Technology
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'Faster than light' measurement blamed on loose cable22 February 2012, 5:07 pm
The measurement of subatomic particles travelling faster than light — contrary to expectations based on Einstein's special theory of relativity — may have been due to a loose cable. ...
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Online surveillance bill setup costs estimated at $80M22 February 2012, 4:53 pm
It's going to cost at least $80 million to implement the government's lawful access bill to force internet and telecommunications service providers to collect customer information in case police need it for an investigation, CBC News has learned....
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Meteor's fireball lights up Prairie skies22 February 2012, 4:52 pm
A fireball that lit up the night sky over Alberta and Saskatchewan was a 100-kilogram meteor, experts say.
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Canada's 'riskiest online cities' ranked22 February 2012, 2:29 pm
Burlington, Ont. has been named "Canada's riskiest online city" by internet security software firm Symantec for the second year in a row, followed by Port Coquitlam, Vancouver and Langley, B.C....
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Vic Toews' predecessor opposed extra power for police22 February 2012, 1:39 pm
Former public safety minister Stockwell Day says he wasn't in favour of giving police extra powers when he was in charge of the file in 2007....
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Low-cost bionic knee designed by Toronto researcher22 February 2012, 9:10 am
A Toronto researcher has designed a low-cost bionic knee that he hopes will dramatically change the lives of amputees in the developing world.
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PlayStation Vita: A closer look22 February 2012, 9:01 am
Sony's PlayStation Vita portable gaming system launches today in Canada, the U.S., Latin America and Europe. Here's a review of its look, feel and features....
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Rogers profit rises on wireless growth22 February 2012, 8:49 am
Rogers Communications Inc. announced an 11 per cent increase in its dividend Wednesday as the telecom giant reported higher fourth-quarter profits that easily beat analyst expectations....
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Caribou recovery plan swamped by public feedback22 February 2012, 8:18 am
Canada's environment minister says he'll need more time to go review 14,000 public submssions on a plan to protect woodland caribou herds — but environmentalists are going back to court Thursday to seek emergency action....
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6 questions about GPS trackers in cars22 February 2012, 3:17 am
An Ontario man's recent discovery that someone had covertly attached a GPS tracking device to his vehicle led him to call for Canadians to realize how the technology can be used....
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How to kill time without looking at your phone22 February 2012, 8:13 am
During one's bustling, workaday life there are a collection of moments -- fragments out of time -- that afford one a sense of slow-down reflection. Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich challenge readers to those moments, instead of fiddling around with one's phone.
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Did Google intentionally track you?21 February 2012, 11:15 am
Chester Wisniewski says the search giant is heading in a direction that sounds a lot like Facebook's frictionless sharing, which is scary.
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Why your computer is becoming like your phone21 February 2012, 5:56 am
Apple released Mountain Lion to developers last week, a new operating system that will make your desktop computer work more like your phone than ever before.
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Why Siri isn't included in OS X Mountain Lion20 February 2012, 5:56 am
Apple's latest OS X update, Mountain Lion, adds a slate of new features, nearly all derived from iOS 5. There's one big omission, however: Siri, Apple's voice-controlled virtual assistant, does not make the migration from mobile to desktop.
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Slow broadband 'hits many homes'22 February 2012, 7:41 pm
Many UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests....
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Facebook photo policy 'leaked'22 February 2012, 10:38 am
After months of controversy over Facebook's removal of certain pictures, the guidelines describing which ones should be taken down have been "leaked"....
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In pictures: Hand-held consoles22 February 2012, 9:37 am
A look back at some of the consoles to grace our palms over the past three decades...
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Million homes 'need TV filters'22 February 2012, 8:36 am
Filters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services....
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VIDEO: Breakthrough in radio wave energy22 February 2012, 6:33 am
Researchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves....
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EU court to rule on Acta legality22 February 2012, 6:03 am
A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms....
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Pirate Bay vows to go underground22 February 2012, 6:02 am
File-sharing site Pirate Bay vows to carry on after the High Court lays the foundations for its closure....
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VIDEO: Can HP return to its former glory?22 February 2012, 3:38 am
Can the once mighty technology giant Hewlett Packard return to its former glory?...
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VIDEO: Inside 'dirty lab' taking on hackers22 February 2012, 3:20 am
A part-government funded research unit allowing ethical hackers to simulate attacks on computer systems has been set up in Worcestershire....
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Nuclear space bomb 'quite likely'22 February 2012, 2:13 am
The government must take "more seriously" the threat of a nuclear weapon being exploded in space by a rogue state, MPs warn....
