Reality Bites
Netflix certainly didn’t have much trouble attracting interest in its Canadian launch today — the country’s waited long enough, after all — but it looks like it nonetheless went a bit too far in its efforts to build up buzz at its press event. It tu…
It’s been years of waiting, but Microsoft is finally expanding the Zune service internationally — a move that precedes the big Windows Phone 7 launch. Version 4.7 of the Zune software will be the desktop sync client for WP7 devices, and as such it’ll…
I wanted to let you know that as of November 1, 2010 we are increasing the price of an Xbox LIVE for some members. This price increase only affects Xbox LIVE Members in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom or the United States. …
(Cross-posted from the Gmail Blog)Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at…
Tech news site CNET reports that Google is testing voice calling directly inside Gmail, with free calls to the U.S. and Canada and very cheap international calls. Google hasn’t confirmed anything, but …
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Parents in the town of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, want their school district to disable its Wi-Fi network because, they claim, it’s making their kids sick. According to a report by The Canadian Press, parents say that, after the district went …
Scientists at the University of Calgary have teamed up with the National Research Council Canada to put a network of human brain cells on a microchip — in effect creating a (tiny) brain on a chip. Until now, when scientists wanted to monitor brain ce…
After years (and years) of waiting it’s no surprise to see the Xbox 360 finally sliding into the role of IPTV set-top box, but we couldn’t have seen Canada’s Telus being the first in North America to offer the option. It only switched customers over t…
One of Canada’s top jet fighter pilots is in good condition in hospital following the crash of his jet in Lethbridge, Alta., on Friday.
The tornado that ripped through a Saskatchewan First Nation chewed a path half a kilometre wide and at least 45 kilometres long, Environment Canada says.
Toyota Canada’s sales stalled for the third month in a row in June.
As of April 1, the population of Saskatchewan was estimated by Statistics Canada to be 1,041,700.
Canada’s cellphone companies have all earned an F, the lowest possible rating by the Better Business Bureau.
The description from the person that posted the video: “A newborn fawn creates a dangerous situation when mom gets protective. Starts cute, ends scary. Warning: this is disturbing stuff. I cut the footage because I ended up filming the dog’s owner, whose privacy had to be protected. The dog eventually left limping—since posting this I …
Canadians may finally have a minor reprieve from the clutches of their cellphone provider.
Apple has announced that it will be selling iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 unlocked in not only the UK, but Canada as well. Currently available for $CA549, the iPhone…
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Given the increasing proliferation of video content online, the Federal Court of Appeal is being asked to rule whether internet service providers can be considered broadcasters and, hence, be subject to Canada’s Broadcast Act.
Today Apple’s iPad officially goes on sale internationally in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Japan was the first to receive the iPad, opening earlier this morning in a frenzy for the new gadget, as posted by the Wall Street Journal.
The device was announced…
For the first time, the NHL Winter Classic will be contested in Canada and the United States, Hockey Night in Canada confirmed Thursday night.
Saskatchewan’s population could grow by as much as 268,000 over the next quarter century, approaching 1.3 million by 2036, Statistics Canada projects.