Posted AT 8:46 AM EDT on 14/03/08
Look, technology ... hide!
On the curriculum this week at Toronto's Ryerson University: Introduction to Internet-Based Public-Relations Fiascos.
As with any good PR fiasco, you've probably already heard the story by now. An 18-year-old student named Chris Avenir has been charged with academic misconduct, threatened with expulsion and hauled before a disciplinary panel that will decide his fate.
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GEEK NOTES
- A case for security at the airport
- When laptops are placed in certain cases, like the ScanFast line from Mobile Edge, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration does not require them to be removed from the case for screening
Comic-Con
- Fans get chance to fight with their heroes
- Sony to introduce ‘DC Universe Online,' a massively multiplayer online game that allows players to create their own superhero or villain and work in tandem with iconic characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash
Board
- Facebook Scrabble flashy, but not better
- Features are very similar to those of wildly popular but unauthorized competitor, Scrabulous
Health
- Beyond BlackBerry Thumb
- Neck pain, phantom vibrations and bulging bellies are afflicting hand-held device addicts. The omnipresent technology may be creating a host of problems
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Forbes.com
- Your future phone
- ‘The phone is becoming like a PC, a Swiss army knife that does many things very well,' says analyst
- Attack of the iPhone killers
- Of all the companies now up against Apple in the smart phone market, Research in Motion has the best shot at coming out on top
- Seven iPhone disappointments
- Apple's new device promises to be awesome, but imperfections still lurk
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Controller Freak
- Revolution brings Civilization to consoles
- Sid Meier's beloved PC franchise has been masterfully transitioned to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
Gamer
- Scott Colbourne ‘E3 '08 = epic fail'
- Look for music titles, but not for originality coming out of annual games show
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Health
- My Weight Loss Coach
- A good introduction to weight loss, but go elsewhere for in-depth guidance
Star Wars 3 1/2
- Game bridges gap between films
- ‘The Force Unleashed' fills space between
Revenge of the Sith and
New Hope
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Shooter
- Battlefield: Bad Company rocks steady
- More Three Kings than Saving Private Ryan, the latest Battlefield game takes EA's popular military shooter in a fun and offbeat direction
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In Pictures:
Battlefield: Bad Company screenshots
Movie to game
- Indy, Bourne go gaming
- While a playful Lego Jones is just like the hit movies, a plastic Jason Bourne is, unfortunately, like the movies
