Web app company builds bridges to traditional software.

Web app company builds bridges to traditional software.

A new competition from the Google-owned video-sharing site in conjunction with some classical music heavy-hitters encourages members to enter via video submission and yes, possibly win a trip to perform at Carnegie Hall.

A new competition from the Google-owned video-sharing site in conjunction with some classical music heavy-hitters encourages members to enter via video submission and yes, possibly win a trip to perform at Carnegie Hall.

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Every cellular phone network has weak spots in certain parts of town, where access can be spotty. If youíre constantly dropping calls in these areas, you could simply avoid making calls in those areas or you could plug the Cell Ranger into your car's cigarette lighter. The idea behind Cell Ranger is to boost any cellular networkís signals so you can connect and make phone calls in formerly poor-co...

h4Fewer customers through console door/h4 pGame Group saw sales growth slow to 11.4 per cent in the 44 weeks ended 29 November, down from 44.1 per cent in the same period last year but recent trading has been substantially worse - for the last 18 weeks of the period like-for-like growth fell to just 1.5 per cent..../p

Telus today priced out its version of the BlackBerry Storm. Contradicting some early rumors, the Canadian carrier says it will offer the Storm at promo pricing for $250 CAD ($200 US) on a three-year plan, or closer to (but still above) the cost of the iPhone 3G on Rogers. The phone will also be available on shorter terms and should sell for $600 when contract-free. More details should be availa...

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The advice that everyone gets during a recession is to move your portfolio into defensive stocks, namely consumer staples. As we head deeper into the economic doldrums is that still the right move?img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/vpMYqoLnLAc" height="1" width="1"/

Another year, another demonstration of what's going to doom our species. If 2007 brought us iPhones and Anna Nicole Smith's boobs, global search in 2008 brings us Britney Spears and World Wrestling...

Prosecutors request a 15-year jail term for a former intelligence chief accused of ordering a murder, but are accused of leniency.

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Canadian media magnate Ted Rogers, founder and CEO of Rogers Communications, has died.

Rogers, 75, died at his Toronto home, surrounded by loved ones, said a statement from the company's board of directors. He had recently been admitted to hospital for an existing cardiac condition.
"We wish to express our deepest sympathy to Loretta and all of the Rogers family for this loss," said Alan Horn, Chairman of Rogers Communications and acting CEO.

"Ted Rogers was one of a kind who built this company from one FM radio station into Canada's largest wireless, cable and media company — a leader also in giving to the community through his and Loretta's many philanthropic initiatives. He will be sadly missed."

Rogers continued to play an active role in the company, which owns the Toronto Blue Jays, five Citytv television stations across the country as well as the Rogers cable TV, wireless and radio and magazine businesses.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.

Invested in high-speed, wireless

Rogers, who founded his company in 1960, was known as an outspoken, sometimes unpredictable leader, known for going against the grain and taking risks that paid off in the end.

Rogers Communications has built itself almost as much on image as on its services, placing its name on the Toronto stadium once known as the SkyDome, buying the Toronto Blue Jays and investing in cutting-edge services for its customers.

Rogers's investment in high-speed internet around the turn of the millennium was one of the pivotal decisions that solidified the company's presence on the market.
He believed that while only a limited number of people would subscribe to high-speed services initially, the investment would pay off in the long term.

About 15 years earlier, Rogers was also the driver behind a decision to invest in wireless technologies, which were only in their infancy at the time.

The board of directors for Rogers Communications will form a search committee to find his replacement, the company news release said.

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iCal, Apple’s calendar application, is probably one of the few Mac-only apps known to non-Mac users, as nearly all calendar/to-do applications can sync with it. If you wanted to sync your Google Calendar with iCal, you kinda sorta could, but now the support for the CalDAV standard - the one used by iCal - is official.

The easiest way to do this is to download the Calaboration tool from Google’s site, which automatically finds all of your calendars and allows you to choose which ones you’d like to add to iCal. Voila!

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The news is flowing hot and heavy from Barcelona, and the latest succulent tidbits to land in our laps are these. First up, a fresh version of Nokia Maps is on tap, which includes "a number of new features such as high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for 216 cities and terrain maps, as well as a new route overview during routing and during Drive, the purchasable turn-by-turn car navigation guidance." Furthermore, users will find new options such as access to real time information (camera alerts, safety spots, traffic information, etc.) and Wcities event guides that give real time information for events and movies in over 450 destinations. Next is Nokia Messaging -- which is bringing popular IM services to the majority of Nokia handsets -- and Mail on Ovi, which enables PC users to "create and access Ovi email accounts as well as gain cross access to other Ovi services with just a single sign-on account." Plunge into the links below for more details on each.

Read - Nokia Maps update
Read - Mail / Messaging

Gallery: Nokia Maps gets upgraded, Messaging hits most devices

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British Airways announces that it is exploring a potential merger with the Australian flag-carrier Qantas Airways.

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h4OLPC rival?/h4 pAsus is to take on the $199 OLPC XO laptop with a $200 Small, Cheap Computer for the developing world..../p

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Nokia N97: the ultimate Facebook device  —  UPDATE: here's a short video of the N97 in action last night at dinner.  —  I have a second video that shows the photo viewing, which looks a lot like how the iPhone does it.  —  Nokia just announced the N97.  I got a chance to play with it last night …