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Netflix hires lobbyists to combat usage-based billing
It was recently reported that Netflix has now hired lobbyists to ensure that things such as usage-based billing don’t become a reality in Canada.
The CRTC’s decision to force independent ISP’s to charge for bandwidth overages caused an uproar across...
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Canada expected to gain 2.7 million mobile subscribers by 2012
The Canadian market research company IE Market Research (IEMR), has just released a report forecasting that Canada will have 28 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2012.
In the report, IEMR states Rogers, one of the largest carriers in Canada, will t...
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Should government use Twitter? Rogers-owned Maclean’s says no.
As iPhone in Canada’s blog discovered, a recent article from Maclean’s, criticized the government for announcing its concerns with the CRTC’s (Canadian Radio-Television Commission) decision on usage based billing via Twitter, a topic that quickly ex...
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BBC iPlayer now features programmes from other on demand services
The BBC has just announced that it has put live new features within its iPlayer platform that allows five broadcasters to offer their content via the BBC’s online service.
The five partners were announced back in May and include ITV, Channel 4, Five...
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Canadian Writers Speak Out About Copyright [Video]
When the CRTC attempted to implement usage based billing on the Internet a few weeks back, Canadians were outraged and spoke out loudly on the web. The impact of both social media campaigns like StoptheMeter.ca and a flood of blog posts opposing the decis...
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Movie theatres generating record results in Canada

Cineplex Inc, (CGX) the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada has recently released its 2010 year end totals, and its net revenue is up 17.8 percent from 2009.
The entertainment company has interest in over 132 theatres across Canada with 1,366 scre...
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Canadian government supports Globalive with appeal

Wind Mobile, a newcomer to the Canadian wireless scene, has been facing major challenges with the government and the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) since before its launch in 2009.
It was just reported that Tony Clement, the Canadian industr...
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The HTC Desire HD arrives in Canada
The HTC Desire HD has finally arrived in Canada, exclusively through Telus, a major wireless carrier in Canada.
The device is powered by Android 2.2 and sports an impressive 4.3” HD touchscreen and a 1GHz processor. The size and quality of the HD display...
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Telus announces its 4G Network
Telus, a major wireless provider in Canada has just announced that its 4G network will be rolled-out in March, aiming to bring customers download speeds of up to 42 Mbps on selected devices.
The companies new fourth generation network is a Dual Cell upgra...
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Canadian Regulators update guidelines to include “liking” and “re-tweeting”
IIROC, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization in Canada is sending out updated guidelines, reminding investment dealers that social networks including Facebook, Twitter and blogs still demand the same compliance.
Reuters reported today that the n...
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How does $7,000 a month for a 2mbps connection sound?
If you hate your Internet provider for its absurd data rates and/or data capping, be thankful that you’re not living in Turkmenistan, where residents can only get a high-speed Internet connection by subscribing to a whopping $6,821 per month. True S...
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Telus unlocking devices after 90 days of activation
Telus, a major wireless provider in Canada has just announced that as of February 15th, it will be offering customers the option to  unlock most of its SIM-based devices, giving users the freedom to activate its phones on other networks.
The cost for unlo...
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Online campaign asks Canadians to write the end of a commercial

Frito Lay Canada has just launched an online campaign that asks Canadians to write the last 20 seconds of its new Doritos commercial, asking contestants to choose which flavour will remain in production.
The commercial shows two scientists presenting two...
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Tynt: A free service that helps you keep visitors at your site
Tynt, a product from a Canadian startup in Calgary is an analytics tool for publishers but it also ensures content creators receive credit for their work by attaching a back-link to any information that is copied from their site.
Since we wrote about Tynt...
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Now closer to Canada than: Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont New Hampshire, and Maine.
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Over 160,000 Canadians ask government for affordable Internet
Last week we told you about the CRTC’s (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission) decision that allowed the major ISP’s in Canada (Bell, Rogers and Shaw) to force the independent ISPs to charge customers for usage-based billing.
The Com...
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Does This 3cm Souvenir Look Too Dangerous for Airport Security to You? [Security]






You've really got to feel for the Lloyds of Canada, who tried flying back home from Britain with this army-base souvenir tucked into their carry-on luggage, only to be told it was a "firearm," and not all...
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How is your ISP’s streaming performance? Netflix knows.
Today Netflix released data on the average rate of delivery, measuring both American and Canadian ISP speeds while streaming video from its service.
Believe it or not, it seems that a Canadian ISP came out on top. Based on the data seen below within the c...
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Canadian suing Google over privacy violations
A Canadian citizen in the province of Manitoba is suing Google, asking it to pay for damages that allegedly caused the user’s private information to be released through its social network Buzz.
The claim that was filed through a Manitoba Court stated that...
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Canadians, your Internet usage just got more expensive
Today a decision was made by the CRTC (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission) will end up costing Canadians more money for internet usage.
Apparently, the CRTC thought Canadians weren’t paying enough in Internet overage fees from ind...
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Clip Mobile: Canada’s Groupon-like Service
In the last few months there has been a lot of buzz surrounding coupon services like Groupon and Living Social. We recently reported that even Google and Facebook are beginning to move into the digital-coupon territory. And, earlier this month we heard fr...
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Canadians get contactless debit cards
Canadians will soon have a quicker way to make purchases through the use of contactless payment cards that will enable customers to tap-to-purchase their items at the check-out instead of punching in pin numbers the traditional way.
The Interac Associatio...
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Nexus S To Get Canadian Release In March
Good news if you are a smartphone junkie who has been pining for the Nexus S to come to Canada, the Gingerbread-powered, NFC-enabled Google phone has been slated for a March release, coming courtesy of Moblicity.
The news comes from Moblicity CEO Dave Dob...
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ConsiderCanada aims to bring tech investors to Canada
A new site called ConsiderCanada.com was recently launched by The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation and economic development groups representing 10 cities in Canada. Its focus is bringing tech investors to Canada.
The group named C-11, includes ma...
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Search Engine Connects You to Your Canadian Roots
A few weeks ago, we reported that Canada’s family trees were going completely digital, meaning Canadians would soon be able to use searchable databases to find historical data. Now Canadians have their very own search engine for discovering Canadian...
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The Most Fun You Can Have With Boiling Water [Video]






What happens when you toss boiling water high into the -22F air? A giant cloud of snowball's worth of fun. The Northwest Territories haven't since this much excitement since the Klondike gold rush, am I ...
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Canada prepares for the electric car. Are we ready?
As Canadian energy companies prepare for a wave of electric cars about to hit the grid, the dialogue about the pros and cons continue to mount. And as more of these cars hit the market this year, Canadian energy companies will need to examine the way powe...
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Canada’s family trees are about to get a digital makeover
In a recent report from Library and Archives Canada, it was announced that over the next seven years the records of Canada’s heritage will be going completely digital.
While this might not sound wildly exciting to you at first, it does come with som...
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Location-aware task reminders, via your iPhone
A new iPhone app called Task Ave, adds a location-based twist to the standard task list app by sending you an alert when you’re nearby one of your errands.
If you’ve ever uttered the words “damn, I should have grabbed that when I was in the area” this app...
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Everything's Gone (Fluorescent) Green, Including the Rivers [Video]






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Study shows that Netflix bandwidth could get very expensive for Canadian viewers
A recent study conducted by media analyst Spencer Wang and investment bank Credit Suisse, tested the bandwidth consumption of streaming Netflix videos in Canada, taking a closer look at the cost to consumers.
While paying some of the highest wireless rate...
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Slacker Radio is now unlimited for Canadian listeners

Slacker Radio, an Internet radio service available on a wide variety of mobile handsets including Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile 7, is now offering their service unlimited to Canadians for free.
Since Slacker Radio launched last year, Canadians wer...
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Schoolkids Guess the Ancient Gadgets and Get It All Adorably Wrong [Video]






Don't kids say the darndest things? Especially when they're speaking adorable French-Canadian. My favorite moment is when a kid is presented with a floppy disk and says "this goes into an iPod," but if I...
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Canada’s Communication Conundrum: Cheaper Wireless Rates
PIAC is a public interest advocacy centre in Canada and it’s none too pleased with the continuation of the sky high wireless prices.
As 2010 comes to an end, it now marks this almost the 3rd year in the Canadian saga of telcos. In 2008, the CRTC (Ca...
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10 Great Canadian apps for the iPhone & iPad
We thought we’d give Canadian developers & app creators a shout-out so we’ve rounded up some iOS apps from various categories — all 100% Canadian made.

Hootsuite
iPhone & iPad – Twitter app: Free
Hootsuite is a full featured, sleek T...
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Game-on!: Social Network for Hockey Players
Out of all of the stereotypes associated with being Canadian, the one that is most endearing is that fact that we all worship at the altar of the Stanely Cup. That isn’t necessarily true across the board but for those of us Canucks that do, services like ...
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This Building's Not On Fire, But Does Need Your Help [Projectors]






In a run-down area of Vancouver, artist Isabelle Hayeur drew attention to the various issues plaguing abandoned buildings (such as homelessness, drug use and prostitution). She played 15 minute videos of ...
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Canadians Design a Portable Radio Station in a Box [TNW Canada]
Two Canadians have designed a portable FM radio station that is small enough to fit inside a briefcase and will transmit a broadcast from 30 to 100 kilometres.
This carry-on broadcasting unit is an 18-kilo (40 lbs) FM radio kit that can either be powered ...
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A Different Kind of Christmas Story [Lostandfound]






I was sitting in a storefront on the coldest night so far this year, light snow coming down, waiting for a Chinatown bus to New York that was already a half-hour late. Not where you'd expect to buy an iPh...
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Cozy Christmas for Horny Nerds: Travis and Przemek

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Travis and Przemek are The Canadians in my life. In every conversation with Sean at least twice he refers to them as The Canadians he’s been hanging out with or who he’s made a cookies with etc. So I decided to meet th...
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Photos: The Day Niagara Falls Went Dry [TNW Shareables]

The Niagara Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America with almost 4 million cubic feet flowing over the crest line every minute on average. It is one of widest water falls in the world, located on the international border between the Canadian...
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Google has extended free Gmail calling through the end of 2011 [TNW Google]
Rejoice and harken ye, if you live in the United States or Canada that is, Google has decided to extend free Gmail calling through the upcoming year of 2011.
When voice came to Gmail, we loved it. It was a clean and simple way to execute calls without dea...
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Canadians! You’re Going to Want This Little Gizmo [TNW Canada]
Rogers Communications, the major telecommunications company in Canada has just partnered with Pandigital bringing a new innovative way to manage digital frames.
Pandigital, a leading player in the digital frame space is using technology called Rogers M2M ...
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Hockey Night in Canada Goes 3D — Almost [TNW Canada]
Saturday night, the popular Canadian television network CBC attempted to broadcast their first 3D hockey game in Canada for the selected few who have Rogers cable subscriptions and 3D HDTVs. The event however was reported to be less than satisfying with...
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Mint, the king of personal finance, has finally come to Canada [TNW Canada]
Mint is a famous and much-loved application for a simple reason: it’s darn good. However for Canadians long wanting to use the website, a lack of support for Canadian banks and the country as a whole made using Mint an impossibility.
No more. Mint h...
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