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In this April 22, 2009 photo, the exterior of eBay offices in San Jose, Calif., is shown. EBay Inc. will release quarterly earnings at the close of the market, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders

EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for US$2 billion. Full Story

A highly endangered species of porpoise native of the upper Gulf of California, swims in the northern gulf of California, Mexico, Oct. 19, 2008. (AP / Chris Johnson, earthOCEAN)

Dolphin attacks may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths

Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbour porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.

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Scientists expand program to track DNA

Scientists are expanding a Canadian-born project to track the world's plant and animal species.

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New cellphone buyers need to learn new term: HSPA

All three of Canada's big wireless providers are buzzing about the new technology - high speed packet access - which promises to make smartphones even more fun and powerful.

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Curtiss-Wright Controls expands Ottawa plant

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing says it has begun a significant expansion of its Ottawa plant.

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No Doubt sues videogame maker over 'Band Hero'

The band No Doubt has sued videogame maker Activision over a feature in the new "Band Hero." game.

Research

Scientists appear to halt brain disease with gene therapy

French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt the fatal brain disease best known from the movie "Lorenzo's Oil."

UN Climate chief Yvo de Boer attends to the press conference after the opening session of the UN climate talks in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Barcelona is host the final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. (AP Photo/David Ramos)

Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks

UN climate negotiators in Spain are discussing a formula for securing agreement among 192 nations on tackling global warming during a last day of talks before next month's major climate conference in Denmark.

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Diamond watchdog to Zimbabwe: clean up lawlessness

The world's diamond control body is calling on Zimbabwe to clean up a lawless field, but has stopped short of suspending the country from a process meant to keep "blood" gems off the market.

Quebecor president and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau addresses the company's annual general meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Quebecor CEO: not enough competition in cellphone industry

CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau took another swipe at what he called the lack of competition in the cellphone industry as Quebecor Inc. builds a network for mobile phones, expected to be operating next year in the province of Quebec and in parts of Eastern Ontario.

A wild caribou roams the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut Territory of Canada on March 25, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

Scientists say caribou is the new cod as supply dwindles

Once, caribou wandered over the Arctic tundra in herds that took days to pass.Today, scientists fear caribou are the new cod.

This 2008 image from the Hubble Space Telescope, provided by NASA, shows a remnant from a supernova or star explosion, which looks like its a giant ribbon. (AP Photo/NASA)

Alberta physicist solves 11,000-year-old supernova mystery

It took a decade, but two scientists have solved the mystery behind a chunk of radioactive rock the size of a small city that has been floating in space.

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Google providing better view of personal data

Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

DNA gene

Genetic tests for U.K. asylum seekers draw criticism

Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.

EU Commissioner for Information, Society and Media, Viviane Reding, right, and EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva, address the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

EU agrees on new Internet user rights

EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement after his meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Premier's office in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

UN chief wants more emissions cuts from industrial nations

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging developed countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 per cent.

In this April 22, 2009 photo, the exterior of eBay offices in San Jose, Calif., is shown. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay

Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled.

HMVdigital.ca will offer millions of tracks for download.

HMV Canada launches digital store

HMV is expanding beyond its brick-and-mortar stores to compete online with iTunes for Canadians' digital dollars.

Race to create space elevators off to rocky start

A laser-powered robot failed to complete its climb up a long cable dangling from a helicopter, part of a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of space elevators.

Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game

Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee "World of Warcraft," a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control of the Internet into the open.

Tokyo train stations install lights to stem suicides

Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides.

N.Y. files antitrust suit against chip maker Intel

New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.

Study shows fiddler crabs use sex for survival

In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbours, according to an Australian study.

Officials say U.S. must improve satellite coverage

Wary of China's rapid advancements in space programs over the last decade, military commanders said Tuesday that the U.S. needs to improve its satellite presence in the Southern Hemisphere to better track launches from Asia.

UN climate talks focus on how to cut emissions

African nations pushed wealthy countries at UN climate talks on Wednesday to explain how they intend to cut their greenhouse emissions under the landmark global warming agreement being negotiated.

Lizards, rodent, frog added to endangered list

A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said.

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Building the Ares I-X

NASA constructs what could be the next generation of space travel.

The 327-foot-tall Ares I-X test rocket moves slowly to launch pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. The Ares 1-X is scheduled to launch on Oct. 27.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ares 1-X

A $450M test of a prototype rocket that could be NASA's next spacecraft.

Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elna  near Halfway, Wales, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Rally of Britain

A thrilling road race through the scenic countryside near Cardiff, Wales.

The Aerostat is seen in this image courtesy Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Eye in the Sky

The U.S. military has bought a controversial surveillance balloon.

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Body Worlds

Exhibition offers transparent view at Ontario Science Centre.

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Webnation

New Media Specialist Amber MacArthur brings you dispatches from our digital planet

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The climate change dispute is a 'fake debate,' says a PR expert.

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Earth Observation

Take a look at 10 of the best photos taken by crew aboard the ISS.

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Candid Canadians

Some of the best candid shots captured by the Google Street View.

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Hubble's stunning handiwork

Check out the Hubble's handiwork in these out-of-this world pictures.

Giant volcanic rock statues called Moais are shown on Easter Island in the South Pacific in Feb. 2007. (AP Photo / La Tercera)

Ancient Secret

U.K. archeologists have solved one of Easter Island's big mysteries.

 Canucks in Space

Canucks in Space

Two Canadians together in space for the first time in history.

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Google ABCs

Check out 'Canadian alphabet' gallery.

Memories of the Moon Landing

Moon Memories

Buzz Aldrin on the new space era he began, 40 years ago.

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