Ontario Provincial Police warns of new Internet scam

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch is investigating an Internet-based fraud scheme and warning the public to exercise vigilance when dealing in business transactions with unknown individuals over the Internet and/or by telephone.

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Mobilicity set to launch in Spring as Canada's 7Th wireless carrier

It is about to get a bit more crowded in Canada's wireless provider landscape. There's a new player in town called Mobilicity (formerly Dave Wireless) is set to launch its 3G service in Spring. A combination of "mobility" and "simplicity," Mobilicity is aiming to offer unlimited data plans and contract-free signups. Moblicity's network will be AWS (advance Wireless Service) 3G which is similar to Wind Mobile and which, incidentally, is compatible with the Google Nexus One smartphone.

In addition to offering simple, value-packed unlimited plans, Mobilicity will feature an outstanding lineup of reliable, name-brand handsets from leading manufacturers, like Research In Motion (BlackBerry) and Nokia – without any contracts that lock customers into service plans.

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Olympus reveals 3rd Micro-Four Thirds camera - the E-PL1

Sweeter the third time around: Will the EPL-1's solid feature set and lower price get people excited?Olympus has beefed up  its roster of interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds cameras. The new E-PL1 follows the footsteps of the Digital Pen EP1 and EP2 cameras which offer the versatility of interchangeable lenses in smaller bodies.  The E-PL1 will be sold for US $599.99 and offers 12 Megapixel resolution, HD video recording and a built-in popup flash as well as an ISO range between 100-3200. We like the lower price as well as the spiffy feature set- but there's still no viewfinder.... see the whole release after the jump

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Breaking News: iPhone OS 3.1.3 is now available via iTunes

iPhone and iPod touch owners can now update their i-device OS to OS 3.1.3. While we hoped that this would add some functionality from the iPad (it doesn't), the new update addresses a number of issues such as accuracy level of the battery, support for Japanese Kana characters and a fix for third party apps crashing after  launch.