Archive for December, 2008
Rogers rolls out faster ’3.5G’ cellphone network
The current 3G iPhone does not support the faster network speeds being offered by Rogers. (Jason DeCrow/Associated Press) Can’t say that I would have waited to buy another phone if it was 3.5G . Nice though! CBC News HSPA is the term for third-generation, or 3G, cellphone networks that use the Global System for Mobile [...]
Dumb! Blank CD levy rises by almost 40 per cent
This annoys me! The Canadian Government is so out of touch and increasing the levy on CDs makes absolute no sense. Have you seen how much space is allocated in stores like Future Shop and HMV for Music CDs? The space has been relegated to mostly DVDs and the government charges no levy on them [...]
globeandmail.com: Destructive Koobface virus turns up on Facebook
BOSTON — Facebook’s 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed “Koobface” that uses the social network’s messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers. It is the latest attack by hackers increasingly looking to prey on users of social-networking sites. “A few other viruses [...]