion handsets will feature touchscreen-only interface for BlackBerry 10 operating system Google getting more government requests to delete content, pass on user data
A request from Passport Canada to remove a YouTube video of a person peeing on his passport is just one of thousands Google has received from government agencies around the world seeking to take down content from its websites or obtain information about iBBC News: The evolution of those annoying online security tests
A free language tutorial website aims to translate the entire web. It's a project born out of guilt from the man behind those annoying online security checks involving random words.
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A free language tutorial website aims to translate the entire web. It's a project born out of guilt from the man behind those annoying online security checks involving random words.NASA launches X-ray telescope from Pacific island
The U.S. space agency launched its newest X-ray space telescope Wednesday on a mission to hunt for black holes and other hard-to-see objects lurking in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
The U.S. space agency launched its newest X-ray space telescope Wednesday on a mission to hunt for black holes and other hard-to-see objects lurking in the Milky Way and other galaxies. NASA to preview black-hole hunting telescope
NASA continues its search to unlock the mysteries of the universe this week, as the space agency makes ready to launch NuSTAR, a revolutionary telescope built to study black holes using high-energy X-rays.China planning manned space flight
China will launch three astronauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveller, a government news agency said Saturday.
China will launch three astronauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveller, a government news agency said Saturday.Flame virus wiped from computers by suicide command
The makers of the massive Flame computer virus unleashed against Iran, Israel and other countries and made public last week by cybersecurity experts have deployed a suicide code intended to wipe it from some infected machines.
The makers of the massive Flame computer virus unleashed against Iran, Israel and other countries and made public last week by cybersecurity experts have deployed a suicide code intended to wipe it from some infected machines.LinkedIn investigates hacking claims | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Business social network examines claims by security analysts that more than 6 million users' details have been posted online. By Josh Halliday
Business social network examines claims by security analysts that more than 6 million users' details have been posted online. By Josh HallidayGoogle fires back at Chinese censorship with new tool | CTV News
Google has fired a new salvo in a censorship battle with Beijing by adding a feature that warns users in China who enter search keywords that might produce blocked results and suggests they try other terms.
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Google has fired a new salvo in a censorship battle with Beijing by adding a feature that warns users in China who enter search keywords that might produce blocked results and suggests they try other terms.Flame virus set to spread like wildfire
Highly secretive, complex software that lived undetected for years on government computers now in the hands of ‘Joe the hacker’
Highly secretive, complex software that lived undetected for years on government computers now in the hands of ‘Joe the hacker’Google Chrome Becomes World's No. 1 Web Browser; Still No. 2 In US
Just six months after Google Chrome eclipsed Mozilla's Firefox to become the world's second most popular Web browser, Chrome has also surpassed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the most-used Web browser in the world, according to Statcounter.
Just six months after Google Chrome eclipsed Mozilla's Firefox to become the world's second most popular Web browser, Chrome has also surpassed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the most-used Web browser in the world, according to Statcounter. Why your SIN's future is no longer in the cards
Canadians will still have numbers, but not the plastic
Could this be the end of the hard disk?
With in-memory computing, analyses that took 45 minutes could take 45 seconds Phishing, other malicious websites soar in Canada
The number of such sites in Canada grew 170 per cent in the past year, making it the second most popular phishing-site host country in the world behind the U.S. The Canadian skywalkers who helped build New York
This week, cousins Steve and Adam Cross helped make One World Trade Center the tallest and most symbolic building in the New York skyline. The cousins hail from Kahnawake, a Mohawk community near Montreal where balancing on steel girders, hundreds of metrTitanic II: Australian billionaire says replica ship will set sail in 2016
An Australian billionaire on Monday said he will create a high-tech replica of the Titanic using a Chinese shipbuilder, and that its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like the original.
An Australian billionaire on Monday said he will create a high-tech replica of the Titanic using a Chinese shipbuilder, and that its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like the original.Samsung surges to be world's top cellphone maker
A surge in Galaxy smartphone sales fueled earnings at Samsung Electronics to a record high in the first quarter, outshining handset rivals such as Nokia Corp.
A surge in Galaxy smartphone sales fueled earnings at Samsung Electronics to a record high in the first quarter, outshining handset rivals such as Nokia Corp. Every plant in the world to be catalogued online
Four of the world's leading botanical institutions are starting a catalogue of every plant on the globe, with plans to make the inventory of at least 400,000 species available for free online by 2020.Emperor penguins counted from space
Satellite imagery has been used to estimate the population of an animal species for the first time, in a survey that discovered surprising new information about the emperor penguin population of Antarctica.
Satellite imagery has been used to estimate the population of an animal species for the first time, in a survey that discovered surprising new information about the emperor penguin population of Antarctica.Lighting a rocket is easy; the tough part is controlling it
It really is rocket science, and it really is hard. North Korea proved that again.
It really is rocket science, and it really is hard. North Korea proved that again. European Space Agency turns to Canada for satellite help
The European Space Agency is turning to Canada for help after it lost contact with a satellite that has been providing vital weather and climate information to scientists for a decade.Baboons can learn reading skills
Baboons are able to pick up the first step in reading — identifying recurring patterns and determining which four-letter combinations are words and which are just gobbledygook, new research shows.
Baboons are able to pick up the first step in reading — identifying recurring patterns and determining which four-letter combinations are words and which are just gobbledygook, new research shows. U.S. archives site crashes with release of 1940 census data
The website, which is now back up, was overwhelmed from the first minute the data was made available on Monday, with 22.5 million hits in the first four hours Smartphone helps rescue toddler in China from well
Watch as rescuers in southwest China use video from a smartphone to save a toddler who fell into a 12-metre-deep dry well.
James Cameron back on surface after deepest ocean dive
Hollywood director James Cameron has returned to the surface after plunging nearly 11km (seven miles) down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific.
Hollywood director James Cameron has returned to the surface after plunging nearly 11km (seven miles) down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific.
Space station safe after rocket debris close call
A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket missed the International Space Station early Saturday. However, it came close enough to force six astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules.
A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket missed the International Space Station early Saturday. However, it came close enough to force six astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules. Encyclopaedia Brittanica stops publishing print version, goes digital-only
The oldest English-language encyclopedia will end publication of its printed editionsTeam uses robots to map Titanic's resting place
Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg.
Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg. 5 things to know when buying a tablet or smartphone
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