TORONTO – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is defending teachers and school officials in Kitchener who called authorities after a four-year-old girl drew a picture of her dad holding a gun. McGuinty says he doesn’t doubt the sincerity of the teachers and school officials, noting it’s hard to know when to call the authorities in such […]
Archive for February, 2012
Premier defends school after dad arrested following daughter’s gun drawing
Court official: Portugal won’t extradite US fugitive George Wright for 4-decade-old crimes
LISBON, Portugal – A Portuguese court official says American fugitive George Wright won’t be extradited to the United States after decades on the run. Portuguese police captured the 68-year-old Wright near the capital Lisbon last September, ending his more than 40 years on the lam after escaping from a New Jersey prison. A Lisbon court […]
Rafferty pleads not guilty in Stafford slaying; jury selection continues
LONDON, Ont. – A 31-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in London, Ont., to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing an eight-year-old girl. Michael Rafferty was formally arraigned today on charges of first-degree murder, sexual assault causing bodily harm and kidnapping in the death of Victoria Stafford. Tori disappeared while on her way home from school […]
Portugal judge: US fugitive won’t be extradited
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal won’t extradite American fugitive George Wright to the United States for crimes he committed there four decades ago, after the U.S. ran out of possibilities to appeal the decision to let him stay, a Portuguese court official said Wednesday. Portuguese police captured the 68-year-old Wright near the capital, Lisbon, in […]
S.Africa’s Kruger Park officials arrested for rhino poaching
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Leap year: An imperfect science explained (video)
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China higher court hears Apple’s iPad appeal
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Lawyers for Apple Inc. argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher court began a crucial hearing that could result in sales of the wildly popular tablet computer being halted throughout the Chinese mainland. The Higher People’s Court of Guangzhou is hearing an […]
Playboy and Virgin Galactic reveal plans for swanky men’s club… in space!
You have to hand it to Playboy. While the rest of us ponder the possibilities of manned colonies on the moon and exploration of the deepest reaches of our solar system, Hugh Hefner’s team has decidedly different ideas in mind for mankind’s future among the stars. Imagine jetpack-equipped Playboy bunnies serving drinks in a zero-gravity […]
$350 3D printer may come to your desk sooner than you think
Since its premiere, 3D printers have been make huge progress in a variety of industries, from printing tiny plastic models to prosthetic jaws for medical reconstructive surgeries. Culinary institutions have even tried to 3D print food like cake icing and ramen noodles. But the reason 3D printers have only been in experimentation is because most […]
Summary Box: Taiwan seeks merger in chip industry
THE VISION: Taiwan’s government wants a consolidation of the island’s memory chip makers with Japan’s Elpida Memory Inc. THE IMPETUS: Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after amassing debts from nose-diving prices. The Tokyo-based company says its business was hit when prices of dynamic random access memory chips declined from about 2007, and got […]
Windows 8: One Operating System for All Your Gadgets
After a successful developer preview debut last fall, Microsoft has unveiled the consumer preview of its newest operating system today at this the Barcelona Mobile Conference. Expectations are high after Microsoft surprised the developer crowd that had come to expect nothing special from Microsoft since the company failed to impress with Vista, or really any […]
Summary Box: Chinese court hears Apple iPad appeal
THE DISPUTE: Apple Inc. is in several legal battles with Proview Electronics Co., which the U.S. company says sold it the rights to the iPad trademark in 10 different countries, including China, in 2009. Proview disagrees. WEDNESDAY’S DEVELOPMENT: A Chinese court began hearing Apple‘s appeal of a ruling against its right to use the iPad […]
Google wanted to create a Google Bucks currency
Once upon a time, Google considered the possibility of creating its own currency called Google Bucks, much to the likes of the Bitcoin cash system. The statement came after Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman, announced his keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday. The concept originally consisted of a “peer-to-peer” money system by which […]
Summary Box: James Murdoch resigns as exec chair
STEPPING DOWN: James Murdoch, the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is stepping down as executive chairman of News Corp.‘s U.K. newspaper arm. THE REASON: The company says James Murdoch has relinquished his position at News International to focus on the company’s international TV business. He will remain deputy chief operating officer of News Corp. […]
Mass. mom who posed girl nude on webcam is jailed
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who says she was duped into posing her 10-year-old daughter nude over a webcam for a man she thought was a professional photographer has been jailed. The 41-year-old Attleboro mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery under a plea deal. The charge was […]
Wireless gains boost profit at Quebecor’s Videotron
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Universal Display slides on Samsung deal concerns
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We’re Dreaming of a 3D iPad
The fanboy blogs are abuzz with thinly sourced reports about what Apple will unveil at next Wednesday’s new product party in San Francisco, but after reading some of Apple’s recent patent filings, we have one of our own: iPad 3D. RELATED: Samsung Suggests Apple Stole the iPad Concept from ‘2001’ As with all things Apple, […]
Microsoft launches ‘new generation’ Windows
Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of the northern Pacific, where they could wash ashore on the U.S. west coast as early as a year from now. Views: 0
Summary Box: Apple market value hits $500B
THE MILESTONE: Apple‘s market capitalization topped $500 billion in trading Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured —and none have stayed for long. ALREADY BIG: Apple was already the world’s most valuable company. The gap between it and No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. has widened rapidly in the past month. GOING […]