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  • Canadians line up for new iPhone 4
    With Apple Inc.'s most recent incarnation of the popular technology, Canadians can choose whether to purchase a subsidized phone tied to a specific wireless carrier or an unlocked version

  • RIM readies touchscreen BlackBerry
    Research In Motion is not known for its dramatic flair. Like the BlackBerry itself, with its renowned email security, the Canadian smartphone maker seems to put function before form.

  • YouTube increases video limit to 15 minutes
    YouTube gave its users five more minutes on Thursday, increasing the upload limit for videos to the site to 15 minutes from 10 minutes.

  • Obama bored with his BlackBerry
    Barack Obama fought hard to keep his BlackBerry when he became president, but with only 10 people authorized to email the super-encrypted device, he admitted Thursday that it is "no fun."

  • Canadians discover long-lost ship ‘fundamental’ to Arctic sovereignty
    The HMS Investigator, whose crew discovered Canada’s Northwest Passage, has been found 155 years after it was abandoned and disappeared in this isolated Arctic bay, a historic find and one that may help bolster Canadian claims to Arctic sovereignty

  • Telus removes "errant text" from its website
    For a few moments Wednesday the telecommunications giant used "broke" and "dead beats" to describe consumers.

  • Wikipedia edits traced to Defence computers
    Defence Department computers in Ottawa have been used to vandalize information on a Wikipedia site critical of the Conservative government's decision to spend billions on a new stealth fighter.

  • Suspected 'Mariposa Botnet' creator arrested
    U.S., Spanish and Slovenian law enforcement authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the suspected creator of the "Mariposa Botnet," a vast network of virus-infected computers used by criminal hackers.

  • Panasonic unveils first 3D consumer camcorder
    Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday unveiled what it says is the world's first consumer camcorder to allow anyone to record in three dimensions using a special lens.

  • Google looking to develop rival Facebook website
    Google Inc. has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.