CES 2012, by the numbers
Here’s a quick look at a few impressive numbers surrounding the consumer technology industry’s largest trade show.
Scientists to clone mammoth in “Jurassic” experiment
According to scientists, within five years, a woolly mammoth will likely be cloned.
Carrier IQ: Is your smartphone tracking everything you do?
Invasive tracking software has been found on every smartphone platform all around the world, including Canada.
Why have hard drive prices skyrocketed?
Flooding in Thailand has shut down countless manufacturers including three of the world’s largest hard drive manufacturers.
B.C. teens using social media to catch, expose ‘pedophiles’
Three male teenagers posed as underage girls online to lure men into sex – and then filmed and uploaded the confrontation to YouTube. Do you agree with their efforts to expose these men or is it reckless and dangerous?
The FBI continues to keep tabs on the public using warrantless GPS trackers
Not one, but two federal GPS tracking devices were discovered recently on one California resident’s SUV.
Not on Facebook? Your Shadow Profile is
If you thought refusing to join Facebook would keep your information off the popular social network – think again.
Meteors, comets and why we’re lucky to be alive
New analysis of data collected over 100 years ago suggests that the human race may have narrowly escaped extinction.
Apple makes it official: iPhone 5 unveiled Oct. 4
The online rumours have been rampant for months, but Apple has finally set the date to take the wraps off its next-generation smartphone.
Facebook: More important than a flushing toilet
We all know Facebook can be downright addictive, but would you believe people are prioritizing it higher than having a flushing toilet, stove and shower?


