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Oct 28, 2009 0

Quebec Students Banking Review

If you are a full-time post-secondary student and pay a montly fee for your bank account, you should read this carefully. Let’s review the major banks free accounts for students in Canada.

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BBC Tech

Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery 09/03/2010
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers. […]
Final Fantasy 09/03/2010
Costumed fans queue for launch […]
Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV 09/03/2010
Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model. […]
Games migrate to the social side 09/03/2010
The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. […]
Facebook death 'lessons to learn' 09/03/2010
The home secretary says internet safety lessons must be learned after a convicted sex offender contacts and kills a teenager. […]

Wired Tech

10 Years After: A Look Back at the Dot-Com Boom and Bust 09/03/2010
The Nasdaq peaked at 5,049 on March 10, 2000, then it promptly nosedived and hasn't come near that level since. Here’s a look at the era that launched — and crushed — a million dreams. […]
Mathew Honan and Steven Leckart
Texters Should Park the Car, Take the Bus 09/03/2010
Taking public transit wouldn't just decrease our carbon footprint — it'd also end all that fiddling with the phone while driving, an insanely dangerous problem. […]
Clive Thompson
Veil Lifts on Apple's Secret Plan to Control Universe 09/03/2010
The recently unveiled secret agreement that Apple makes iPhone developers sign supports what many have suspected all along: Apple is trying to control the universe. […]
Eliot Van Buskirk
Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal 09/03/2010
Huge projects that would store wind energy by compressing air in abandoned mines and porous sandstone are gaining steam in the Midwest. […]
Alexis Madrigal
Review: Science Trips Out on Music in 'The Heart Is a Drum Machine' 09/03/2010
Through interviews with a brainy crop of musicians and scientists, a new documentary probes the connection between body, mind and music. […]
Scott Thill

NYT Business Computing

6 Months, $90,000 and (Maybe) a Great Idea 28/02/2010
With entrepreneurs in residence, venture capital firms in Silicon Valley host proven businesspeople, hoping for another successful start-up. […]
By ASHLEE VANCE and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
H.P., Tech Powerhouse, Stumbles in Smartphones 24/02/2010
In a rapidly growing market, Hewlett-Packard’s smartphone sales have fallen about 80 percent over the past five years. […]
By ASHLEE VANCE
For Chip Makers, the Next Battle Is in Smartphones 24/02/2010
Intel and its rivals are in a race to dominate a growing market for small mobile devices with chips that are inexpensive and use little power. […]
By ASHLEE VANCE
Xerox’s New Chief Tries to Redefine Its Culture 20/02/2010
Ursula Burns, the new C.E.O. of Xerox, wants its 130,000 employees to take more initiative and to become more fearless and frank with one another. […]
By ADAM BRYANT
Hewlett-Packard Lifts Outlook as Profit Rises 25% 18/02/2010
The results for the industry bellwether showed that technology spending by corporations was creaking back to life. […]
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NYT Tech

Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses 09/03/2010
Foursquare, a location-based social network, is rolling out new tools that will give businesses more information about their customers and allow them to target special offers. […]
By NICK BILTON
Google’s Computing Power Refines Translation Tool 09/03/2010
The company’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source for millions. […]
By MIGUEL HELFT
App of the Week: M.L.B.'s Utility Player 09/03/2010
Major League Baseball issues a $14.95 baseball app that works on most smartphones. But to watch the live games, you'll need to pay $100 more. […]
By ROY FURCHGOTT
Google's Toolkit for Translators Helps Feed Its Machine 09/03/2010
With its Translator Toolkit, Google hopes to teach its translation system to understand minority languages, like Maori. […]
By MIGUEL HELFT
Q&A: Sweep Out Old System Restore Files 09/03/2010
How to rid your PC of old System Restore files. […]
By J.D. BIERSDORFER