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News about the Facebook IPO passes on a billboard outside of NASDAQ in Times Square, New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

Facebook boosts IPO size by 25%

Commentary and Features

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announces the Conservative government's decision to shut down two prisons at an Ottawa news conference on April 19, 2012.
John Ibbitson

How Toews's Internet surveillance bill quietly died

Peter Tertzakian, chief energy economist and managing director of ARC Financial Corp.
Peter Tertzakian

Why the Internet is zapping U.S. demand for our oil

You won't develop much of a bond with Starhawk's glowing-eyed protagonist, because it turns out a compelling game requires more than an intuitive interface and satisfying guns. It needs good narrative, smart enemies, diverse objectives and interesting level design too.
Review

'Starhawk' is action-packed, but sadly charm-free

Patrina Fraser, girlfriend of Rodney Stafford, wears a t-shirt and button with the message 'Justice for Tori', outside the courthouse at the Michael Rafferty murder trial in London, Ont., Friday, May 11, 2012.
Law & Constitutional rights

Courts grapple with how to use computer data as evidence

Tech News  »
Brazil-born Eduardo Saverin, Harvard roomate of Mark Zuckerberg, became a U.S. citizen in 1998 but has lived in Singapore since 2009

Facebook co-founder ditches U.S. citizenship to avoid tax hit on IPO

Digital Culture  »
The App Center will, for the first time, allow software developers to sell apps to consumers directly on Facebook. Consumers will need to use Facebook Credits, the company’s payment system, to purchase the apps and Facebook will take a 30 per cent cut of the revenue as it does with in-app purchases, said Facebook spokeswoman Malorie Lucich.

Facebook joins the app store game with a showcase of its own

Social gaming has become a wasteland of pointless exercises and money grabs, unentertaining entertainment for the listless ... and Zynga is largely responsible for it.

Drawing conclusions from a social gaming fad

Mobile and Telecom  »
Former Nortel Networks chief financial officer Douglas Beatty arrives at the University Avenue Courthouse in Toronto on Jan. 20, 2012.

Nortel CFO did not manipulate profit, trial told

Gaming News  »

'BioShock Infinite' delayed, will miss 2012 holiday season

Game Reviews  »
The most haunting situations in Walking Dead are those that force a hurried decision you know, even as you make it, will have lasting consequences. What does your choice say about you?

Walking Dead a zombie game that tests your ethical limits

Science  »
This computer-generated image provided by Planetary Resources shows a conceptual rendering of satellites prospecting a water-rich, near-Earth asteroid. The group's mega-million dollar plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to mine rocket fuel and valuable minerals out of these rocks.

James Cameron's next venture: mining asteroids

Small Business Technology  »
One huge bottleneck is moving the data from where it’s stored on a hard disk into the computer’s memory, where computations happen.

Could this be the end of the hard disk?

Going to China? Leave your laptop at home

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