http://www.straight.com/content/rss/blog/tech en http://www.straight.com/article-604131/vancouver/aging-hipsters-reflect-social-media-2062 These people could be you in 50 years. 604131 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:15:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-604131/vancouver/aging-hipsters-reflect-social-media-2062#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-603986/vancouver/love-song-internet Here's the My Drunk Kitchen star singing an anti-SOPA/PIPA tune turned Internet love song. 603986 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:16:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-603986/vancouver/love-song-internet#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-603906/vancouver/internet-throttling-coming-end-weekly-update-openmediaca It's the beginning of the end for Internet throttling, and the hotly contested Bill C-11 moves through the House of Commons. 603906 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:09:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-603906/vancouver/internet-throttling-coming-end-weekly-update-openmediaca#comments Lindsey Pinto http://www.straight.com/article-601261/vancouver/vancouvers-crowdfanatic-enters-dragons-den A Vancouver tech startup will be pitching its social-media platform on CBC's Dragons' Den this week. 601261 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:32:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-601261/vancouver/vancouvers-crowdfanatic-enters-dragons-den#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/AlF_LhkCIAATJXK.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/AlF_LhkCIAATJXK.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-600981/vancouver/lady-gaga-launch-social-networking-site-littlemonsterscom Will the “Born This Way” singer be the next Mark Zuckerberg? 600981 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:05:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-600981/vancouver/lady-gaga-launch-social-networking-site-littlemonsterscom#comments Michelle da Silva files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/gaga.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/gaga.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-599656/vancouver/bc-government-unveiling-bc-health-service-locator-app I'll save you the trouble of trekking over to Douglas College in Coquitlam for the news conference. 599656 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:57:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-599656/vancouver/bc-government-unveiling-bc-health-service-locator-app#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/BCHEATLAPP.PNG files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/BCHEATLAPP.PNG http://www.straight.com/article-599481/vancouver/rogers-promises-stop-internet-throttling-end-2012 But the Canadian Gamers Organization still has concerns. 599481 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:28:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-599481/vancouver/rogers-promises-stop-internet-throttling-end-2012#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/Modem.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/Modem.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-598831/vancouver/canada-digital-laggard-weekly-update-openmediaca Highlights from the last week: the Akamai State of the Internet report highlighting Canada as a digital laggard and the Ontario privacy commish slamming the online spying bills on CBC. 598831 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:29:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-598831/vancouver/canada-digital-laggard-weekly-update-openmediaca#comments Lindsey Pinto http://www.straight.com/article-598751/vancouver/what-far-side-moon-looks One of NASA’s twin GRAIL satellites has beamed back the first video footage ever recorded of the moon's far side. 598751 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:21:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-598751/vancouver/what-far-side-moon-looks#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-596371/vancouver/fan-expo-vancouver-coming-april The producers of Toronto’s largest convention for genre fans are bringing the show to Vancouver. 596371 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:59:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-596371/vancouver/fan-expo-vancouver-coming-april#comments Blaine Kyllo files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/KristenBauer .jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/KristenBauer .jpg http://www.straight.com/article-596126/vancouver/petition-urges-apple-make-ethical-iphone-5 A new online campaign is calling on Apple to rectify dangerous working conditions in factories making products like the forthcoming iPhone 5. 596126 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:32:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-596126/vancouver/petition-urges-apple-make-ethical-iphone-5#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/iPhone4s_US_PFHRZ_WHT_CameraVideo_PRINT.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/iPhone4s_US_PFHRZ_WHT_CameraVideo_PRINT.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-594361/vancouver/twitter-backlash-comes-not-long-after-saudi-prince-buys-stake-company The social-networking company will censor tweets in countries run by dictatorial megalomaniacs. 594361 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:12:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-594361/vancouver/twitter-backlash-comes-not-long-after-saudi-prince-buys-stake-company#comments Charlie Smith files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/Alwaleed arrival_enlarge.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/Alwaleed arrival_enlarge.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-594221/vancouver/twitterblackout-feeds-debate-over-social-media-censorship Twitter's announcement of country-specific censorship has sparked outrage among many Twitter users. 594221 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:05:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-594221/vancouver/twitterblackout-feeds-debate-over-social-media-censorship#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/TwitterBlackOut2012.png files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/TwitterBlackOut2012.png http://www.straight.com/article-594091/vancouver/iphone-app-points-way-free-canadian-topographic-maps Buying printed topographic maps for all the places in Canada you like to explore can get pricey. 594091 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:43:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-594091/vancouver/iphone-app-points-way-free-canadian-topographic-maps#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/TopoApp.PNG files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/TopoApp.PNG http://www.straight.com/article-593921/vancouver/just-what-we-need-more-garbage-our-smartphones Like the City of Surrey, the North Shore Recycling Program has gone with Municipal Media’s My Waste product. 593921 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-593921/vancouver/just-what-we-need-more-garbage-our-smartphones#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MyWaste_2012.PNG files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MyWaste_2012.PNG