Ontario invests $42 million in online learning
Current system called a ‘hodge-podge’ of technology
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Is that a library in your pocket, or are you just happy to read me?
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Investigating the world of Facebook
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Pitching event at Waterfront showcases digital entrepreneurs
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GBC app puts the college in the palm of your hand
Tina Todaro Staff Reporter George Brown College (GBC) recently developed a new cell phone app, in an effort to make navigating through the school much simpler and more effective. The app contains an organized list, which act as links for students to access their grades, campus location and contact information. Not only does this app…
Facebook introduces ‘graph search’
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Personal information of nearly 300 Wilfrid Laurier students found online
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Canada to sell nuclear technology to India
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Apart from Prime Minister Stephen Harper shipping his armoured Cadillacs, what made headlines about Harper’s recent six-day visit to India was the nuclear deal between the two countries. Canada had banned the trade of nuclear materials with India since 1976 due to India’s use of Canadian nuclear technology for…
Video game design skill swap a hit at GBC
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The cosmic patent war – Apple vs. Samsung
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Apple Inc. of the United States and Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, the two bigwigs of the electronic industry have locked horns in a major patent war. It all started in April 2011 when Apple Inc. sued Samsung Electronics over the design of its Galaxy brand of mobile…