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Tyrannosaurs prowled in packs, B.C. tracks show
If you went back to the age of dinosaurs and met a tyrannosaur, you'd likely soon face something even more terrifying — the other tyrannosaurs in its pack.The revolt against Google ‘Glassholes’
Tech | 134 hits | 12:52 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Planet-naming contest launched by IAU
While Mars and Jupiter are named after gods, planets outside our solar system are stuck with ugly names like HD 108874 b. Luckily for them, you'll soon get a chance to give them names they deserve. Cygnus spacecraft takes Ottawa firm Neptec's TriDAR into space
A private, unmanned spaceship heads to the International Space Station tomorrow, and along the way, it will test a new Canadian technology that will be critical to future missions. BlackBerry’s square-screened phone to free us from our “rectangular world” | Ars Technica
Most smartphones produced in 2014 will follow a certain design playbook: rectangular screen, a few buttons around the edges, and just enough thickness to house the internals and the requisite battery. One could argue that this is the idealized design for BlackBerry Wins Three Prestigious Red Dot Awards for Product Design
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 7, 2014) - BlackBerry Limited a global leader in mobile communications, earned three acclaimed Red Dot Awards for the high design quality of its BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry Q5 and BlackBerry Z30 smartphones. This year Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Thinks His New Stirling Engine Will Get You Off The Grid For Under $10K
"Ten years from today the probability that you are depending on wires hanging on tree branches is as likely as that you'll still be installing land lines for telephones. Close to zero." Hackers Find Open Back Door to Power Grid With RenewablesTech | 112 hits | 12:12 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Making the electricity grid greener is boosting its vulnerability to computer hacking, increasing the risk that spies or criminals can cause blackouts. Bigfoot hair samples discounted by DNA testing
Scientists analyzed more than 30 hair samples reportedly left behind by Bigfoot and similar mythical beasts like the Himalayan Yeti, and found all of them came from more mundane creatures like bears, wolves, cows and racoons.Bar code turns 40: Next-generation codes move past grocery stores
George Laurer had no idea his design would reach well beyond retail outlets when he created the black line and number sets known as the modern bar code. Since the then IBM engineer's development of the UPC some four decades ago, a new generation of catalo
George Laurer had no idea his design would reach well beyond retail outlets when he created the black line and number sets known as the modern bar code. Since the then IBM engineer's development of the UPC some four decades ago, a new generation of catalo Regina radar breakdown during tornado season alarms storm chaser
Greg Johnson, a well-known tornado hunter, says the radar that monitors twisters in southern Saskatchewan has become a laughingstock in the weather-watching community. Analysis suggests that solar thermal can provide baseline power
With the cost of photovoltaic devices and wind power dropping dramatically, the economics of some forms of renewable power are becoming increasingly compelling. But these sources of power come with a significant limitation: intermittency. Solar can't gene San Francisco parking space auction app ordered to shut down
San Francisco's new crackdown on a mobile app that allows people to auction off their public parking spots marks yet another clash between innovative technologies and regulators trying to maintain law and order, public safety and a sense of social decorumEerily lifelike androids join staff at Tokyo tech museum
They might not be your idea of the ideal museum guide, but two androids designed to be lifelike have landed “jobs” at a prestigious Japanese technology center. Named Kodomoroid and Otonaroid, the droids are designed as hyper-realistic androids that look l
They might not be your idea of the ideal museum guide, but two androids designed to be lifelike have landed “jobs” at a prestigious Japanese technology center. Named Kodomoroid and Otonaroid, the droids are designed as hyper-realistic androids that look lSharper satellite images allowed, as U.S. loosen rules
Satellite images sharp enough to show details such as manhole covers, stop signs and lamp posts will soon be available in Canada and around the world, after the U.S. loosened limits put in place years ago due to national security concerns.
Satellite images sharp enough to show details such as manhole covers, stop signs and lamp posts will soon be available in Canada and around the world, after the U.S. loosened limits put in place years ago due to national security concerns. Out-of-this-world coffee' Astronauts will soon be able to brew espresso in space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon be able to enjoy an everyday comfort many of us likely take for granted: A freshly brewed cup of coffee.Humans killed off passenger pigeons, may try to bring them back
It was the moment that humanity learned we had the awesome power to erase an entire species off the face of the Earth in the scientific equivalent of a blink of an eye: The passenger pigeon went from billions of birds to extinct before our very eyes.
It was the moment that humanity learned we had the awesome power to erase an entire species off the face of the Earth in the scientific equivalent of a blink of an eye: The passenger pigeon went from billions of birds to extinct before our very eyes. Hitchbot robot set to hitchhike across Canada
Meet Hitchbot, a robot who will hitchhike across Canada and tweet his adventures to the world. Canada needs to take a long-term approach to oil and its alternativesTech | 110 hits | 1:28 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
While Canadian politicians lobby other countries to take our oil and gas through pipelines, rail and northern shipping routes, science museums across the country are showcasing a cleaner energy future.Heinz, Ford aim to make car parts from tomato skins
Ford Motor Co. and ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Co. are teaming up on research to use tomato skins to make composite materials for auto parts.
Ford Motor Co. and ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Co. are teaming up on research to use tomato skins to make composite materials for auto parts. Electric car with massive range in demo by Phinergy, Alcoa
An electric car may soon be able to cruise the highway all day without stopping or recharging — new technology demonstrated in Montreal this week can extend the range of an electric car by 1,600 kilometres, its inventors say.SpaceX unveils Dragon V2 spacecraft
SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 spacecraft Thursday night, promising it will be able to carry seven astronauts to the International Space Station and back to Earth again
SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 spacecraft Thursday night, promising it will be able to carry seven astronauts to the International Space Station and back to Earth again​Australian Apple devices hacked and held to ransom
A number of Apple users across Australia have reported having their iPhones, iPads and Macs targeted by hackers threatening to erase their data and demanding US$100 to regain access to devices.
Tech | 116 hits | 8:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A number of Apple users across Australia have reported having their iPhones, iPads and Macs targeted by hackers threatening to erase their data and demanding US$100 to regain access to devices. EBay 'cyberattack' prompts password change warning
E-commerce giant eBay Inc. is asking customers to change their passwords after a recent hack that the company says exposed customer names and passwords, but didn't manage to steal any financial information. Tricorder X Prize eyed by Toronto-based Biosign
A Canadian company is trying to make a real version of the gadget on the series Star Trek that could read a patient's vital signs and diagnose diseases with a mere swipe over the patient's body. Uber taxi app fuels Montreal, Toronto fare wars
Cabbies in Montreal and Toronto want their cities to put the brakes on Uber, the popular car service app that taxi firms say is disrupting the industry. Waterloo chemist develops 'holy grail' LED lightbulb
A lab at the University of Waterloo says it has developed the perfect replacement for the soon-to-be defunct incandescent bulb. It uses nanotechnology to alter the light produced by LED bulbs. Could civilization collapse' NASA-funded study looks at economic imbalances around world's carrying capacity
A new study partially funded by NASA suggests heavy demands on the world's natural resources and extreme economic imbalances could spell a premature end for modern human civilization.Airliners nearly collided in midair east of Hawaii
Two U.S. airliners came within 3.5 kilometres of colliding while flying between Hawaii and Los Angeles in what would have been one of the world's worst aviation disasters, reports say.
Two U.S. airliners came within 3.5 kilometres of colliding while flying between Hawaii and Los Angeles in what would have been one of the world's worst aviation disasters, reports say.Aerofex hover bike goes on sale in 2017
A futuristic hovercraft that lets you zip smoothly over rough terrain by flying up to three metres above the ground could be yours in just three years, its maker says.
Tech | 236 hits | 6:43 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A futuristic hovercraft that lets you zip smoothly over rough terrain by flying up to three metres above the ground could be yours in just three years, its maker says. Yahoo buys Snapchat rival Blink
Yahoo is buying the mobile messaging app Blink, in a move reflecting CEO Marissa Mayer's focus on mobile.Christopher Columbus's ship Santa Maria may have been found
A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria.
A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria. Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn't
“Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century,” reads the headline of an October 2013 story in an online trade publication. This fantastic promise is just one part of a modern boomlet in enthusiasm about the energy potential of thorium, Free aircraft-tracking service launched after Flight MH370 tragedy
A free service to track airplanes by satellite is being offered to most of the world's airlines in hopes that it might prevent some of the problems encountered in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March.Apple set to buy Dr. Dre’s Beats headphone company for $3B: reports
Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, according to a published report.
Tech | 209 hits | 7:38 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, according to a published report. Aircraft interiors: the armrest that could diffuse an elbow war
A new paperclip-shaped armrest hopes to settle for good the battle over elbow
room in the sky MOST space telescope eyes crowdfunding to stay in orbit
A B.C. astronomer is scrambling to find funding to maintain a Canadian space telescope that has revealed details about planets outside our solar system after the Canadian Space Agency cut its support this week. Digital privacy act opens copyright loophole that TekSavvy-Voltage case closed
A recent landmark court case sought to protect Canada from the fear-mongering tactics commonly used in the U.S. by film and music copyright holders. But a proposed law may render that attempt moot.Finnish man invents a better wood-splitting axe
What makes Heikki Karnä's axe better? ‘Everything,’ he says. ‘Stone Age man created this axe that we get today from the hardware store. It’s still the same tool, with the same difficulties.’
What makes Heikki Karnä's axe better? ‘Everything,’ he says. ‘Stone Age man created this axe that we get today from the hardware store. It’s still the same tool, with the same difficulties.’ Wi-Fi hotspots coming to Canadian parks
Parks Canada wants to install wireless Internet access hotspots at up to 50 of its parks this year, and it expects to triple that number soon afterward.
Internet Explorer vulnerability used to attack U.S. companies
Microsoft Corp is rushing to fix a bug in its widely used Internet Explorer web browser after a computer security firm disclosed the flaw over the weekend, saying hackers have already exploited it in attacks on some U.S. companies. Google Street View lets you go back in time
Google Street View now gives you the option to see what neighborhoods and landmarks looked like at different times in the past.Malaysia Airlines mystery giving rise to hacker attacks
The story of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane has preoccupied people around the world for more than a month. It also looks to have inspired online scammers who exploit people's interest in trending news topics to install malware on their computers, in
Tech | 132 hits | 7:53 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The story of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane has preoccupied people around the world for more than a month. It also looks to have inspired online scammers who exploit people's interest in trending news topics to install malware on their computers, inNASA spacecraft LADEE crashes into the moon
NASA's small moon-orbiting spacecraft LADEE is no more.
Tech | 155 hits | 7:51 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
NASA's small moon-orbiting spacecraft LADEE is no more.Back to Canada News
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