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Is failing to impress lady owl whilst talking about his mid-range sports car.

Is all like, ‘You guys!’.

Is mistaken in thinking that his off colour joke is going down well in the client meeting.

Is ticklish.

Is totally going to lay off the dope soon, man.

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A 50-year-old man who was found dead in a Yorkton gas station on Monday was the victim of a homicide, RCMP say.

The federal government hopes to push through its back-to-work legislation for Canada Post workers on Thursday if the two sides can’t reach an agreement before then.

The Canadian Football League will be back for a second season on the NFL Network. The network announced Tuesday that two CFL games per week will be broadcast in the United States.

BitTorrent is a great way to download large files or upload large files so others can grab them quickly. Last week we asked you which BitTorrent application you prefer, and then we put the top five to a vote. Now we’re back to highlight the winner. More »

The NHL board of governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers, paving the way for the club to move to Winnipeg for next season.

Nah, it ain’t the update that’ll bring a standalone email client to your BlackBerry PlayBook, but at least it’s some positive news in an otherwise gloomy arena surrounding RIM. Version 1.0.6 of the BlackBerry Tablet OS was just cut loose today, bringing support for Adobe’s Flash 10.3 and AIR 2.7 software. In other words, users should see improved Flash performance, and they’ll also be able to tap into a new array of apps crafted with AIR 2.7. Oh, and for the security mavens? There’s a few built-in updates to safeguard you and yours. It’s available over-the-air right now, and if you don’t see an update just yet, be patient — it’s en route, we swear.

BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.6 update brings Flash 10.3 and AIR 2.7 to PlayBook originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android: Want a simpler way to allow others to join your Wi-Fi network, without having to give out your WPA code? Wifi Joiner creates a QR code for your network that the other user can scan to easily connect to your wireless network. More »

Staples Business Depot has breached Canadian privacy law by not fully wiping customer data off laptops and storage devices returned by customers before reselling them, Canada’s privacy commissioner has found.

Windows has its fair share of photo management programs, but we’ve chosen Picasa as the best for its impressive feature set and relative ease of use. More »

Driving with the window down and the sun shining on your arm carries a steep price in the form of an increased risk of skin cancer, dermatologists warn.

The third-party app experience has always seemed like an afterthought for RIM. Lousy selection and a half-baked install process are just some of the issues plaguing BlackBerry owners and developers, but there’s no blow stronger in the app world than when a dev drops support for a platform, after dedicating the resources necessary to bring a product to market in the first place. That’s exactly what Seesmic has done with its popular social media app — effective June 30th, the company will drop support for BlackBerry, “in order to focus development efforts on (its) most popular mobile platforms.” It goes so far as to suggest that users “try out Seesmic for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 7,” which would of course mean replacing that BlackBerry with another, more app-friendly device. The move doesn’t necessarily indicate that other devs will follow suit, but if jumping ship does become a trend, it could put a significant damper on RIM’s future earnings, to say the least.

Seesmic Twitter app drops BlackBerry support, RIM’s frown sags even lower originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Marvel today announced that, for the second time this year, one of their major characters is going to be killed. Spoilers ahead!

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Days after a disappointing earnings release, the axe appears to have fallen at Research in Motion Ltd., as local media reports 200 jobs have been cut at the Waterloo, Ont.-based smartphone maker.

Just days ago, Google snapped up SageTV to bolster its Google TV ecosystem. Now, the team in Mountain View appears to be on its way to making good on its promise to put the Android Market on the platform as well. Those with a Revue or other Google TV system can now see them listed as “other” in their list of My Devices in the Market. Of course, you can’t actually download any apps to your Google-fied box just yet, but it’s a start, right? Besides, if you’re really that anxious for Google to give you access to Market apps, you can just get your hands dirty and do it yourself.

Google TVs pop up in Android Market device listings, still can’t download apps originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You knew this would probably happen, but here it is. Halo Anniversary will support Kinect, says Microsoft Game Studios head man Phil Sepencer.

Speaking to GameSpot, he let this slip:

As a first party we believe that Kinect will be important to all genres of games, be it racing games with Forza, combat games like Ryse — even games like Halo Anniversary have Kinect integration.

He also went on to say that eventually all future first-party titles would support the device in some way. This shouldn’t surprise anyone, as Sony is basically doing the same thing with the Move on their end.

Spencer didn’t say what form this Kinect support would take, but don’t count out full control. The Ghost Recon Future Soldier E3 Kinect trailer demonstrated that it might be possible if maybe a little uncomfortable, and don’t think Microsoft is gonna wanna be one-upped by a third-party Kinect shooter.

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