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Intel ISEF Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Beat Google
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE NEWS
A 19 year old won Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) upsetting Google’s self-driving car design.
On 5/20/2013 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Photoshop Magic: How McDonalds Advertises Its Burgers
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
One of popular viral videos is the one how McDonald's advertises its food, since there seems to be quite a difference between the actual product and its picture. Answer? Adobe Photoshop.
On 6/21/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Technology in the Sky and the Sea help Marine Life
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Satellite data and migration models are used to identify areas that are dangerous to marine life. Whales especially are prone to being hit by passing ships or becoming entangled in fishing gear.
On 5/23/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Bodog Online Gambling Dealt a Losing Hand
SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
A move by the US Justice Department indicates that Bodog.com has shot its wad. They shut the online gambling site down and indicted its offsite founder.
On 3/2/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

ClarityOne Audio Buds a Fresh Perspective to Listeners
APPLE, HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS
Oh Canada! Land of infinite, lush wilderness, abundance of health care, friendliness on every corner, and now... science-rebelling earbuds.
On 2/6/2012 by Matt Brodnick... Comments (0) Read more
Got Kids? Get Vinci. Develop Apps? Call Vinci.
HARDWARE, SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
A touch screen, interactive learning tool was demonstrated at CES. It’s called Vinci and was designed to foster children's natural curiosity. It is built to withstand their need to touch and feel, and even throw, everything.
On 2/3/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Will China Win the Tech Game by Restricting Exports of Rare Earth?
HARDWARE, SECURITY, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
When you boot your computer or dial your cell phone you aren't thinking about rare earth, but the Chinese are. They control 97 percent of the rare earth used in high tech products.
On 1/2/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
CalTech shows Faster-Than-a-Speeding-Bullet Data Transfers
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE NEWS
CalTech demonstrated amazing data transfer speeds at the SuperComputing Conference 2011-Moving Towards Terabit/Sec Transfers. A petabyte of data was transferred from the demo booth in Seattle, WA to Canada.
On 12/14/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

FTC Settlement: Facebook has Egg on its Face
CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
When parts of Facebook profiles were made public by default, the government didn't like it at all. FTC backed Facebook into a settlement because, they said the changes "exposed potentially sensitive affiliations".
On 11/30/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
PC Canada Leaks AMD "Bulldozer" FX Prices, Benchmarks Leaked
HARDWARE NEWS
Given that AMD is launching its Bulldozer processors soon, we're not surprised to see etailers gaining page views by slipping up details about the upcoming products.
On 10/10/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Silicon Valleys Popping Up Here, There, Everywhere
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Californians think they have the corner on Silicon Valley, but similar congregations exist in France, Germany, India, and Canada. Even Russia is getting into the act.
On 10/5/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Solar Cars Strut Their Stuff in Australian Event
BUSINESS NEWS
This year’s World Solar Challenge will pit vehicles from 21 countries against 3000km of sun drenched terrain in Australia. It is only one of several events where solar cars are put to the test.
On 8/19/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

While Docs Dictate Notes, iPad Dictates Fashion
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The iPad has influenced the world in general, but recently the fashion world took note. Doctors moving from patient to patient need to dictate notes immediately before moving on. An iPad in their lab coat is just the answer.
On 6/27/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
RIM Under Fire: Loses Money, Fires People, Poor Sales
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
RIM has released its first Quarter Fiscal 2012 results, showing a lower than expected drop in revenue. For the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was $4.9 billion, down 12 percent from $5.6 billion in the previous quarter. 
On 6/17/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

It's Coming. HP TouchPad to Arrive July 1
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
On Thursday, HP announced that its HP TouchPad tablet will become available on July 1st. The TouchPad, which was first unveiled at a media event in February, is the first webOS-powered tablet offering from HP.
On 6/9/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
Why Did BlackBerry's Marketing Chief Walk Out?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
In an "Elvis has left the building" moment on last Friday, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) said its chief marketing officer, Keith Pardy, has decided to leave the company for "personal reasons".
On 3/8/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

Spear Phishing Didn’t Snag Canada's Financial Data
SECURITY NEWS
Hackers got into the Canadian Treasury Board and Finance Department by spear phising, but were foiled by the country’s cyber security system.
On 2/24/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
LinkedIn Gets Linked Up With Brokerage Firms, Goes IPO
BUSINESS NEWS
LinkedIn, the go-to social network for job seekers and professionals, is going for an IPO to bring in fresh capital and fund new interactive features that should hopefully make the site more appealing to advertisers.
On 1/29/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Digital Divide: Global Household Penetration Rates for Technology
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Beginning of the year is the time when I update various technology data I collect and publish. It is no secret that one of my passions is the spread of technologies into the Emerging World markets.
On 1/26/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
Gaming Takes a Genetic Twist
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
A game called Phylo is helping recognize and sort patterns in the human genetic code. The general public can now assist with efforts in comparative genomics research while having fun.
On 12/2/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

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