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02/08/2012

Syrian President Assad's email hacked by Anonymous

Syria has been attacked for firing on its own citizens as part of a brutal regime led by president Bashar Assad. 

Assad and his administration, however, has been attacked by hackers who uncovered some interesting tidbits hidden inside his email account.

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01/31/2012

Most people use their phones in the bathroom: study

If you’re reading emails or checking Facebook on your smartphone while in the bathroom, you’re not alone.

A new study suggests most people use their cellphones in the bathroom.

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11/17/2011

Prepare to pay more for technology this holiday season

Santa Claus will be paying a little extra this year for parts used in his workshop due to devastating flooding in Thailand that is driving up the price for gadgets.

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11/14/2011

How did your cellphone break? Study reveals dirty truth

A new study is shining light on how your cellphone may have met its demise – and what germs are lurking on that handset.

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11/03/2011

Man finds his own house for rent on Craigslist

How would you feel if you discovered that the house you lived in right now was being listed for rent on Craigslist, complete with pictures and details about the property’s potential.

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10/18/2011

How to follow #OccupyWallStreet on the web

What started as a rare and obscure protest on Wall Street nearly a month ago has morphed into a worldwide movement that has seen everything peaceful protests in Toronto, mass arrests in New York to violent riots in Rome.

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10/05/2011

How will you remember Steve Jobs?

With the death of Steve Jobs, many people are remembering the iconic leader of innovative tech companies. Many are also remembering how his creations – Apple products – have influenced their lives.

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09/21/2011

Is the RCMP on your home’s Wi-Fi network?

A couple of Calgary residents were in for a surprise after learning that “RCMP Surveillance” was on their home wireless Internet network.

The thing is – it wasn’t the RCMP at all.

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09/19/2011

Oops! Netflix spinoff looks like pot-smoking Elmo

Elmo After being on the receiving side of much backlash for changes to its DVD via mail rental service, Netflix has decided to re-brand its physical-delivery movie rental service as Qwikster. Except there is a slight gaffe.

Had the team at Netflix done some research to check the availability of a “Qwikster” account on Twitter, they may have found that the handle is being used by quite the odd character.

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09/12/2011

NHL ’12 game now has female players

For years users have been able to customize the players on popular sports video games. But it was only possible to customize the virtual players as male characters, not as women.

That has now changed, however, thanks to the efforts of a young girl.

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Danny BradburyDanny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.

Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho

Maurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.

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