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            CBC.caThe Canadian Presssync
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:53 PM
            Bell quietly drops system access fee
            The system access fee is virtually extinct with Bell Canada quietly axing the charge, matching prior moves by rivals Rogers and Telus.
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            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:14 PM
            Beam sent around Large Hadron Collider
            The operators of the Large Hadron Collider have successfully sent a beam of protons around the ring of the world's largest particle collider.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:57 PM
            Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers
            Cigarette butts are toxic to fish and should be labeled as toxic hazardous waste, U.S. researchers say.
            Google`s Chrome operating system will feature an interface that looks like a cross between a web browser and a smartphone.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:17 PM
            Google to launch Chrome netbooks next year
            Google plans to offer its Chrome operating system, which will let computers work without Windows and connect directly to the internet, on netbooks by Christmas next year.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 3:20 PM
            Crocodile ancestors found in Sahara
            A six-metre croc with three sets of fangs is among the five ancient relatives of modern-day crocodiles found in the Sahara Desert, scientists said Thursday.
            This May 31, 2007 file photo, shows a view of the LHC (large hadron collider) in its tunnel at CERN (European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)
            Last Updated: November 21 2009, 2:49 AM
            Beams of protons circulate in European Big Bang machine after more than a year of repairs
            GENEVA - Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago, circulating beams of protons in a significant leap forward for the Large Hadron Collider.
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            In this product image provided by Hewlett Packard, the HP Mini laptop computer is shown. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Hewlett Packard)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:13 PM
            Consumers trade up for less on latest electronics as prices come down
            MONTREAL - Prices for the latest gadgets and TVs haven't fallen dramatically, but enough to allow consumers to trade up at lower prices, says the research firm NPD Group Canada.
            In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze shows a finger attributed to Galileo Galilei. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze/ho)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 5:33 PM
            Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again
            ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
            In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Antonio Calanni, file)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 5:30 PM
            Vatican researcher says faint writing on Shroud of Turin proves its authenticity
            ROME - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.
            Atlantis crewmen Michael Foreman and Dr. Robert Satcher, Jr., install a space antenna outside the International Space Station. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:06 PM
            Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth, 1 crewman about to become father for 2nd time
            CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
            Video: How to recall an ?accidental? email
            Last Updated: November 21 2009, 3:14 AM
            Video: How to recall an ‘accidental’ email
            Ever send an email and wish that you hadn't? This humorous video shows you how to recall the message-that-shouldn't-have-been-sent, using Microsoft Outlook, but deleting it only works if the recipient hasn't received it yet (so work fast!).
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            Lenovo ThinkPad X100e details get leaked
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:49 PM
            Lenovo ThinkPad X100e details get leaked
            The ThinkPad "netbook" actually isn't a netbook at all - and now we know what powers it.
            Use your iPhone to kill yourself (virtually, speaking)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:26 PM
            Use your iPhone to kill yourself (virtually, speaking)
            You'll do just about anything to get out of another long and tedious boardroom meeting – and if you're Stan, a lowly cubicle dweller who just can't take it anymore, this even includes taking your own life in a number of creative ways.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:49 PM
            Protect yourself when shopping online this holiday season
            If you’re planning to do some online shopping for your kids this Christmas, there are some things you can do to protect yourself from scams.
            Productivity via GPS: how to load to-do lists based on your Android phone?s location
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:59 PM
            Productivity via GPS: how to load to-do lists based on your Android phone’s location
            Using popular apps Astrid and Locale, users can automatically load to-do lists based on location or time of day.
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            CBC.caThe Canadian Presssync
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 5:57 PM
            Home 3D ready for prime time: Panasonic
            Panasonic is looking to sell plasma televisions that can display three-dimensional pictures in 2010, with the technology and content both finally ready for the mass market.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 4:03 PM
            Corn's genetic code uncovered
            A team of American scientists has unravelled the complete genetic code of corn and is looking to alter the crop for greater food and energy yields.
            Last Updated: November 21 2009, 12:11 AM
            Depressed woman loses benefits over Facebook photos
            A Quebec woman on long-term sick leave is fighting to have her benefits reinstated after her employer's insurance company cut them, she says, because of photos posted on Facebook.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:21 PM
            Atlantis astronauts on 1st spacewalk
            Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis began their first of three scheduled spacewalks Thursday morning.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 12:55 PM
            MPs fight online predators who counsel suicide
            The House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of a motion Wednesday that could change how the Criminal Code deals with people who counsel others over the internet to commit suicide.
            The Vancouver post office houses these bins of seized packages of phoney acai berry purchased online by Canadians. (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:33 PM
            Warnings issued about online drugs
            The RCMP is warning people not to buy prescription drugs like Viagra online because they could not only be fake, but dangerous to your health.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 4:29 PM
            British woman finds her attacker on Facebook
            A 20-year-old British woman who was attacked at a bar tracked down her assailant on Facebook after police proved to be of little help.
            Calgary Transit says the YouTube video does not show a peace officer being assaulted before he chases down and tackles a suspect.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 9:49 PM
            YouTube arrest video could incriminate suspects
            Calgary Transit is standing by the actions of its peace officers in an arrest captured in a video and posted on YouTube.
            Smog is uncommon in the fall, but Montreal has had no shortage of it, including Thursday. (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:11 PM
            Smog clouds Montrealers' commute
            Montrealers made their way to work Thursday amid smog for the third day in a week.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:50 AM
            N.S. rural broadband deadline looming
            It's unclear how many Nova Scotians will receive access to high-speed internet by the end of the year as promised.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:53 AM
            Report: Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race with reliance on old technology
            MOSCOW - Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:18 AM
            US university debate over embryonic stem-cell research shows dispute unlikely to fade
            OMAHA, Neb. - The University of Nebraska's governing board is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research there to strict rules approved under former President George W. Bush.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:17 AM
            Iran says it will launch another communications satellite with no outside help in 2 years
            TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian official says the country plans to launch another communications satellite in two years with no outside help.
            Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied by Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai, speaks in Tokyo. Sony`s new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Shizuo Kambayashi)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:16 AM
            Sony plans online service to be up next year, connect gadgets, build brand loyalty
            TOKYO - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:05 AM
            B.C. university student takes top award at global entrepreneur competition
            VANCOUVER, B.C. - A British Columbia student who founded one of the world's largest Internet song lyric websites has taken the top prize at a global entrepreneur contest.
            Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Wednesday November 4, 2009. Kenney often sends several messages a day to his more than 1,500 followers on micro-blogging service Twitter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:52 PM
            Nearly a third of the members of Parliament are on Twitter bandwagon
            OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are scrambling to climb aboard the Twitter bandwagon - and getting elbowed by controversial, satirical and even phoney postings.
            The Space Shuttle Atlantis as it completes a pirouette for the space station cameras, for a final check to make sure there`s no damage to the thermal tiles on its belly. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:29 PM
            Astronauts complete 1st spacewalk of mission, get extra work done outside space station
            CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A pair of spacewalking astronauts, one of them a surgeon, hustled through antenna and cable work outside the International Space Station on Thursday and even managed to do an extra chore.
            Abdulmanam Almushawah, the head of a Saudi government program called Assakeena, checks radical web sites in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Assakeena, Arabic for "God`s Presence", aims at combating Islamic militant Web sites. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Hassan Ammar)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:19 PM
            Increasing numbers of radical Islamic Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message in English
            RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 4:02 PM
            Ont. will consider new energy-efficiency standards for flat screen TVs
            TORONTO - Ontario will consider revising its standards for flat screen televisions now that California has moved to ban power-hungry sets from its store shelves, Energy Minister Gerry Phillips said Thursday.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 3:55 PM
            Yahoo adds Twitter twist to news results to upgrade search engine
            SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
            Study: Nearly one-third of laptops fail within first 3 years
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:24 PM
            Study: Nearly one-third of laptops fail within first 3 years
            So you're dropping big bucks on a new laptop and are expecting it to last a long while, right? Well, according to the findings of a new study on computer reliability, you might not get what you bargained for.
            Video: Family-friendly video game suggestions
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:50 AM
            Video: Family-friendly video game suggestions
            OK, so I've been yammering on about Nintendo's awesome New Super Mario Bros. Wii game -- as it's a great pick for up to four kids to play at the same time -- but here are some other family-friendly video game suggestions, just in time for the holiday gift giving season.
            KneeBouncers ? A website for babies to play and learn
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:23 AM
            KneeBouncers – A website for babies to play and learn
            Kneebouncers is an easy to use educational website designed for toddlers. Take a look at what it has to offer.
            Sony announces Facebook for PlayStation 3
            Last Updated: November 18 2009, 2:34 PM
            Sony announces Facebook for PlayStation 3
            Just one day after Microsoft launches Facebook support on its Xbox Live service, Sony has also confimed the wildly popular social networking service is accessible via PlayStation 3.
            Canadians, will you buy a Kindle?
            Last Updated: November 18 2009, 4:17 AM
            Canadians, will you buy a Kindle?
            In case you haven't heard the news, Amazon today announced the availability of its popular Kindle e-book reader in Canada. Will you pick one up? Or do you already own a Sony or Indigo product like this? Or do you prefer paper?
            Data Backup: Online, Offline & DiamonDiscs
            Last Updated: November 18 2009, 3:28 AM
            Data Backup: Online, Offline & DiamonDiscs
            A plethora of storage options, from online cloud storage to offline 1,000-year DVDs & external USB hard drives ensure your data is safe no matter what.
            College puts courses on USB flash drives
            Last Updated: November 18 2009, 2:20 AM
            College puts courses on USB flash drives
            If stuff like this continues, we won't even need to [go to] school anymore.
            3 useful ways to schedule Tweets with FutureTweets
            Last Updated: November 17 2009, 3:57 PM
            3 useful ways to schedule Tweets with FutureTweets
            Look, Mom, no hands! FutureTweets can update Twitter even when you aren't near a computer.
            Rotate on this: New iPod, iPhone dock from Sharper Image
            Last Updated: November 17 2009, 1:46 AM
            Rotate on this: New iPod, iPhone dock from Sharper Image
            I've been having some fun with this new iPhone docking station from The Sharper Image. Can you tell by its picture what it does?
            Q&A with best-selling author James Patterson
            Last Updated: November 17 2009, 1:21 AM
            Q&A with best-selling author James Patterson
            You no longer need a PC to dive into games based on James Patterson's best-selling Women's Murder Club fiction. The latest in the series, THQ's Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion, has just debuted for the Nintendo DS/DSi.

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