Despite its recent strategy of "sue everybody for everything," Kodak has succumb to its financial pressures and filed for Chapter 11 business reorganization in New York.
Origins of Stonehenge's Stones Found, and Holy Crap Did They Travel Far
Remember that time you carried that box home and it was like sooo heavy? Yeah, shut up. The quarry where some of Stonehenge's original rocks came from has been discovered, and the people of 5,000 year…
Petition aims to end cellphone dominance – Technology & Science – CBC News
A grassroots group has launched an online petition urging Canadians to speak out against domination of the cellphone market by the country's big three wireless companies – Rogers Communications Inc., …
Tim Hortons adds new cup size – Saskatchewan – CBC News
Starting next Monday, Tim Hortons will be adding a new cup size to its menu.
Astronomers Getting Ready to Take The First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
This is exciting. If everything goes well, we may get the first-ever photo of a black hole really soon. A big number of astronomers are getting ready to achieve this feat using a global network of tel…
If You Suck at Darts, Here's Some Math to Help You Out
If you're anything like me, you play darts rarely. And when you do, you're drunk. Ignoring the fact that that's a dangerous combination, here's how to try and maximize your chance of winning, ineptitu…
Samsung commits to improve smartphone battery life in 2012
Sure, we all love having the latest and greatest smartphone from the likes of Samsung, but the power consumption driven by larger displays, LTE, and more use is making it increasingly harder to get through the day. Samsung's vice president of product innovation, Kevin Packingham, said in an interview with CNET that Korea's darling has set the lofty goal that smartphones coming out this year last an entire day under average to moderately heavy use. Samsung's plans include beefing up batteries,…
Russia Accuses US Of Sabotaging Mars Spacecraft
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says the United States may have rendered their Phobos-Grunt Mars spacecraft useless using a radar installation on the Marshall Islands.
Talking to agency Interfax,…
Talking to agency Interfax,…
Samsung wasn't interested in buying RIM, still isn't interested in buying RIM
Samsung already passed on webOS, and now, it's passing on RIM. The flagging handset maker was reportedly in talks with Samsung about a buyout, but according to a fresh Reuters report, Sammy's "not interested" in taking over Research In Motion. Samsung spokesman James Chun said the following: "We haven't considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in (buying RIM)." Why even respond to a rumor? Well, RIM's shares surged some ten percent at just the whisper, further proving that stocks …
Google, Wikipedia and others protest SOPA / PIPA
At this point, SOPA needs no introduction. But if you've been diligently ignoring it up until this point, good luck getting through January 18th as an uninformed citizen. Google, Wikipedia and a host of other websites are either going dark or making huge, unmistakable statements on their homepages in protest. Google's tagline? "End Piracy, Not Liberty." Pretty much says it all, really. If you've spotted another site rebelling today, shout it out in comments below — and while you're in the sh…
Steve Wozniak On iPhone vs Android
Woz never fails to impress me. If the man has opinions, he doesn't mind sharing them, whatever the consequences. I just didn't expect him to openly admit to preferring many Android features over those…
Wiping battery stats doesn't improve battery life, says Google engineer | Android Central
You there! Android hacker! Stop screwing around with your battery stats!
HP's TouchPad running Ice Cream Sandwich? Mmmm, thanks CM9 (video)
Another smote at the hearts of those who failed to reach the fire sale in time: CyanogenMod 9 is bringing some ICS flavor to the TouchPad and it's apparently not far off. The video after the break gives us a glimpse of some remarkably stable operation, especially considering how tricky it was bringing CM7 to HP's slate. It looks like everything functions except the camera and video playback, and the team behind the port promises it'll give us "something to play with soon."
[Thanks, Pedro]Con…
Does Cold-FX work? – Canada – CBC News
Claims by the manufacturer of Cold-FX that its cold remedy provides immediate relief may not be supported by scientific evidence, a CBC Marketplace investigation has revealed.
Pretty cool view driving home yesterday =)
First beautiful look at the Blu-Ray version of Star Trek: The Next Generation
It's about damn time! The first ever clip for the high definition, Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Next Generation is finally out, showcasing a brilliant new universe of crystal-clear aliens and an …
The story behind the cell phone squeeze
More and more, Canadians are relying on cell phones to communicate and to access the Internet—but affordable cell phone access is under siege.
Yesterday, we at OpenMedia.ca wrote to Canadians, warning…
Yesterday, we at OpenMedia.ca wrote to Canadians, warning…
U.S. marines probe video showing urination on corpses – World – CBC News
The U.S. Marine Corps is investigating a video depicting what appears to be four marines
urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.
urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.
The New Windows 8 First Touch: This Is Windows?
It doesn't sound like a particularly shimmery compliment, but the best thing that I can say about Microsoft's Metro UI is that after well over a year of using it in various guises, it still feels new….
How to Sync Your Bookmarks from Your Computer to Your Smartphone
While the iPhone syncs with Safari and Internet Explorer, it can't grab bookmarks from Chrome or Firefox out of the box—and most versions of Android can't sync bookmarks with any browser.



















