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Madoff’s Computer Programmers Charged

According to reports, the FBI has arrested two former computer programmers for Bernard Madoff’s investment firm on charges they falsified records. Jerome O’Hara and George Perez were arrested Friday at their homes The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan says the pair formerly worked for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. “Without the help of O’Hara and Perez, the Madoff... 

NASA Says There’s Water On That There Moon!

NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS has found water on the moon. According to NASA scientists the frozen water was found as a result of last month’s exciting experiment that sent two spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. While one  rocket slammed into the permanently shadowed Cabeus crater near the moon’s southern pole,the second rocket found... 

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There’s An App For Just About Anything Including Toronto Eaton Centre

Eaton Centre Map App for iPhone If you are one of those mall shoppers that gets lost, there is a new iPhone app just for you. The next time you visit the Toronto Easton Centre, you will be happy to know, there is an app to guide you. It may sound silly to some, but the Easton Centre is huge. The mall has 250 retailers and restaurants and covers more than two city blocks. At just over 1.2 million square... 

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Murdoch Wants His Sites Off Google News

In a move to encourage people to pay for online content, mega-publisher Rupert Murdoch says he will pull stories from appearing on Google’s news. Murdoch (for years) has criticized aggregators such as Google for taking a free ride on its content arguing that it disminishes the value to advertisers. Murdoch was asked why he didn’t simply pull his papers’ stories from Google News and... 

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No Doubt To Sue Game Developer

No Doubt have filed suit against Activision Blizzard, Inc. over a depiction of frontwoman Gwen Stefani in the new game ‘Band Hero. The band’s manager, Jim Guerinot, tells Rolling Stone No Doubt were “mortified” to discover their likenesses could be used to sing songs by other artists. “They’re just like, ‘What? We didn’t sign up for this,’ ” he says. The game allows players... 

Bell and Telus Announce New HSPA Networks

Move over Rogers’, your no longer the only HSPA network in town. Bell announced the grand opening of its new high-speed wireless network on Wednesday November 4th. This greatly anticipated announcement along with the announcement expected today from Telus for a sister network, will provide choices between network providers previously unavailable to the public. The Bell and Telus companies worked... 

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Bell Mobility Makes The Samsung OMNIA II Offical Olympic Phone

Bell Mobility made news when they were announced as a major sponsor of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. They have made nontrivial progress in developing and upgrading their wireless networks to be able to handle enormous video streaming demands. Now they have gone one step further. Bell Mobility has announced a brand new mobile device, the Samsung OMNIA II, will be the Official Smart Phone of the 2010... 

Bell’s HSPA Network To Go Live Wednesday

On Wednesday Bell will launch its new wireless network. The network will be faster and have greater coverage, promises the Canadian telecom giant. Originally, Bell wanted to launch its new wireless network in February, in time for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The work has been faster than expected, the launch took place Monday at noon at a conference of President and CEO of BCE, George Cope. In... 

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Bell To Be Exclusive Carrier Of Samsung Omnia II

Samsung Omnia II coming to Bell Mobility Smartphones are fast becoming more and more popular. Bell Mobility has recently announced they will be the carrier of the official handset of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Samsung Omnia II smartphone will be the official device of the Canada games. The Omnio II features a range of features. Not only will it have Windows Mobile 6.5, but it also comes fully equipped... 

Access Fee a Thing of the Past For Telus

According to the Montreal Gazette, Telus Corp, in what is being called a long overdue move, is cutting the system access fee from its service plans. It will also drop the service charge for 911 calls The $6.95 charge has long been seen as a cash grab by consumers who will benefit from the removal of the fee. Although cellular plan charges are going to increase by $5.00 come November 5th, consumers...