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The Royal Canadian Mint unveils its latest collector coins commemorating the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

If you’re a heavy user of Google Docs but don’t like constantly checking the site or email for new docs that are shared with you, Google Docs Notifier puts that recent activity handily in your Windows system tray. More »

Sneaky leaked screengrabs of BBM 6.0 have arisen, showing a questionable user’s photo and “personal message,” but more importantly what we can expect in the next OS 6.1 update. More »

With all the different devices out there running different versions of Android, the rooting process can be a little different for every phone. Here’s a one-stop guide that should get you up and running with root access, no matter what device you have. More »

Cameras that look back at us are becoming commonplace—and that's a good thing! FaceTime is a lot of fun! Except if it's glitchily taking secret pictures of us without us knowing, as some iPhone users are claiming. More »

Windows only: If you’ve managed to delete important photos, crush a partition, or otherwise go wiping out data where you weren’t supposed to, add MiniTool’s free data recovery app to your list of last resorts. It’s a powerful tool for finding data on Windows systems, working or otherwise. More »

We know how Mozilla must feel. It spends every waking hour tweaking and perfecting Firefox to eke out as much performance as possible, only to see it all ruined by lousy add-ons that weigh the browser down like a block of cement. It’s apparently now had enough, however, and has gone as far as to publish a list that exposes the worst offenders. As of this writing, the two biggest drags on the browser by far are the FoxLingo translator / dictionary and Firebug developer tool add-on which, according to Mozilla, each make the browser 74 percent slower to start up. That list is just part of a broader crackdown on poor performing add-ons. Mozilla says it’s also instituting automated performance testing of the top 100 add-ons in its gallery, and that it will begin reaching out to developers directly to get them to improve performance (and even provide them with some new tools to help out). Hit up the link below to see how some of your favorite add-ons stack up.

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Tim Hortons says it will raise the prices of some items on its menu next Monday.

Fring’s testing out a mobile video party line, connecting four people at once, on video, for free. Free! The app will eventually be available on Android and (pending approval) iOS soon for everyone, but for now you can sign up to be a beta tester here. Presumably the only requirements are a smartphone and at least three friends. [Fring] More »

Interesting:

From Wikipedia:

Robert Plutchik also created a wheel of emotions. This wheel is used to illustrate different emotions compelling and nuanced. Plutchik first proposed his cone-shaped model (3D) or the wheel model (2D) in 1980 to describe how emotions were related.

He suggested 8 primary bipolar emotions: joy versus sadness; anger versus fear; trust versus disgust; and surprise versus anticipation. Additionally, his circumplex model makes connections between the idea of an emotion circle and a color wheel. Like colors, primary emotions can be expressed at different intensities and can mix with one another to form different emotions.

SaskTel has done an incredible job building out their new network. Not only do they keep customers continually updated on where and when expansion plans will be completed but they are getting new and wanted devices much quicker (HTC Incredible S, BlackBerry Storm, Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant). Today, SaskTel announced their 2011 Network Investment plan […]

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Low light photography can be frustrating; ditch the blurry, grain, and out of focus shots and start snapping great pics with the tips in this photography infographic.

Photography blog Snapsport shares a great infographic covering the basics of low-light photography including equipment, camera settings, and other considerations. For the full resolution version hit up the link below.

Take Photos in Low Light [Snapsport]

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Yesterday morning we showed you a scary car accident camera phone video shot from the driver’s point-of-view as a two-by-four kicked up by a slow-moving trailer-carrying truck rockets through the windshield. More »

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development predicted Tuesday that Canada will lead industrialized countries in economic growth during the first half of this year.