The CRTC has asked Rogers to “address and resolve” a problem that may result in online video games being unintentionally slowed down on its network.
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Rogers asked to fix game throttling problem
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: asked, game, problem, Rogers, throttling
Canada's ozone tracking in jeopardy
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: Canada's, jeopardy, ozone, tracking
International scientists are expressing concern that cuts at Environment Canada could hobble a program monitoring ozone, a component of the atmosphere that protects living things from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
RIM shares tumble on weaker earnings
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: earnings, shares, tumble, weaker
Shares of Research In Motion fell sharply Friday, a day after the company reported disappointing financial results.
Arctic research funding of $67M finally announced
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: $67M, announced, Arctic, finally, funding, research
The federal government formally announced $ 67.3 million for research on Arctic climate change Thursday, though the funding has already been flowing for months.
RIM shares plunge as earnings disappoint
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: disappoint, earnings, plunge, shares
Shares of Waterloo, Ont.-based Research In Motion plummeted Thursday after it reported that net profit plunged by more than half in its second quarter.
Arctic ice near all-time low, 2nd study confirms
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: alltime, Arctic, confirms, near, study
A second major scientific body has said Arctic sea ice is about as low as it’s ever been since satellites began monitoring it.
Soyuz capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan
Posted: September 16, 2011 in TechTags: capsule, Kazakhstan, lands, safely, Soyuz
A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three returning astronauts from the International Space Station has touched down safely in the central steppes of Kazakhstan, but not without rattling nerves after a breakdown in communications.
A planet that orbits two suns at the same time — just like Tatooine in Star Wars — has been found for the first time.
Cull 70,000 Gulf seals, fisheries group says
Posted: September 15, 2011 in TechTags: 70000, Cull, fisheries, group, Gulf, says, seals
A fishing industry council is recommending that up to 70,000 grey seals should be killed to test the hypothesis that the mammals are preventing the recovery of cod stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.