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Thursday, October 9, 2008

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IBM shares jump on profit

Earnings show big tech companies are still inking sales deals

Web TV shows porn, without the sex

Brothers banking on web-surfers' growing acceptance of porn, inn which comedy substitutes for hard-core sex

Gene tester responds to critics

Critics fear that some consumers will use positive results to seek treatments they might not need

LP33.tv creates music community

A former Virgin Records and EMI exec has created what he hopes will become an online MTV with backing from members of Genesis

Finally, something for voters to laugh about

It's the season for off-beat pollsters to try to squeeze a few laughs from those of us who just dread going through an election

Lowbrow laughs prove irresistibly alluring

A new expansion to the PlayStation Network's downloadable hit PAIN lets players slingshot human ammunition into a busy amusement park


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Weezer 2.0 thrives on collaboration

The fun-loving U.S. alt-rock band is one of the most ambitious musical users of YouTube

YouTube to sell music and games

World's most popular video-sharing site experiment with new advertising formats to grow revenue

Belly-laugh funny video puts arts cuts on campaign radar

A defining moment in Canadian media history

AMD to spin off factories

Venture with investors in the Persian Gulf state designed to cut costs

MySpace, HP in deal to encourage photo printing

HP, MySpace hope people will print more images and, eventually, buy photo-embellished merchandise too

‘Mail Goggles' might prevent regrets

Solve a few easy math problems before hitting ‘send' and, if your thinking is intact, Google will let you send your e-mail

Web ad sales dip from previous quarter

Dip is likely a ripple effect from the bad economy given that prior to 2008 the market had seen several consecutive quarters of increases

Rogers braced to weather the storm

The chief executive officer of Rogers Communications Inc. told the heads of his wireless, cable and media divisions to start raising capital before the well ran dry

Asustek's Eee PC helps boost revenue

Low-price laptop product line shipped 4 million models and will be followed by a new Eee PC that costs $699

VeriSign sells Jamba stake to News Corp

Maker of content such as wallpapers, ring tones and games for mobile phones as well as Fox TV shows

PERSONAL TECH

Adobe shakes the ground

Creative Suite 4 is the ultimate software for digital art, but its sheer heft and complexity rival, or even exceed, the introduction of an operating system

Highway to Hell is actually not bad

Prospects keep hand on stick, eyes on the screen

Meet the Phantom, which looks like a desk lamp connected to a computer. The NHL is very interested in it

TQ@WORK

We've got your back

G4S Canada uses an arsenal of technology to make sure your employees stay safe

Coded for business

This could be the breakthrough year for XBRL, the programming language that will make sifting through business data a snap

Seven Wonders of the World (Wide Web)

There's no shortage of IT news on the Web. In fact, it can be hard to tell one tech site from the next. Here are seven that stand out

SCIENCE

Robot suit to help people walk

Welcome to a new HAL — but this one is designed for social welfare purposes only and can be rented

Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel in chemistry

They discovered and developed green fluorescent protein, GFP, a widely used laboratory tool.

Bad connection caused CERN shutdown

One electrical connection likely caused the malfunction that sidelined the world's largest atom smasher days after it was launched with great fanfare

U.S. spacecraft to peek at Mercury next week

Area bigger than the land area of South America will be seen for the first time by our spacecraft

Astronaut's diary goes on display

Diary survived extreme heat in the Columbia explosion, extreme atmospheric cold, and then was attacked by microorganisms and insects

TECH POLL

A study says happiness for men is surfing the Internet, while for women it’s having meals and spending time together as a family. Assuming this confirms your own situation, are you likely to change to make your mate happier?

Results & Past Polls

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