Study: Software Piracy in Canada at its Lowest during Global Recession

Installations of unlicensed software on personal computers (PC) in Canada fell from 32 to 29 per cent in 2009 representing a commercial value of US $943 million, according to the seventh annual Global Software Piracy Study released by the Business Software Alliance(BSA).

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Review: LG Shine Touch KM555R on Rogers

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As far as feature phones go, the LG KM555R Shine Touch is surprisingly feature packed for such a lightweight and compact unit.

Available exclusively from Rogers for $49.99 on select three-year plans (or $249 for the contract free price) The LG Shine Touch takes inspiration from some familiar touch enabled smartphones in the market today even if it is sufficiently smaller.

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Good Morning, Vietnam!

It's been a hell of a year for Apple product leaks. From the infamous iPhone 4G/HD lost/stolen/found/sold in California to the recent slew of product 'reveals' coming out of the most unlikely sources in Vietnam. Now, the company known for ironclad secrecy is faced with an interesting challenge on how to lock-down leaks in a country that's far and away.

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Review: Samsung Messenger Smartphone on Bell

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's GT-B7330 Windows 6.5 smartphone  AKA the Omnia Pro is a well-built, properly specced smartphone reminiscent of Palm’s Treo line  and RIM’s BlackBerry 9700. In terms of styling, it is conservative, a bit stodgy and clearly born and bred for the corporate world but is being pitched to text-happy tweeners and teenagers.

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