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Tech gurus urge you to change your password today

Mike Lloyd 1 Feb, 2012 1

February 1st is Change Your Password Day, brought to you the gurus at tech blog Gizmodo. An IT manager suggests choosing a password that's alphanumeric, personal and hard to guess.

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Technology now cheap and available enough for video chat

Andrea Macpherson 7 Dec, 2011 3

The two biggest barriers keeping folks away from their families are distance and finances, says Intel Canada, which adds video chat no longer has the big lags, stutters, or drops it used to.


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Latest Apple operating system goes live today

News1130 Staff 12 Oct, 2011 3

iOS 5 is the software underpinning not only the iPhone, but also the iPad, iPad Touch, and Apple TV. It adds several features including iMessage, Twitter integration, and iCloud compatibility.

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Underwhelming response to new iPhone

John Ackermann 5 Oct, 2011 7

The new iPhone is more of a ho-hum than a gee-whiz. One criticism is the voice recognition software for the new phone may not be available in Canada right away.

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Walkman one of most important technology innovations

Amanda Wawryk 29 Sep, 2011 1

The portable cassette player has been named one of the greatest technology inventions of the last 50 years. The Sony Walkman -- which was introduced 32 years ago -- came in second to the iPhone.

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Super Wi-Fi expected to hit Vancouver in spring

Shane Bigham/Vancouver Sun 14 Sep, 2011 31

Super Wi-Fi networks are under construction in Vancouver. It'll mean never having to worry about finding a Wi-Fi connection for your wireless device. It'll only be available for Shaw customers.

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Dozens of new planets discovered outside our solar system

Amelia John 14 Sep, 2011 7

Scientists meeting in Wyoming this week made the announcement of 50 new exoplanets, or worlds located outside our solar system.16 of the planets are described as "super-Earths."

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New wireless standard could serve as city-wide hotspot

Erin Loxam 4 Aug, 2011 3

A technological association has published a new wireless standard called WRAN. It would be a Wi-Fi hotspot that could cover an entire city using leftover pieces of frequency known as "white space."

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Internet now second-largest source of ad revenue in Canada

Amanda Wawryk 3 Aug, 2011 0

A survey finds the online realm has now surpassed daily newspapers. Television is still number one, bringing in $3.4 billion in 2010. Online ad revenues grew more than 23 per cent to $2.23 billion.
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