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Shaw to buy control of CanWest
Cable and satellite provider would own at least 20% of CanWest's equity and 80% of its voting stock after the deal
Mobile
Google, Apple pile pressure on phone world
Nokia, world’s biggest handset maker, opts to skip annual Mobile World Congress
Gaming
Bioshock 2: Brainy and moving, with exemplary action
The very first Big Daddy is back and is on a mission to exert his free will
Controller Freak
Halo Legends premieres in San Francisco
Microsoft’s new collection of seven short anime films about the Halo Universe won’t be for everyone, but it does provide a few juicy morsels of mythology for hardcore fans
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Cybersecurity
Google's convoluted search
for China compromise
It’s been a month since the Internet giant took a stand, but they’re still censoring search results. Why?
Telus profit falls 45%
Earnings driven down partly by economy and partly by huge investments in network infrastructure
Nortel weighs sale of patents
Industry experts estimate the wireless assets could fetch as much as $1-billion if a bidding war is triggered
FOCUS
Rock out: the reality of asteroid space missions
Washington has nixed plans to return to the moon, but many see a silver lining - one that just might help save life on Earth
Vancouver 2010
NBC's massive Olympic research effort
United States network that spent over $820-million on Winter Games now wants to learn more about audience viewing habits
UK prisoners use Facebook to taunt victims
British government asks social network to delete 30 inmates’ pages
Hardware
Accessory makers, app developers have high hopes for Apple's iPad
Market created for iPod, iPhone add-ons now firmly focused on tablet device
Health
Big pharma eyes IT alliances
Drugmakers increasingly looking to sell ancillary products and services linked to their medicines by working with IT and other companies
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- Shuttle Endeavour arrives at space station for weeklong stay
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WonderQuest
Microwaving plastics 101
Do the recycle numbers assigned to plastic containers indicate if they are safe to use for heating food in a microwave oven?
Gadgets
Demos with depth
Consumer electronics company hopes success of 3-D in theatres carries over into the home
Live Better
How to break free and use data in the cloud
Our guide to your life: This week, four ways to take advantage of cloud-based computing for storing data
Etiquette
The couple that tweets together, stays together
How some Web 2.0 couples make I Love Yous work in 140 characters or less
Your Business
Apps mania mimics the dot-com boom
Executives, entrepreneurs and consumers know they are going to be big, and there is consensus that we've only scratched the surface
Exer-gaming
Me and my (anatomically perfect) shadow
Your Shape game lets you and your avatar star alongside each other on your home TV
Not your grandfather's braking system
The Prius's brakes use Airbus-style digital controls to stop your car
R.M. Vaughan: Q&A
What would happen if Google knew everything?
Ted Remerowski’s new film wonders whether the search-engine powerhouse is living up to its motto
Apps We Love
A Twitter app for nOObs
We also take a look at a search engine for Internet radio and a handy app that lets you compare two Photoshop files
Dave McGinn's Mr. Miser
Why do phone companies not reward customer loyalty?
I figured I should be able to parlay my years of loyalty into a free iPhone. I was so wrong.
RIM's smart-phone advantage
RIM's gambit early on to route traffic through its own servers was designed to enhance security, but it has also provided a big edge as smart-phone usage – and the bandwidth it requires – explodes
Viral
The iPad: Our shiny new ball and chain
Within a couple of months, there will be no physical position in which we won’t be able piss away time on the Internet
Study
Is blogging losing its lustre with youth?
Number of young bloggers in decline as communication habits change, Pew study finds
Accessories
Laptop totes for fashion-conscious bagaholics
There has been an explosion of gear sacks sporting funky colours and feminine shapes
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Inside Jobs: Thermor
A new Your Business series begins with a look at building a better system for hot and cold food monitoring
Life online
Blogger arranges his whole life through Craigslist
Some university graduates do a year in Europe. Jason Paul, 22, is doing 9 months of living through Craiglist.
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