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Cyber suicide

When 19-year-old Abraham Biggs fatally overdosed, he joined a troubled group who have shared their pain - and deaths - online


Google empowers users to edit search results

Internet giant now lets users reshuffle results so their favourite websites get top billing and disliked destinations get discarded


RCMP probe B.C. teen for Facebook's ‘kick a ginger' forum

Redhead in Prince George, B.C., kicked 18 times Thursday before being allowed to go home


Witness recalls last messages in MySpace hoax

Neighbour of dead teen told jurors it was her idea to set up a fake account


Teaching English to Koreans – from Wyoming

Broadband makes tiny town into an education hub

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Life sim should come with an engagement ring

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New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone

Latest effort, the Storm, set to be released Friday

 

 
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Readers overwhelm EU's new digital library

Europe's heritage went digital on Thursday when the European Union launched an online library

Canadian blogger feared arrested in Iran

Bloggers worldwide are abuzz over a report of the arrest of Hossein Derakhshan

OUTtv urges Shaw to comply with ruling

CRTC has ordered Canada's second-largest cable operator to market and package channel as equitably as it does others

Jury selection begins in Internet suicide case

Defence question whether accused could receive a fair trial

Facebook app plan rankles developers

Social-networking site plans to start charging for verifying third-party applications

eHarmony agrees to same-sex matches

In discrimination settlement, online dating service to launch a new website

Cybercrime a destructive force: experts

Calls for greater regulation of the internet come at a time of regulatory renaissance


TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS 

Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter

Revenue up 11 per cent, report states

Nokia luxury arm eyes expansion amid downturn

Vertu plans 50 stand-alone stores by end of 2009 selling gem-encrusted, hand-built mobile phones

PC Magazine goes online-only

After 27 years as a print publication, computer magazine is ditching its print edition

HP shares soar on outlook

Company says global reach, diverse customer base and cost-cutting measures are helping it weather the economic downturn

Microsoft still eyes search deal with Yahoo

But ‘we are done with all acquisition discussions,' Ballmer tells shareholders

P&G, Google team up to trade knowledge

Consumer products giant and online search leader work together to target customers

Spansion sues Samsung over flash memory patents

Spansion Inc. wants to block U.S. sales of iPods, BlackBerry gadgets and other devices


PERSONAL TECH 

David Pogue: Flipping out over the new Flip HD

It's not just fast and small, but true high def, too

Circuits: Diving into the public domain

Plus, understanding XP updates and a CPU flu shot

Geek Notes: A glove for the virtual heavy bag and ring

20 years later, a Power Glove that works

New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone

Latest effort, the Storm, set to be released Friday

Obama's sacrifice: BlackBerry: vital tool or security risk?

President-elect may have to part with one of his dearest friends

Heard the one about the talking BlackBerry?

It's no joke: New add-on gives a voice to the mobile workhorse, making it a safer, more driver-friendly tool

The PC who cried wolf

If your computer tells you it has contracted a virus, don't be so quick to click for a cure

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