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OL December 6, 2012

iTunes accidentally serves up porn in Russia on launch day

iTunes accidentally serves up porn in Russia on launch day by

When you fire up iTunes to listen to a little music or make a purchase, you expect to see thumbnails of album covers and what’s hot. You’d never expect to see what some Russian users did when they installed iTunes for the first time.

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OL November 28, 2012

Free app puts your face on the cover of magazines

Free app puts your face on the cover of magazines by

More than one million people are faking out their friends with Faker$, a free app that lets you put yourself – or friends and family members – on the cover of famous magazines, newspapers, movie posters, and more.

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OL November 9, 2012

Sony’s Reader app on iOS: Better late than never?

Sony’s Reader app on iOS: Better late than never? by

iPad owners have no shortage of ebook apps to choose from, be it Apple’s own iBooks, Kobo, Amazon’s Kindle and dozens of others. Curiously missing was Sony’s Reader app. Until now.

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OL November 1, 2012

When you buy from the cloud, what exactly do you own?

When you buy from the cloud, what exactly do you own? by

Buying something doesn’t necessarily mean you own it, and you only have to look as far as your phone or tablet for proof.

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OL October 29, 2012

‘Apparent’ app helps parents manage kids play-dates

‘Apparent’ app helps parents manage kids play-dates by

Parents of young kids know it can be tricky to manage their busy social schedules. A new app aims to help you out.

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OL October 5, 2012

May The Pork Be With You: Angry Birds goes Star Wars?

May The Pork Be With You: Angry Birds goes Star Wars? by

If Rovio’s new website is any indication, we might soon see George Lucas’s influence on the next Angry Birds.

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OL September 30, 2012

Tech Talk: Blogging 101 with 9 year-old Hannah Alper; Free anti-malware software

Tech Talk: Blogging 101 with 9 year-old Hannah Alper; Free anti-malware software by

In this week’s Tech Talk radio show, we talk with Hannah Alper, Canada’s superstar blogger — who’s only in grade 4 — and we also talk with AVG about free anti-malware software to protect your PC and personal identity.

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OL September 24, 2012

No Virginia, there is no ‘Internet Kill Switch’

No Virginia, there is no ‘Internet Kill Switch’ by

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, debunks the long held myth.

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OL September 21, 2012

Search, watch and borrow from three years of TV news

Search, watch and borrow from three years of TV news by

The ever-growing Internet Archive adds over 350,000 television news programs to its collection of searchable media.

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OL August 29, 2012

Poll: Do you actually use QR codes?

Poll: Do you actually use QR codes? by

According to a recent study, mobile action codes are being printed in record numbers. Do you feel like you’re bombarded by unwanted code clutter or are you actually using them?

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