Wednesday
Jan182012

Wikipedia goes Dark to protest Web Piracy Bills

After completing its yearly call for donations, Wikipedia is once more calling attention to itself  by going offline for 24 hours but this time in the name of the ongoing legislation in the US that could damage the free and open Internet. The SOPA or Stop Online Piracy Act is seen by many as censorship which will alter the fundamental way the Internet works and has worked so far.

It will be interesting to see what their user's feedback on this move will be and if other websites and services of equal or greater importance will go into protest mode.

-Update: Some websites have already followed suit, namely Boing BoingWordpressRedditImgurMojang,  Tucows and dozens of other are following suit.


Wednesday
Jan182012

Review: Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3010 3D Projector

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

With many HDTV screens creeping up to 80-inches in diameter, are home cinema projectors still as desirable? We tested the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3010 projector ($2,000) and made it the centre of our home theatre system, here's what we found out.

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Wednesday
Jan182012

Buyer Beware: Check that new iPad 2 in store before you leave!


 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Reports from CTV News of 24 sealed iPad boxes containing modeling clay sold from Canadian big box retailers has brought to light a scam where brand new iPads and chargers are replaced with clay and then the boxes are shrinkwrapped, returned for a refund and then sold to unsuspecting customers who come home only to be surprised by a lump of clay.

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Wednesday
Jan182012

SlideShow: Our Favourite Things from CES 2012

These are the products that caught our eye during the show and that really made an impact, here are our favourite things from CES 2012.