Each year Macolytes around the globe breathlessly await the introduction of cool new technology at the Macworld expo. But this year, the coolest news was not the addition of great new tech, but the subtraction of bad old tech.... Jesse Brown

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Smartphones are sexy and mobile Internet combined with GPS could one day have a big impact on the way we talk, create and organize. Throw in iTunes’ App store- or better yet, a fully open-source alternative like Google Android,... Jesse Brown

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Canadian radio and television must contain a certain percentage of content made in Canada, by Canadians, and about Canadians. So sayeth the CRTC. But so far, the CRTC has kept its hands off of the Internet. That may soon... Jesse Brown

It's neither confirmed nor from a direct source, but blogger Sanam Dolatshani posts that the Derakshan family is finally confirming Hossein Derakshan's arrest in Tehran. Here's the post UPDATE: Journalist Cyrus Farivar has spoken with Hossein's sister who confirmed... Jesse Brown

I’ve been asked to report on how Canadians on the web have reacted to the current political turmoil. Here’s an educated guess: by looking up “prorogue”. Then maybe some wiki-research on Canada’s Parliamentary system. After that, everybody chose a... Jesse Brown

Friend of Search Engine Michael Geist says: "One year after launching the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group, I've just released a new film that explores why copyright emerged as such a high profile issue. Why Copyright? Canadian Voices on... Jesse Brown

As mentioned on this week's podcast, it would be great to get some hard data on hard data. Bell says that "traffic shaping" is simply a necessity. But as far as I can tell, they've yet to prove this. Others... Jesse Brown

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Here are three things that suck about being Canadian right now: Last week the CRTC sided with Bell against a group of small Internet Service Providers who want to offer their customers unthrottled connections where what they download is... Jesse Brown

As we wait for new information on the status of Hossein Derakhshan, Here's a well-produced primer on Iranian blogging from folks at the Vancouver Film School. (link) via BoingBoing Iran: A nation of bloggers from Mr.Aaron on Vimeo.... Jesse Brown

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Millions of people pretend to be someone they’re not on the Internet. On the scale of fraud, I’d say most people consider creating a fake online persona to be slightly less harmful than, say, sneaking in to a movie.... Jesse Brown

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Australian Internet Service Provider iiNet has agreed to take part in a “ridiculous” trial of a government web filter just to “prove how stupid it is”. The above quotations come from iiNet executive Michael Malone, in response to the... Jesse Brown

Remember Gold Farmers? China's sweatshop video-gamers who methodically earn virtual gold in games like World of Warcraft, and then sell it to lazy first-world gamers? Well, they're about to move one step closer to legitmization, by being taxed. The... Jesse Brown

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Barack Obama won because of the Internet. That’s where he fought the smears, raised the cash, and got out the vote. Plenty of pundits are citing his superior use of technology as the decisive factor, and they’re right. But... Jesse Brown