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Now that Google Music has finally clawed its way out of the realm of beta-ware, anybody in the US can sign up to play without an invitation. Of course, that leaves many folks out of the equation, so we thought it a good time to point out at least one other route to let you get involved in the service, no matter where you live. See, the rub seems to be that Google checks your IP address on your first attempt to log in, and accept its terms of use — only the first time, and yeah, you're defini…

We already know that Siri does most of its processing server-side, and that Apple's claims of hardware as a limiting factor are tenuous at best. But new research from French developer Applidium reveal…

If you think about the trajectory of most consumer electronics, the general goal is for prices to trend downwards as they are replaced by the latest and

Apple's already got their simple and boring swipe to unlock gesture so it's only fitting that Google has been awarded Android's sweet pattern unlock method patent.

The government of Saskatchewan will not consider making winter tires mandatory.

Google opened its new music store to all comers in the US this week, touting its partnerships with music labels and indie musicians, and its broad reach thanks to the Android Market.

If you were bummed that you'd have to pick up some new coding skills when Adobe announced that Flash for mobile was finito, cheer up friends. Harken back to the summer months when Google unveiled its Swiffy conversion tool that turns those aging SWF files into browser friendly HTML5 animations. Now the folks in Mountain View have created an extension for the Flash desktop app that allows you to export your working files to something a little more up to date with a single click — or a combina…

Some residents of the south Okanagan region of B.C. were awoken by a small earthquake early Friday morning, but there are no reports of any damage.

Subatomic particles were again clocked travelling faster than light by European researchers after the experiment was revised to rule out a certain type of error.

Demi Moore has filed for divorce from fellow actor Ashton Kutcher after six years of marriage

Canada's battle against paper money dates back to 1987 with the introduction of the $1 "Loonie" coin. Now, the Canadian government is doing the same to larger denominations—replacing conventional cash…

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of workers in a pay equity case involving women at Canada Post that was originally filed 28 years ago.

io9 pal and Institute for the Future policy wonk David Pescovitz has been working with a bunch of other cool futurists — including space hacker Ariel Waldman —

The Mounties in Saskatchewan are warning the public about a fake tweeter who's pretending to represent them.

Police around Saskatchewan are conducting a cellphone blitz for the next two days, looking for drivers who are violating the traffic safety act.

Here's some exciting, if somewhat unsurprising news for Galaxy S II devotees: Samsung's UK outpost has just confirmed that the handset will indeed receive an upgrade to Android 4.0, delectably known as Ice Cream Sandwich. As of this moment, details are relatively scarce, and Sammy has yet to make similar declarations for markets outside of the UK — but at least it's coming. "The Galaxy S II will be receiving ICS, but there are no dates confirmed as yet," the company wrote in a tweet this mor…

The iPhone is a fantastic phone, but if you're a heavy user of Google services, it can be a little confusing to set up your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts to sync with iOS.

Thought Google Music was just for artists signed to the big three or 23 indie labels? Turns out the company's extending a hand to unsigned artists as well with Google Music Artist Hub. The DIY like software allows virtually anyone to sell and price their music on Mountain View's storefront. Musicians selling tunes through the service will keep 70 percent of the list price, forfeiting 30 percent to the Android giant.

Developing… Google Music Artist Hub helps musicians promote, sell music o…

Been dutifully uploading music to Mountain View's cloud since Google I/O? Might want hit pause for just a sec, while you tune to Google's beat here in Los Angeles, as it's just gone and launched its own music store integrated with Android Market. Best part is, the service still free, though you can now purchase millions of songs from the store to expand your collection of tunes. 90-second track previews are available, and all songs are high quality 320kbps MP3s. And for those with an aversion…

Here at the "These Go To Eleven" event, Google announced that Android activations thus far have surpassed 200 million devices. That's up from 100 million from May, and 550,000 activations per day. That's 50,000 more than in June, and back in December that number was a mere 300,000.

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