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David Beckham hawks the Galaxy Note David Beckham is the star of the latest ad for Samsung’s Galaxy Note. In the minute and half long web-only video Beckham plays Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on a wall of drums. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Personal Tech Date: 2012-05-23 18:34:05

Robotic fish detect water pollution A British technology firm has created a robotic fish to test waters for pollution. The robot is designed to replace human divers and speed up the pollution detection process. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-23 14:32:32

Lego scammer rich, eBay prices cheap Authorities said Silicon Valley executive Thomas Langenbach used fake bar codes to buy Lego at a discount, before selling the toys on eBay. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-23 14:32:31

Google should stop suggesting 'Jew': French rights groups A French judge asked a mediator to resolve a dispute pitting Internet giant Google against anti-racism groups who object to the search engine suggesting users add "Jew" to name searches. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-23 10:29:26

Facebook, banks sued over pre-IPO analyst calls Facebook Inc and banks including Morgan Stanley were sued by the social networking leader's shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid Facebook's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion initial public offering. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-23 10:29:24

Internet entrepreneur hits paydirt in space, autos Elon Musk's firm, SpaceX, became the first commercial outfit to launch its own spacecraft toward the International Space Station. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Space News Date: 2012-05-22 18:36:17

Space Junk: Cleaning up low Earth orbit Space debris is a growing concern for NASA. Last month NASA issued a report stating that it had to maneuver the International Space Station (ISS) four times last year to avoid collisions with space debris. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Space News Date: 2012-05-22 18:36:16

The algorithmic arms race David Harding runs Winton Capital, one of a secretive but influential band of computer-driven hedge funds that bet tens of billions of dollars on the world's financial markets using computer algorithms. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Tech Biz Date: 2012-05-22 18:36:03

Apple still dominates world's top brands: study Apple has maintained its place as the world's most valuable brand over the past year, leading a group of technology-related companies that dominate the top 10, according to a study. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-22 14:36:33

Technology is taking over traditional banking functions They're often not open during convenient hours, it's a slow process, and it's hard to find the time to make appointments. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-22 14:36:31

Alibaba faces challenges after Yahoo deal China's Alibaba Group faces the challenge of hanging on to top spot in the country's $36 billion e-commerce market. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Tech Biz Date: 2012-05-22 10:36:07

New app identifies faces in photos A new iPhone app called KLiK performs real-time facial recognition to automatically identify and tag friends in photos. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-22 10:13:44

Facebook shares sink 11 per cent Facebook shares sank 11 per cent, leaving some investors down almost 25 per cent and driving others to switch back to more established stocks. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-22 10:13:44

Google buys Motorola Mobility Google Inc completed its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, and the Web search leader named a new management team for the cellphone maker. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-22 10:13:43

Facebook IPO: What the media is saying Because everyone is covering the same story, news organizations and their reporters are trying to find interesting ways to tell the Facebook stock story. Here's a round up of a few. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-18 19:57:13

Bumpy opening for Facebook shares Facebook shares have opened 11 per cent higher than the initial rate after the pioneering online social network raised as much as $18.4 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-18 19:57:12

Will the Facebook IPO be a success? Tell us what you think! We want to know what you think about Facebook’s IPO. Take our poll and tell us if you think the stock will be a hit or a miss. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-18 11:59:01

15 of the biggest tech IPOs in history Take a look back at some of the biggest, buzziest tech IPOs of history and see how they compare to Facebook's initial public offering. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-18 11:59:00

Facebook's IPO: who gets rich? The rich are going to get richer when Silicon Valley's biggest IPO starts trading on Friday. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-18 11:58:59

Apple to use only green power for main data center Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-17 20:01:17

Pinterest funding could value startup at $1.5 billion Social networking site Pinterest has raised $100 million from a group of investors in a deal that reportedly values the three-year-old U.S. company at $1.5 billion. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-17 12:01:08

Facebook can't take Asian growth for granted Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant's potential $100 billion-plus initial public offering, its breakneck growth in Asia may be slowing/ Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-17 12:01:07

Watch the 'ring of fire' annular eclipse this weekend The first eclipse of 2012 graces Earth this weekend, and much of North America will witness the event Sunday night. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Space News Date: 2012-05-16 12:02:58

GM dropping Facebook ads due to low consumer impact General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will stop advertising on Facebook, with a source familiar with the matter saying the automaker had decided Facebook's ads had little impact on consumers. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-16 11:58:38

Canadians to get access to opt-out tool for web behavioural advertising Canadians who get creeped out by web ads that seem to know a little too much about their personal habits will soon have access to an opt-out tool that will help fight the effect of so-called behavioural advertising. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Technology Date: 2012-05-16 11:58:38

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