A Swedish company called Intellego Technologies is set to commercialize a special wristband, much like the kind wrapped around your wrist at concerts and music festivals, that can alert its wearer whe…
YouTube video editing brings in real-time previews, trims UI down to the basics
YouTube's video editing suite is officially a toddler in human years, so it's about time that it grew a little more beyond learning
More Settings You Should Enable to Make Your LastPass Account More Secure
Popular password management tool, LastPass, offers a bunch of security options to keep your passwords safe. If you're not aware of all these options, though, such as using a dedicated security email …
Avoid Getting Redirected to Country-Specific Versions of Google
When you're in another country, Google.com usually redirects to a local version of the Google page—like Google.fr for France, or Google.de for Germany.
ALF is getting his own movie
The makers of the hyperactive, self-aware Smurfs movie, are turning their lens to yet another 1980s pop culture staple, ALF. Yes, the hairy survivor of planet Melmac (and cat-eater) is getting his own…
Google Translate app gets weighty update, will translate signs through your smartphone camera
Google's multi-lingual translation app decided that (online) words were not enough. Beyond digital text, a new update to Translate will let Google's
Google Chrome for Windows gets more secure Flash player, gives users a browsing sandbox safety net
Chrome turned 21 last week, and in that new version, Google's made playing Flash videos in its browser even safer… for Windows users, anyway. This latest release puts Adobe's Flash Player plug-in for Windows in a sandbox, much as Chrome 20 did for Linux. This sandbox is "as strong" as Chrome's extremely robust native version — even in Windows XP — which means that Flash-borne malware can't hurt Microsofties. Securing the Flash Player plug-in …
Microsoft launches new Movie Maker and Photo Gallery
Microsoft has released new versions of its Movie Maker and Photo Gallery software for both Windows 7 and Windows 8, along with Vimeo as a new publishing partner for videos.
Dodge exits Nascar
Penske's decision to switch to Ford made it difficult to find another equally competitive team. SRT Chief Gilles said the decision is only for 2013 and company will reassess later.
Witness claims there were actually two UFO crashes at Roswell in 1947
A former UFO debunker, Air Force Lt. Col. Richard French, has gone public with a story that the US government knows there are extraterrestrials and has been covering it up since the notorious Roswell …
Rycroft: Soccer referee's calls beyond comprehension
In the aftermath of what some are already calling the best soccer game in a generation, it's a shame that Canada's 4-3 extra time loss, to the heavily favoured Americans, will largely be remembered for what a referee did, writes CBCSports.ca's Ben Rycroft
Google Chrome claims one-third of global browser share, according to StatCounter
Google's Senior Vice President of Chrome & Apps Sundar Pichai confirmed to the crowd back at D10 that Chrome browser use was soaring
Eight-Core ARM GPUs Could Bring Console-Class Graphics to Your Smartphone
Right now, ARM graphics aren't exactly bad. The Samsung's Galaxy SIII with its quad-core Mali 400 GPU leads the pack in mobile prettiness, but the upcoming ARM GPUs, scalable to eight-cores, could blo…
Estimate the Time of Sunset with Your Hand
If you're out in the unforgiving wilderness (or just want to get home before dark), you can easily estimate how long until the sun sets using your fingers.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is launching globally this month | MobileSyrup.com
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is launching globally this month
#Curiosity #Mars
The most high-tech Mars rover ever built has landed on the red planet. NASA says it received a signal from the Curiosity rover after a plunge through the Martian atmosphere described as seven minutes …
Mars rover has a considerable Canadian connection – Technology & Science – CBC News
While space enthusiasts the world over anticipate the landing of the Mars rover Curiosity on the red planet on Aug. 5, Canadian scientists are looking forward to seeing how the
Researchers create record-breaking solar cell, set bar marginally higher
Solar cell development is typically a small numbers game, and a group of researchers at the University of Toronto have managed to eke
Android has 68.1% of the global smartphone market share | MobileSyrup.com
Android has 68.1% of the global smartphone market share
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean proven carrying rough but working code for multi-user support (video)
If there's ever been a persistent gripe among families sharing mobile devices, it's been the absence of multiple user profiles — hand that

















