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Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:06:50 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/feed/ 0 An NGO hopes tracking hateful tweets can flag mounting ethnic conflict, and even prevent genocide http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/new-blackberrys-have-fewer-serious-competitors-but-still-face-many-challenges/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/new-blackberrys-have-fewer-serious-competitors-but-still-face-many-challenges/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:14:29 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/new-blackberrys-have-fewer-serious-competitors-but-still-face-many-challenges/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Several months ago the smartphone industry was preparing for an all-out brawl... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:58:10 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the social network's Canadian expansion, and high-profile hire http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/has-facebook-become-less-fun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/has-facebook-become-less-fun/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:56:37 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/has-facebook-become-less-fun/feed/ 0 As the social network ages, speculation on whether it could go the way of email http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/solar-plane-set-to-cross-the-usa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/solar-plane-set-to-cross-the-usa/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:51:38 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/solar-plane-set-to-cross-the-usa/feed/ 0 By 2015, it could make a flight around the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/google-picks-8000-americans-to-test-google-glass/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/google-picks-8000-americans-to-test-google-glass/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:24:12 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/google-picks-8000-americans-to-test-google-glass/feed/ 0 SAN FRANCISCO – Google has picked 8,000 people in the U.S. who will have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/chris-hadfield-ready-to-take-command-of-the-iss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/chris-hadfield-ready-to-take-command-of-the-iss/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:23:15 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/chris-hadfield-ready-to-take-command-of-the-iss/feed/ 0 'Tonight Kevin hands me the spaceship's keys,' astronaut tweets. (And here's how he spent his final day NOT in command) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:53:12 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/feed/ 0 Why does simplification involve so many confusing features? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/man-vs-robot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/man-vs-robot/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:13:24 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346150 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/man-vs-robot/feed/ 0 Angst over robot jobs is picking up steam, writes Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/calling-all-trekkies-theres-a-new-star-trek-into-darkness-app/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/calling-all-trekkies-theres-a-new-star-trek-into-darkness-app/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:25:17 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/calling-all-trekkies-theres-a-new-star-trek-into-darkness-app/feed/ 0 We're talking videos, geofencing, plus 'exclusive opportunities and special offers' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/heres-a-twentysomething-that-doesnt-want-a-sleek-new-blackberry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/heres-a-twentysomething-that-doesnt-want-a-sleek-new-blackberry/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:59:54 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/heres-a-twentysomething-that-doesnt-want-a-sleek-new-blackberry/feed/ 0 Mika Rekai likes her old one, thank you very much. Here's why. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:22:10 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/feed/ 0 Wall Street's crisis of confidence doesn't have to be Apple's, too http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/how-astronaut-cmdr_hadfield-became-rock-star-on-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/how-astronaut-cmdr_hadfield-became-rock-star-on-twitter/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:07:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/how-astronaut-cmdr_hadfield-became-rock-star-on-twitter/feed/ 0 'He's out of control,' NASA official says of astronaut's attachment to Twitter. 'And it's good' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/thumbs-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/thumbs-up/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/thumbs-up/feed/ 0 Tactus Technology creates a "downright magical" keyboard http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41:27 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/feed/ 0 Twitter's new "micro-video" app is more than it seems http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/work-begins-on-b-c-radio-telescope-that-will-act-like-time-machine-scientists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/work-begins-on-b-c-radio-telescope-that-will-act-like-time-machine-scientists/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:31:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341910 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/work-begins-on-b-c-radio-telescope-that-will-act-like-time-machine-scientists/feed/ 0 Work begins on B.C. radio telescope that will act like time machine: scientists http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:45:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/feed/ 0 Once seamless devices now frustrating http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/dawson-college-disgraces-itself-in-defending-hackers-expulsion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/dawson-college-disgraces-itself-in-defending-hackers-expulsion/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:38:58 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/dawson-college-disgraces-itself-in-defending-hackers-expulsion/feed/ 0 They should have stuck with "no comment", writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/its-where-everythings-heading-program-offers-low-cost-laptops-for-young-aboriginal-students/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/its-where-everythings-heading-program-offers-low-cost-laptops-for-young-aboriginal-students/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:30:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/its-where-everythings-heading-program-offers-low-cost-laptops-for-young-aboriginal-students/feed/ 0 Two years in, One Laptop Per Child Canada eyes expansion http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337999 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/feed/ 0 The social network can help you lose weight, but are you willing to be honest with your followers? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/why-edible-burger-wrappers-get-it-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/why-edible-burger-wrappers-get-it-wrong/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:46:58 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/why-edible-burger-wrappers-get-it-wrong/feed/ 0 Food wrapping made of rice paper creates less waste, but it's too gross to catch on http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:54:11 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/feed/ 0 A new search tool is only as good as the information we post, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/microsoft-cements-games-lead-apple-joins-in-the-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/microsoft-cements-games-lead-apple-joins-in-the-race/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:38:42 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336559 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/microsoft-cements-games-lead-apple-joins-in-the-race/feed/ 0 Who will be first to unify an operating system for computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/techno-mccarthyism-and-the-death-of-aaron-swartz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/techno-mccarthyism-and-the-death-of-aaron-swartz/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:26:46 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336771 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/techno-mccarthyism-and-the-death-of-aaron-swartz/feed/ 0 Internet idealist fell victim to a misguided war over information http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/12/40-more-photos-from-cmdr_hadfield-in-orbit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/12/40-more-photos-from-cmdr_hadfield-in-orbit/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:31:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/12/40-more-photos-from-cmdr_hadfield-in-orbit/feed/ 0 A gallery of the Canadian astronaut's latest snapshots from orbit http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/the-race-for-robot-cars-picks-up-speed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/the-race-for-robot-cars-picks-up-speed/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:16:28 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334456 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/the-race-for-robot-cars-picks-up-speed/feed/ 0 Peter Nowak on Knight-Rider style cars at the Consumer Electronics Show http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/a-new-years-resolution-for-a-failed-digital-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/a-new-years-resolution-for-a-failed-digital-strategy/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:37:42 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/a-new-years-resolution-for-a-failed-digital-strategy/feed/ 0 Peter Nowak gives his top 10 suggestions to government http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/05/53-of-chris-hadfields-photos-from-orbit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/05/53-of-chris-hadfields-photos-from-orbit/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:00:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333869 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/05/53-of-chris-hadfields-photos-from-orbit/feed/ 0 'So much of the world's beauty is simply art itself,' astronaut says of pictures http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/maybe-there-is-a-way-to-fix-software-patents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/maybe-there-is-a-way-to-fix-software-patents/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:49:34 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/maybe-there-is-a-way-to-fix-software-patents/feed/ 0 The United States Patent and Trademark Office extends an olive branch to the tech community http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/military-drones-put-to-good-use/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/military-drones-put-to-good-use/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:42:07 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/military-drones-put-to-good-use/feed/ 0 Keeping track of cattle and, perhaps one day, delivering the mail are emerging applications for UAVs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/15-snapshots-from-space-cmdr_hadfields-space-travel-photos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/15-snapshots-from-space-cmdr_hadfields-space-travel-photos/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:23:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/15-snapshots-from-space-cmdr_hadfields-space-travel-photos/feed/ 0 @Cmdr_Hadfield's (space) travel photos http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/picture-of-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaks-online-sparking-outcry-over-facebook-privacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/picture-of-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaks-online-sparking-outcry-over-facebook-privacy/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:10:11 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/picture-of-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaks-online-sparking-outcry-over-facebook-privacy/feed/ 0 Incident highlights confusion around Facebook's often changing and often confusing privacy settings http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/cmdr_hadfield-tweets-from-space/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/cmdr_hadfield-tweets-from-space/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:30:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/cmdr_hadfield-tweets-from-space/feed/ 0 Dec. 24: 'Our tree is up – on the ceiling! The beauty of a weightless Christmas.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/the-biggest-craziest-gee-whizziest-science-stories-of-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/the-biggest-craziest-gee-whizziest-science-stories-of-2012/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:43:53 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/the-biggest-craziest-gee-whizziest-science-stories-of-2012/feed/ 0 Science writer Kate Lunau picks her favourite stories of the year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/new-facebook-controls-an-attempt-to-idiot-proof-privacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/new-facebook-controls-an-attempt-to-idiot-proof-privacy/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:24:43 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/new-facebook-controls-an-attempt-to-idiot-proof-privacy/feed/ 0 Easier-to-use settings and an educational campaign are good things, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/is-nintendo-innovating-downwards-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/is-nintendo-innovating-downwards-for-canada/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:03:59 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/is-nintendo-innovating-downwards-for-canada/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on why we are getting the Wii Mini before anyone else http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/three-technophobes-join-forces-to-battle-the-rise-of-the-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/three-technophobes-join-forces-to-battle-the-rise-of-the-machines/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:59:06 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320761 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/three-technophobes-join-forces-to-battle-the-rise-of-the-machines/feed/ 0 Technophobes, rest easy. When the machines rise, humans will be prepared. A philosopher, an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/come-on-blackberrybychoice-really/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/come-on-blackberrybychoice-really/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:28:21 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/come-on-blackberrybychoice-really/feed/ 0 Hard to come up with a worst soundbite, argues Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-problems-with-canadas-new-epassport/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-problems-with-canadas-new-epassport/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:00:38 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-problems-with-canadas-new-epassport/feed/ 0 And why the Canadian Passport Office's defence of them is just plain silly http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/when-employers-police-your-private-life/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/when-employers-police-your-private-life/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:30:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/when-employers-police-your-private-life/feed/ 0 In two recent cases, employees have been fired for personal, albeit distasteful, online activity http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/250-ipad-now-available/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/250-ipad-now-available/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:00:41 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305871 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/250-ipad-now-available/feed/ 0 With Apple coasting on fumes, you're better off with an old iPad http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/the-dark-side-of-the-internet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/the-dark-side-of-the-internet/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:01:01 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/the-dark-side-of-the-internet/feed/ 0 If you think the web is evil, wait till you hear about the darknet http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/on-microchips-how-choice-always-wins-and-why-there-is-nothing-to-fear-from-robots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/on-microchips-how-choice-always-wins-and-why-there-is-nothing-to-fear-from-robots/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:00:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/on-microchips-how-choice-always-wins-and-why-there-is-nothing-to-fear-from-robots/feed/ 0 In conversation with Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/back-to-the-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/back-to-the-future/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:00:01 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/back-to-the-future/feed/ 0 Once dismissed as a flight of fancy, the flying car is preparing for takeoff again http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/amanda-todd-cyberbullying-doesnt-begin-to-describe-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/amanda-todd-cyberbullying-doesnt-begin-to-describe-it/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:34:28 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/amanda-todd-cyberbullying-doesnt-begin-to-describe-it/feed/ 0 Insidious crime goes beyond school yard politics turned digital