Holidays

2009 Tech Gift Guide

Browse reviews of nearly two dozen of the season's hottest gadgets -- everything from exercise watches to remote-control robots.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos Introduces Kindle 2 At NYC Press Conference

Amazon's e-reader doesn't exactly kindle my passion

Ian Brown cuddles up with the electronic reading device and finds it akin to having sex while wearing multiple condoms

Review: Assassin’s Creed II

4 Stars

The Montreal-made, open world stealth/action game lives up to its hype, providing players one of the most epic and engaging interactive experiences of the year

WonderQuest

What makes us tick?

When we sleep on a bus trip, why are we often able to wake up just before our intended stop?

A T-Mobile employee holds a new android-based smartphone in London

Google phone strategy takes off, challenges ahead

Android OS on 12 phones; 12,000-plus apps available but mobile games developer says cutting back on Android apps

Sony eyes online service to build loyalty

Company plans service to be up next year, to include games, movie downloads, interactive entertainment accessible on Sony products

Air Canada tests in-flight Internet service

Trials of Gogo service, on select Toronto-LA and Montreal-LA routes, will run until Jan. 29

Nokia cuts 330 jobs

Workers at research and development units in Finland, Denmark continue to struggle to cut costs

Fat jokes aside, MPs jump on Twitter bandwagon

Despite satirical accounts and imposters, nearly a third of Canadian MPs - including all of the party leaders - use the social media tool

Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top Internet moments

Organization behind Webby awards identify 10 most important online events, innovations

Dell profit plunges 54 per cent

Company misses analyst forecasts, loses No. 2 spot in personal computer market as its biggest customers hold back on spending

AOL to cut one-third of staff

To slash work force by 2,300 after split with Time Warner

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Video sharing
Google technology enhances YouTube captions

Company announces it will incorporate automatic, machine-generated captions into all English-language YouTube videos

Review
'Kindleocracy' cripples a pretty good e-reader

You'll find yourself asking a lot of questions when using the Kindle, especially in Canada, like, ‘why doesn't this feature work?' and ‘why can't I download this book?'

In this photo made Oct. 2, 2009, a student uses a Kindle during class at Pace University in New York. The Kindle is finally coming to Canada. Amazon.com announced Tuesday that the popular ebook reader, with its high-resolution 15-centimetre screen, is now available to Canadians.
Gaming
Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

3.5 Stars

It may have the word “new” in its name, but this is one of the most delectably old-school games you'll see this year

Jane Taber
Will 'banality' ban Twitter?

The NDP's Charlie Angus wants the social media tool kept off MP's BlackBerrys 'to save politicians from looking like idiots'

Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell shows a message he has sent out on his BlackBerry while on his campaign bus in Vancouver on Monday, May 11, 2009.
Obsessions
Got a weird collection? Show it off on YouTube

Social-media sites are the perfect place for collectors to display their Transformers, Beanie Babies and Pez dispensers -- and make deals

Facebook's 'unfriend' defines 2009

Oxford University Press dips its toe into the world of social networking for its 2009 Word of the Year

Social-networking site Facebook is displayed on a laptop screen.
Technology
Windows 7 is here

Reviews of Microsoft's new operating system, tips for upgrading, a glossary of new terms and archived content

A Windows logo is seen before Microsoft CEO Ballmer speaks about the release of Microsoft's Windows 7 in Toronto
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