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NASA Develops Super-Black Material That Absorbs Light Across Multiple Wavelength Bands
NASA engineers have produced a material that absorbs more than 99 percent of the light that hits it, across multiple wavelengths.Barnes & Noble pummels Microsoft patents with prior art | ITworld
Barnes & Noble has filed a supplemental notice of prior art that contains a 43-page list of examples Barnes & Noble believes counters Microsoft's claim that Nook violates five of Microsoft's patents.
Barnes & Noble has filed a supplemental notice of prior art that contains a 43-page list of examples Barnes & Noble believes counters Microsoft's claim that Nook violates five of Microsoft's patents. Researchers mimic winter in state-of-the-art lab
Toronto researchers are conducting new research on the effects of cold in a fascinating laboratory designed to replicate what the cold does to our bodies.PETA slams Mario over use of a fur suit | Games Blog
Read 'PETA slams Mario over use of a fur suit' from our blog Games Blog on Yahoo! News. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals might be barking up the wrong mushroom. On Monday, the controversial organization issued a press release attacking icon
Read 'PETA slams Mario over use of a fur suit' from our blog Games Blog on Yahoo! News. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals might be barking up the wrong mushroom. On Monday, the controversial organization issued a press release attacking iconSenators want probe of NetApp, Blue Coat devices' ties to Syria | Privacy Inc.
The two Sunnyvale, Calif.-based companies may have illegally sold Internet-monitoring devices to Syria in violation of a U.S. embargo, three senators suggest in a letter to the Obama administration. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Privacy Inc..
The two Sunnyvale, Calif.-based companies may have illegally sold Internet-monitoring devices to Syria in violation of a U.S. embargo, three senators suggest in a letter to the Obama administration. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Privacy Inc..Russians scrambling to nudge probe out of Earth orbit
A Russian spacecraft on its way to Mars with 12 tons of toxic fuel is stuck circling the wrong planet: ours. And it could come crashing back to Earth in a couple weeks if engineers can't coax it back on track.
A Russian spacecraft on its way to Mars with 12 tons of toxic fuel is stuck circling the wrong planet: ours. And it could come crashing back to Earth in a couple weeks if engineers can't coax it back on track. Truck heist nabs $1-million worth of new Call of Duty games
Two delivery trucks carrying as many as six thousand copies of Activision’s holiday blockbuster were allegedly hijacked Saturday morning How technology is turning us into faster talkers
Today's quick pace and technology are turning us into faster talkers and research is saying our brains aren't keeping up, Colleen Ross discovers in Word of Mouth.Florida woman shocked by $201,000 cellphone bill
A South Florida woman got a shock when she opened a recent cellphone bill: she owed $201,000.
A South Florida woman got a shock when she opened a recent cellphone bill: she owed $201,000. 7 gadgets that won't be around in 2020
As tempting as it may be to imagine otherwise, some of the gadgets you may rely on most right now will likely suffer the same fate and be killed off or made obsolete by the end of this decad Software aims to stop whale crashes
Researchers at the University of Montreal have modeled the routes of both whales and boats in the St. Lawrence Estuary to prevent a collision course between the two — an encounter that often proves fatal for the marine mammals, many of which are endangere Busted satellite causes communications issues
MONTREAL — Many Canadians, especially those in remote areas of the Far North, lost all communications Thursday after Telesat's powerful Anik F2 satellite suddenly ceased operating.
CRTC won't regulate Netflix as a broadcaster in Canada
Netflix may be a streaming company, but that doesn't make it a broadcaster -- at least, not in Canada, and not according to the CRTC. Microsoft announces new $10 Zune Music Pass, expands service to Canada
Elsewhere, Microsoft has also now finally brought the Zune Marketplace and Zune Pass to Canada -- it opens up on October 3rd, with the Zune Pass running the same $10/month (or $100 for a year of service).Boeing to deliver 1st 787 after years of delays
SEATTLE — Boeing delivers its first 787 jet Sunday. It's been a long time coming. The new jet, which was supposed to be flying passengers three years ago, has been delayed by production and design problems. But now it's here, and airlines expect it to off
SEATTLE — Boeing delivers its first 787 jet Sunday. It's been a long time coming. The new jet, which was supposed to be flying passengers three years ago, has been delayed by production and design problems. But now it's here, and airlines expect it to off iPhone 4 is most popular mobile device in Canada
Apple’s iPhone 4 is Canada’s most popular mobile device, according to June 2011 data released by comScore. Online banking encryption broken
Security researchers have developed a potential cyber attack that could decrypt secure communications used by online banking and payment sites.Electric motor made from a single molecule
The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.
The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology. Google's YouTube Movies comes to Canada
Just one day after Blockbuster Canada announced it's closing its remaining movie rental outlets, Google quietly launched a Canadian version of YouTube Movies, its popular online movie rental service NASA probe to asteroid begins collecting data
The NASA probe made its first detailed observations of the surface Thursday from a distance of 2,735 kilometres and will spend the next several weeks taking images from that altitude. Afterward, it will spiral closer to the asteroid to get a better view.400 hidden cameras show Earth's real wild side
They are the hidden family portraits of Earth's most remote jungles finally revealed: A touching snapshot of an endangered female mountain gorilla carrying an infant on her back. A giant anteater sticking its enormous snout practically in the viewer's fac
They are the hidden family portraits of Earth's most remote jungles finally revealed: A touching snapshot of an endangered female mountain gorilla carrying an infant on her back. A giant anteater sticking its enormous snout practically in the viewer's fac Spray-on solar panels developed at U of A
A University of Alberta team says it's making advancements in a technology that could revolutionize solar power. More provincial parks offering Internet accessTech | 206836 hits | 7:34 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Surfing the Web from a campsite in the great outdoors may seem odd to some Canadians, but it's becoming easier for patrons of the country's provincial parks to go online. More provincial parks embracing wireless internet
It's now easier than ever to stay connected in provincial parks across Canada, but not all visitors are happy campers about it. Father warns of blood clots from video gamingTech | 206689 hits | 7:58 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
It's hard to believe that a marathon video game session could turn deadly, but that's exactly what it did to a 20-year-old man in the United Kingdom earlier this year.Sony portable not ready by Christmas in U.S., Europe
Sony's next-generation portable game machine, the PlayStation Vita, won't be available in the U.S. or Europe in time for Christmas -- a crucial sales period for game console makers.
Tech | 206753 hits | 2:47 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Sony's next-generation portable game machine, the PlayStation Vita, won't be available in the U.S. or Europe in time for Christmas -- a crucial sales period for game console makers.Touch-screen BlackBerrys to go on sale in August
Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM) on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line's dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones.
Tech | 206871 hits | 6:33 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM) on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line's dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones.Prof says tech world must 'revolutionize' web search
An American computer scientist says too much time is being wasted looking for information on the Internet while users sort through endless data streams that are not relevant to their queries.
Tech | 206747 hits | 6:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
An American computer scientist says too much time is being wasted looking for information on the Internet while users sort through endless data streams that are not relevant to their queries. Whew! Study was a hoax, IE users not dumb after allTech | 206805 hits | 6:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Highly publicized research that found Internet Explorer users tend to have a lower IQ than those who use other browsers, has turned out to be an elaborate hoax.Russians to Sink International Space Station in Pacific Ocean
Russian officials are calling for calm saying that the sinking of the International Space Station (ISS) in the Pacific Ocean is not a big deal, and that it would not happen anytime soon. After startling some members of the public with statements made earl
Russian officials are calling for calm saying that the sinking of the International Space Station (ISS) in the Pacific Ocean is not a big deal, and that it would not happen anytime soon. After startling some members of the public with statements made earlBody of cryonics pioneer frozen in hope of resurrection
DETROIT — Robert Ettinger, pioneer of the cryonics movement that advocates freezing the dead in the hope medical technology will enable them to live again someday, has died. He was 92.
DETROIT — Robert Ettinger, pioneer of the cryonics movement that advocates freezing the dead in the hope medical technology will enable them to live again someday, has died. He was 92. Cygnus spacecraft to use Canadian technology
When commercial unmanned cargo spacecraft dock with the International Space Station next year, Canadian technology will help them pull off the perfect parking jobEntire Apple stores being faked in China
BEIJING — It looks almost exactly like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat with customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang on the white walls. Outside, the famous logo sits next to the words "Apple Store"
BEIJING — It looks almost exactly like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat with customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang on the white walls. Outside, the famous logo sits next to the words "Apple Store" Shaw launches Netflix rival, angers UBB criticsTech | 207345 hits | 10:15 AM on Friday | posted by saturn_656
Acoustic 'cloaking device' shields objects from sound
Scientists have shown off a "cloaking device" that makes objects invisible - to sound waves.
Scientists have shown off a "cloaking device" that makes objects invisible - to sound waves. Internet names to expand far beyond dot-com
Internet minders voted Monday to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system's biggest shake-up since it started 26 years ago.Back to Canada News
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