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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
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.
Scientists expand program to track DNA
Scientists are expanding a Canadian-born project to track the world's plant and animal species.
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.
Curtiss-Wright Controls expands Ottawa plant
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing says it has begun a significant expansion of its Ottawa plant.
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.
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."
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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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