In this CTV News Channel interview from August 30, I’m asked to comment about Research in Motion’s 2-month reprieve by the Indian government, which gives the Canadian smartphone maker more time to offer a way customer data — i.e. instant messages and emails — can be monitored for national security purposes. Do you think RIM should work with the Indian government on a solution or would they lose credibility for making such concessions?

Whew, what a week. Among many important news items, Google has just unveiled voice support for Gmail, allowing you to make free calls to landlines and cell phones. Is Google going after Skype’s jugular?

What a week its been for tech news. If you’re looking to kill a few minutes by reading up on what’s new and interesting, check out some of these stories found around the web.

The Internet is running out of unique IP addresses but the average consumer need not worry.

Intel and Youth Science Canada host a Team Canada send-off in Toronto, to wish the 16 high-school students luck as they compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose. Wow, and I thought my foam planets and erupting volcano made for good science fair experiments! Check out tomorrow’s scientists and engineers…

In this ABC News segment, we learn of how 21st century high school students are using YouTube to ask girls out to prom — in creative ways, too. The girls should be flattered, though some might be creeped out. What do you think of using social media to get a date for this “rite of passage”?