Google will soon unify all its disparate chat services under a single banner called Babble, a new report says. The new service will be integrated throughout all of Google’s communication products, most of which have their own specific features and abilities, which are sometimes incompatible with each other. According to Geek.com’s “multiple sources,” Google will build Babble into everything from ... Read More »
Reddit, Craigslist and more than 30,000 other websites are flying the flag of opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, a controversial cybersecurity bill that was recently reintroduced in Congress. The thousands of websites which oppose CISPA will, starting Tuesday, be displaying an interactive banner ad (seen below) from the Internet Defense League that allows voters ... Read More »
CALGARY- Businesses across Canada are getting set for the eventual demise of our copper coin—the penny. Starting on Monday, cash sales will be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents. Many large retail chains have been reprogramming their computers to reflect the change, but many smaller businesses will have to do it manually. The rounding formula means: Amounts ... Read More »
Marissa Mayer wants Yahoo to be a part of your everyday life, and she’s pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to achieve it. In a half-hour interview with Bloomberg Television’s Erik Schatzker in Davos, Mayer spoke about the need to work Yahoo into people’s daily activities — checking the weather and the news, playing games — through mobile, personalization and partnerships. When ... Read More »
The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development has lost a hard drive containing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of individuals who borrowed from the Canada Student Loans Program. The portable hard drive contained the names, dates of birth, Social Insurance Numbers, addresses and student loans balances of 583,000 Canada Student Loans borrowers dated from 2000-2006. It also ... Read More »
NEW YORK – Coca-Cola became one of the world’s most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now, for the first time, it’s addressing a growing cloud over the industry: obesity. The U.S.-based company on Monday will begin airing a two-minute ad during the highest-rated shows on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC in hopes of becoming a stronger ... Read More »
LONDON – The former Kate Middleton is due to give birth to her first baby in July, and her health is improving after a bout of severe morning sickness, palace officials said Monday. The child of Kate and Prince William will be third in line to the British throne. The 31-year-old Duchess of Cambridge, as she is formally known, spent ... Read More »
In 2012, tablets outsold notebook computers in the US and China, but 2013 will be the year this trend goes global, according to NPD DisplaySearch. That’s three years ahead of analysts’ earlier estimates, and reflects a projected 64% growth in tablet purchases in 2013 versus 2012. This growth is driven primarily by a surge in purchases of smaller 7-inch and ... Read More »
Have you ever searched for someone from your past on Facebook? Perhaps you’ve taken to a social networking site to locate a long-lost relative? There’s never been a better way to find people from your past than with the help of Facebook. We’ve seen dozens of cases where family members were able to finally connect through the use of social ... Read More »
William Shakespeare’s Juliet Capulet famously asked: “What’s in a name?” The answer is – if you’re the first-born child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and third in line to the throne – a lot. William and Kate will have to come up with a name fit for a potential future king or queen. Sorry, Pippa. Within minutes of ... Read More »
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