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Bell and Telus team up to overhaul wireless network (10/10/2008) |
| Telecom giants BCE and Telus announced they will work together to upgrade to a cellular technology more popular around the world, a move that will allow both Canadian companies to take on Rogers Communications. Read |
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U.K. carrier suspends sale of BlackBerry Bold: report (10/10/2008) |
| Telecommunications service provider Orange in the U.K. has reportedly suspended shipment of Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold phone due to undisclosed software issues. Read |
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Security flaw in smart cards poses risk for transit, building access (10/10/2008) |
| Transit systems across Canada stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars to fare fraud, and access to office buildings could be compromised, after a security flaw in some of their smart-card technology was widely publicized this week. Read |
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New tech firms pinched as venture capitalists tighten purse strings (10/09/2008) |
| Firms that invest in technology startups say they are distributing funds more cautiously due to worries about a worldwide economic slowdown, making it tough for new firms to launch. Read |
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Canadian researchers call for end to 'politicization' of science (10/09/2008) |
| A group of Canadian scientists signed another open letter on Thursday, calling on political parties to end to what they see as the "politicization" and "mistreatment" of science. Read |
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Stock market woes hammer university's student aid, research funds (10/09/2008) |
| Scholarships and student aid at the University of Ottawa could be reduced if U.S. and Canadian stock markets continue to fall, hammering the institution's endowment fund. Read |
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Alberta, GE team up to improve water use at oilsands (10/09/2008) |
| The Alberta government is partnering with multinational conglomerate General Electric to improve water treatment and reuse in the province's oilsands projects, which consume enormous volumes of fresh water to produce oil. Read |
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Autumn the yellow lobster is in the pink (10/09/2008) |
| An unusual yellow-coloured lobster has avoided a date with the cooking pot, and will soon have a new home - the Marine Centre Aquarium in Shippagan. Read |
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to U.S., Japanese scientists (10/08/2008) |
| Two American scientists and a Japanese researcher won the 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for their discovery of a green fluorescent protein that has turned into an important tool in bioscience. Read |
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Scientists construct genetic map for malaria parasites (10/09/2008) |
| Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two of the parasites known to carry malaria, developments they hope will lead to improvements in vaccines and treatments for the deadly virus. Read |
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RIM hopes touchscreen keyboard clicks with consumers (10/08/2008) |
| BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. has introduced a smartphone with an look and feel similar to Apple Inc.'s iPhone - replacing the physical keyboard with a touchscreen interface. Read |
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Online players beware the video game police (10/08/2008) |
| Xbox Live's head cop discusses how he keeps law and order in an online world. Read |
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10-digit dialing conversion disables some home alarms (10/08/2008) |
| A Calgary woman says that when her home was broken into an alarm system failed to function, because some security alarm companies in Alberta have yet to convert all their customers' systems to 10-digit dialing. Read |
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Sure you want to send that e-mail? 'Goggles' to discourage impulse missives (10/08/2008) |
| Gmail, Google's e-mail system, is offering a new feature called Mail Goggles designed to make users think twice before firing off a message. Read |
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IT workers paid less in P.E.I. (10/08/2008) |
| A new study on the information technology labour force on P.E.I. shows workers are paid less on the Island, and employers are having a hard time filling positions. Read |
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