Microsoft eyeing Facebook: report Microsoft Corp. gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. 5/9/2008 11:48:27 AM

Stolen Laptop Helps Find Itself, Make Arrests A Woman who had her laptop stolen was able to connect to the computer, photograph two suspects and five the photos to police. Police say the woman got a call from a friend asking if she was online. 5/9/2008 11:43:26 AM

Taser parties a growing US trend In a downtown loft apartment in Denver, Colorado, a group of 30-something women is having a party. It's more Sex and the City than Psycho, but party organiser Dana Shafman would have them believe they could easily be victims of violent crime. She runs a company that sells Tasers. 5/9/2008 11:32:09 AM

Media firms reject federal rules Cable and satellite companies say the government has no place telling them which TV channels to carry, even after Shaw sparked an industry-wide dispute by dropping a number of local stations across the country from its StarChoice satellite service. 5/9/2008 11:23:17 AM

Feds confirm decision to reject space deal Industry Minister Jim Prentice says he will proceed with his earlier decision to block the foreign takeover of Canada's premier space technology firm. 5/9/2008 9:44:59 AM

Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps? Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported. 5/9/2008 9:34:46 AM

Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. Lukas said gorillas in the wild normally would live to age 30 or 35. Health care and protection from predators has extended the lifespan in zoos. 5/9/2008 9:20:34 AM

Kelowna Man gets 18 months on child porn A Kelowna man was sentenced to 18 months in jail Thursday for possessing child pornography and distributing it on the Internet. Christopher Howard was also put on probation for three years and had restrictions put on his use of the Internet and involvement with children. 5/9/2008 6:08:27 AM

Google denies staff 'brain drain' Google has denied there is a brain drain of talent at the firm following the departure of its communications boss to social network Facebook. Elliot Schrage's departure as head of global communications and public affairs is the latest. 5/9/2008 5:41:58 AM

Nasa set to join petaflop elite Nasa is making a bid to join the elite group using supercomputers whose power is measured in petaflops. By 2009 the US space agency aims to be running a petaflop supercomputer that will be able to do 1,000 trillion calculations per second. 5/9/2008 5:40:25 AM

Research firm cuts into Sony's lifespan claims A Sony TV with novel display technology that has drawn rave reviews for image quality may actually last little more than half as long as the company claims, according to a test. 5/8/2008 4:31:57 PM

Consumers to have fast and mobile Internet access Mobile Internet devices that will let consumers surf the web, text, chat, e-mail, watch videos and TV will be out later this year that could use WiMax, said Philip Solis. 5/8/2008 4:29:00 PM

MySpace to let users share profiles on other websites MySpace unveiled a new "data availability" function that will let users share profile information, video, photos and contacts on the websites of partners Yahoo Inc., eBay Inc., Photobucket and Twitter. 5/8/2008 4:18:37 PM

Papa John's raking in the dough online Sometimes during peak hours, the phones are silent in Andy Freitas' pizza restaurants, yet the cooks are busy keeping pace with hungry customers. That's because orders are rolling in through the Internet. "It's pretty amazing not to hear a phone ring on a busy night." 5/8/2008 11:15:23 AM

IPod lawsuits take a bite out of Apple Following two class-action lawsuits, Apple Canada Inc. is offering $45 credits to Canadian residents who own first-, second- or third-generation iPods purchased before June 24, 2004. As many as 80,000 Canadians could be eligible, said Montreal lawyer Philippe Trudel. 5/8/2008 6:59:07 AM

Hackers' Epilepsy posts cause migraines, seizures In a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation of America's website with hundreds of pictures and links to pages with rapidly flashing images. 5/8/2008 6:47:26 AM

Fake media file snares PC users Almost 500,000 people have been caught out by a booby-trapped media file, says security firm McAfee. The fake file poses as a music track, short video or movie. Anyone downloading the trojan and trying to run it is asked to install a codec. 5/8/2008 6:41:28 AM

Canada lacks leadership in science, technology: expert The former national science adviser to the federal government called for leadership in a time of "crisis" for science and technology. The government's current policy is making it very difficult for Canada to keep up with the global knowledge economy, warns Arthur Carty, 5/8/2008 6:13:15 AM

Flying saucers, tiny helicopters compete Emotion-detecting robot cars will face off against eavesdropping flying saucers in the English countryside when scientists, academics and schoolchildren compete later this year to design the next generation of military equipment. 5/7/2008 5:34:31 PM

Science fair winner solves flu puzzle It's not the long-sought cure for the common cold but a 17-year-old Ottawa high school student won a national science competition today by developing a novel way of identifying and perhaps even fighting flu infections. 5/7/2008 4:52:01 PM

New Wi-fi devices warn doctors of heart attacks The Bluetooth wireless technology that allows people to use a hands-free earpiece while making a mobile telephone call could soon alert the emergency services when someone has a heart attack. 5/7/2008 2:21:56 PM

Canada to make its mark on Mars Canada's first mission to Mars is less than three weeks from its destination, with a package of instruments that will tell scientists about clouds, dust and weather on the Red Planet. 5/7/2008 1:22:37 PM

Microsoft eyeing Facebook: report Microsoft Corp. gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. 5/7/2008 1:05:25 PM

Neil Young archive on Blu-ray discs Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios. Blu-ray discs hold much more data than DVDs. 5/7/2008 12:45:22 PM

Web peril where you least expect it Criminal attacks against major Web sites have grown so common that Internet users have no reliable way to know which sites are safe to visit, no matter how well-known those destinations are, security experts say. 5/7/2008 12:42:02 PM

Platypus genetic code unravelled Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprint of the duck-billed platypus, one of the oddest creatures on Earth. The animal comes from an early branch of the mammal family, it is covered in fur and produces milk. However, it lays eggs like a reptile. 5/7/2008 12:04:29 PM

'It's the Wild West' now for Web video What's the best way to seduce a star into joining your online venture? "Leave your lawyer at home," says Chuck D, founding member of seminal rap group Public Enemy and guiding force behind the all-things-hip-hop site RapStation.com. 5/7/2008 6:08:54 AM

A $500 Million Week for Grand Theft Auto Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest in the hit video game franchise, racked up first-week sales of $500 million. The report exceeded the sales expectations of analysts. The company is expected to report it sold six million copies. 5/7/2008 5:36:53 AM

ID thieves love Facebook, MySpace Getting access to social-networking profiles -- which often contain information such as birthdate, workplace, hometown, phone number and e-mail address -- can be as easy as posing as the friend of a friend. 5/7/2008 5:25:55 AM

If You Use Outlook E-Mail, Meet Xobni Adam Smith was 12 when Microsoft introduced its desktop e-mail program, Outlook. Outlook is now the most popular e-mail tool in the world. And Mr. Smith, now 23, thinks that the program is so poorly suited for most people that he has co-founded a company, Xobni, intended to fix it. 5/6/2008 5:57:00 PM

Soon Kids can blame Robot for dirty room The word robot comes from robota, Czech for drudgery, and it will be welcome news to many parents that researchers are working on a robot that will tidy a child's bedroom. Medhat Moussa, an engineering professor, has even conducted experiments. 5/6/2008 5:42:54 PM

DNA: Who's your daddy? It's been bugging me for a while: Our youngest, Adam, is just so damn different from me. He's so optimistic, so positive. So even-tempered, handsome and well-knit. A real ray of sunshine. Ask him how his day went and he'll say either "Great!" or "Perfect!" 5/6/2008 5:38:03 PM

GTA 4 publisher sues over pulled ads The publisher of the controversial Grand Theft Auto 4 video game sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday, accusing it of pulling ads promoting the blockbuster without explanation. 5/6/2008 5:33:14 PM

Teen's Facebook charge may set legal precedent An alleged Facebook faker will face a judge next month after authorities in Brandon, Man., charged the teen with impersonating one of his teachers on the popular social networking site. 5/6/2008 5:30:46 PM

Enzyme blocker keeps mice slim Blocking a single brain enzyme helped short-circuit a key hunger signal in mice and made them eat less, lose weight and have better blood sugar control, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. 5/6/2008 5:29:26 PM

Rogers rolls out cellphone-home phone hybrid Rogers Communications Inc. is aiming to speed up the rate at which Canadians are getting rid of their land lines with cellphones that make calls over the internet at home. 5/6/2008 4:13:15 PM

Yahoo teams with McAfee on search safety Yahoo Inc. and McAfee Inc. are joining to offer alerts about potentially dangerous websites alongside search results generated at Yahoo.com. 5/6/2008 10:46:52 AM

Team studies 'strange' sharks Canadian fish scientists are opening a window into the mysterious world of the Greenland shark -- the top predator in the Canadian Arctic, yet a giant fish about which almost nothing is known. 5/6/2008 10:00:42 AM

Volcanic Smog Blankets Hawaii in Toxic Gas For eight years, Tony and Sam Bayaoa have grown thousands of flowers on their farm. Then last month, Kilauea volcano opened a new vent and began spewing double the usual amount of toxic gas. Now about 70 percent of their crop is dried, brown and brittle. 5/5/2008 7:40:41 PM