Technology

OTTAWA—The Conservative government quietly is cutting funding to hundreds of community groups and even hospitals that provide free Internet access to Canadians who might not otherwise have a chance to get online.

Early adopters can buy a new 3D TV by the end of the month, Samsung said last week, although it remains to be seen how many consumers will be willing to pay a premium for a technology in its infancy.
Samsung is the first major manufacturer to announce plans to launch the new technology in Canada, and will sell five LED models of 3D TVs starting on March 26.

TORONTO — Early adopters can buy a new 3D TV by the end of the month, Samsung said Wednesday, although it remains to be seen how many consumers will be willing to pay a premium for a technology in its infancy.

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Welcome to flirting in the digital age.
In an era where social networking is increasingly omnipresent, tech-savvy individuals now can let their fingers do the talking when it comes to connecting with a prospective Mr. or Ms. Right.

The federal privacy watchdog is looking into a new complaint about Facebook, the popular social networking site.
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said yesterday the complaint focuses on a personal-settings tool introduced by Facebook last month.

Canadians should get a crack at Apple’s new iPad by March but some industry watchers warn that while the tablet computer is priced right, the ongoing cost of using it in Canada may be a major turnoff.

SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — People have walked to the altar dressed in it, protected their garden plants with it, even put it on display at highbrow art museums.
Mostly, they like the sound it makes when they destroy it, piece by piece, which largely explains the appeal of Bubble Wrap, the stress reducer disguised as package cushioning that maintains an inexplicable hold on pop culture.

TORONTO — A $7-billion investment in Ontario by Samsung and state-owned Korean Power Electric Corp. will help the province become a leader in manufacturing green energy technologies that it can export to the United States and elsewhere, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have always said they put their principles before profit, even to the point of using their control of the company to take a stand.