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Monday, June 23, 2008
News stories: Attack of the iPhone killers; etc.
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Attack of the iPhone killers
Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 11:17 AM ET Comments0Recommend3
By Brian Caulfield Forbes
The BlackBerry Bold from Research In Motion is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support high-speed networks and comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a rich set of multimedia features. (Research in Motion)It's like a scene from a bad horror movie. Samsung and Research in Motion are among the companies trundling down the steps into the basement. And down there, waiting for them, is Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and his chainsaw collection. Dudes, don't go down there.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/f-forbes-iphone.html
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Google phones face delays: report
Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 12:48 PM ET Comments0Recommend0
CBC News
Google wants to dominate the search and advertising businesses on mobile phones. Google Inc.'s entry into the wireless market is facing delays, with cellphones based on its operating system unlikely to be released until the end of the year, a media report says.
The company was originally scheduled to have phones based on its open-source Android software for sale during the third quarter, but that has now slipped to the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Google has become bogged down with launching Android phones through T-Mobile USA, pushing back launches with Sprint Nextel in the United States and China Mobile, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/23/tech-android.html
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BlackBerry outage scheduled for Sunday
Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 6:32 PM ET Comments4Recommend18
CBC News
Unplanned BlackBerry outages, such as the one in February, often provoke outrage among users. BlackBerry users will be out of luck early Sunday morning as a planned outage will leave them without service for about four hours.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/tech-blackberry.html?ref=rss
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Spectrum auction inches closer to $4 billion
Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 6:39 PM ET Comments13Recommend18
By Peter Nowak, CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/tech-spectrum.html?ref=rss
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McCain proposes $300M prize for breakthrough auto battery
Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 9:08 AM ET Comments22Recommend16
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/23/mccain-battery.html
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Internet monitoring a necessity: Sandvine
Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2008 | 12:14 PM ET Comments24Recommend45
By Peter Nowak CBC News
Sandvine CEO Dave Caputo loves bandwidth hogs, which he calls "consumption kings," because they are good for his business. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/19/tech-sandvine.html
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Bell ordered to publicly prove internet congestion
Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 5:21 AM ET Comments71Recommend138
By Peter Nowak CBC News
Bell Canada's internet throttling practices have become a rallying point for net neutrality advocates. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/19/tech-bell.html?ref=rss
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Top court says BCE deal can go ahead
Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 10:08 PM ET Comments26Recommend78
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/20/bce-court.html?ref=rss
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Space agency continues astronaut search
Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 3:59 PM ET Comments4Recommend5
By Paul Jay CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/science-space.html?ref=rss
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Passengers virtually stripped naked by 3-D airport scanner
Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 1:48 PM ET Comments237Recommend187
CBC News
A passenger raises her hands above her head as she is scanned by the machine. (CBC)http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/bc-virtually-naked-airport-scanner.html?ref=rss
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Worldwide number of PCs tops 1 billion
Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 10:07 AM ET Comments10Recommend6
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/23/pcs-billion.html?ref=rss
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