Apple to Rogers on iPhone: you're on your own
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 1:58 PM ET Comments24Recommend85
By Peter Nowak CBC News
Canadians who want the iPhone will be locked into the longest contracts in the world. (Jason DeCrow/Associated Press)Apple Inc. will not be selling the hotly awaited iPhone in its six Canadian stores when it is released this Friday, leaving Rogers Communications Inc. and its Fido subsidiary to sell the device on their own.
"The iPhone 3G will be available in Canada from Rogers and Fido," said Simon Atkins, spokesperson for Apple. He declined to elaborate.
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Bell, Telus customers to pay for incoming text messages
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 3:00 PM ET Comments233Recommend218
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Cellphone users with Bell and Telus are going to have to fork over a little more to receive incoming text messages, under new pricing plans slated to roll out in August.
'Oh baby, when my contract's over I'll be long gone, for sure.'—Debra Messinger, consumer
Under the new plans, customers will be charged 15 cents to receive incoming text messages, including uninvited spam messages. Previously, customers without text plans were only charged for outgoing messages.
Customers with a text messaging rate plan or bundle will not be affected by the new charges.
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In Depth
Wireless
Confusion the name of the game
Customers are fed up with cellphone companies benefiting from complex rate plans, bewildering service contracts and uninformed customer service agents, and they aren't going to take it any more
Last Updated November 19, 2007
By Peter Nowak
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Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 3:00 PM ET Comments10Recommend14
CBC News
A Calgary company is spearheading development of a new aircraft, filled with helium and powered by four rotors, which will be used to move materials in remote areas including the Canadian North.
SkyHook International announced Tuesday that it will build the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL-40) in conjunction with aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co.
SkyHook and Boeing hope to be flying the first prototypes of the JHL-40 by 2012. (SkyHook International)...
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Agriculture, watersheds focus of nitrates report
The P.E.I. government released a long-awaited report Tuesday on nitrates in rivers, streams and groundwater in the province, noting that they are the most common chemical contaminant in Island water.
Canada trumpets G8 vow to halve emissions by 2050
SECURITY
Keeping an eye on things: Spy gear goes mainstream
Latest surveillance gadgets for amateurs would make James Bond jealous
Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008 | 8:04 AM ET Comments18Recommend25
By Georgie Binks CBC News
Remote surveillance technology for the home has gone mainstream, with spy shops springing up across the country and online faster than you can answer a shoe-phone. -->
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/05/20/f-amateurspygear.html
SCIENCE
FAQ
Yellowcake explained
Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008 | 4:33 PM ET Comments2Recommend8
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