http://www.cbc.ca/technology/?ref=rss FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY en-ca Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:04:39 EST Copyright: (C) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html#Rss http://www.cbc.ca/rss/ http://www.cbc.ca/rss/image/cbc_144.gif http://www.cbc.ca/technology/?ref=rss http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/09/google-social-media-gmail.html?ref=rss 2000348891 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:49:36 EST Google is introducing Buzz, a group of features that add Facebook and Twitter-like functionality to Gmail. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/09/baggage-scanners009.html?ref=rss 2000348954 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:03:42 EST A Montreal inventor has developed a three-dimensional baggage scanner that he says can make air travel safer and more convenient for passengers. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/09/technology-spending-npd.html?ref=rss 2000348926 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:46 EST Canadians spent $4.66 billion on computer and information technology products in 2009, up one per cent from 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/09/tech-google-street-view-canada.html?ref=rss 2000348867 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:07:30 EST Google has updated its Street View service with increased coverage to more than 150 cities and towns across Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/09/tech-space-shuttle-inspection.html?ref=rss 2000348811 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:47:54 EST Endeavour's astronauts have inspected their ship for any launch damage as they raced toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/09/science-beer-bones-silicon.html?ref=rss 2000348819 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:30:43 EST Moderate beer consumption may help fight osteoporosis, suggests a study by the University of California's department of food science and technology. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/calgary-thirsk-astronaut-degree-benefits.html?ref=rss 2000348736 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:53:40 EST Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk visited his old alma mater Monday to pick up the degree he was awarded while in orbit. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/china-engineer-space.html?ref=rss 2000348735 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:12 EST A Chinese-born engineer was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for hoarding sensitive information about the U.S. space shuttle that prosecutors say he intended to share with China. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/tech-brain-money-loss.html?ref=rss 2000348716 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:29:05 EST Scientists in the U.S. and U.K. have identified a part of the human brain - the amygdala - that is responsible for our fear of losing money. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/tech-internet-china-hacker.html?ref=rss 2000348636 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:23:53 EST Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that provided cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/pei-facebook-threat-sentence-584.html?ref=rss 2000348658 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:36:57 EST A Charlottetown boy was given 18 months probation Monday for making a threat against his school on Facebook, and may not use the internet during that time except to do homework. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/ns-shark-superstore.html?ref=rss 2000348620 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:32:16 EST Loblaws' decision to stop selling some seafood in the interest of conservation could disrupt research into porbeagle sharks off Nova Scotia that relies on a managed fishery, a shark scientist says. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/05/tech-climate-arctic-ice.html?ref=rss 2000348387 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:24:02 EST The head of the largest climate change study ever undertaken in Canada says the Arctic sea ice is thinning faster than expected. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/05/f-tech-physics-curling.html?ref=rss 2000348395 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:31:44 EST A researcher studying the science of curling has found that sweeping doesn't melt the pebbly ice as many believe, but softens it and subtly changes its physical characteristics. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/05/payment-online-game-kwedit.html?ref=rss 2000348447 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:48:08 EST New startup company Kwedit Inc. is making it easier for users of free online games like Farmville who don't have credit or debit cards to pay for the virtual goods sold in such games using cash or third-party payments.