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Research In Motion, the creator of the BlackBerry, has been struggling to find relevance in the technology and smartphone markets during 2011. It’s a shame,…
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CAA raising awareness about texting while driving
The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has come up with a creative way to raise awareness about the dangers of texting while driving. Last week the…
Sell yourself professionally, digitally
Before you read this, I want you to do something. Make sure you are alone with a computer and in a private place; it’s kind…
Music from the ’90s
Oh ’90s pop, how I miss you. I’ve been on a huge nostalgia warp in the past few weeks. Hearing Katy Perry screech about having…
Dating application gives online courage in campus pubs
VANCOUVER (CUP) — A new social app designed by a University of British Columbia grad may soon move flirting at campus pubs to the internet….
BlackBerry launches new OS
In the wake of last week’s unexpected BlackBerry outage, university students have mixed reactions to both the smartphone and the upcoming launch of the Research…
Apple founder dies at 56
Steve Jobs, the man who founded, lost and then reinvented Apple Inc. (née, Apple Computers), died last week at age 56 of complications relating to…
What would Carl Sagan say?
E=MC^2 is the theory of mass-energy equivilance, and hinges on the value of the constant “C,” or the speed of light, which is about 300…
How to drive forever
What if eight grams of fuel could power your car for a lifetime? What if that fuel was a radioactive element? Would you still be…
Computers designed like brains
Nature often supplies us with great ideas for engineering. Leonardo da Vinci drew concepts of flying machines based on observing birds in motion, centuries before…