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Skype offers free calling to phones in U.S., Canada

May 15, 2006 Customers can make free calls to regular and mobile phones until the end of 2006, as the company tries to boost usage. TAGS: SkypeOut, Skype, Canada, call, America Online Inc., U.S., eBay Inc., mobile phone, SMS, IM

Yahoo bangs gavel down on auction sites

May 8, 2007 Yahoo Auctions in the U.S. and Canada will shut down on June 16, but the Asia sites will remain up and running. TAGS: auction site, Yahoo! Inc., Canada, eBay Inc., U.S.

Cisco faces iPhone trademark challenge in Canada

January 26, 2007 As Cisco battles Apple for the iPhone trademark, telecommunications company alleges Cisco is stepping on its use of the brand. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., trademark, Apple iPhone, Canada, VoIP, telecommunications company, Apple Computer, telecommunications, brand, U.S.

Teaching kids to drive the Net

April 4, 2006 Start-up companies and educational groups are trying to give youths the tools to make good decisions online. TAGS: margin, children, age, social networking, Canada, blog

T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

January 18, 2007 Intruders accessed systems used to process, store customer transaction data, putting unspecified number of shoppers at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: credit card company, Visa International, breach, identity fraud, credit card, intrusion, merchant, retailer, Massachusetts, point-of-sale, bank, Canada, payment, U.S., security

Casino yanks Konami video slot machines

February 27, 2007 Gambling operator in Canada shuts down 87 Konami video slot machines due to concerns they may contain subliminal messages. TAGS: Konami Corp., Ontario, Canada

Canada, Mexico travel cards under privacy attack

April 23, 2007 Federal ID cards expected to be issued to frequent border-crossers draw fire over miniature radio chips readable from afar. TAGS: Ari Schwartz, passport, RFID, Mexico, homeland security, pass, government, Canada, vehicle, card, radio

Neteller blames job cuts on U.S. gambling crackdown

February 18, 2007 U.S. law forbidding online payments to gambling sites forces Neteller to trim about 250 jobs in Canada and the U.K. TAGS: online payment, U.S., law, Canada, payment

TJX says 45.7 million customer records were compromised

March 29, 2007 Filing with the SEC reveals scope of the breach is far wider than previously believed. TAGS: breach, CardSystems Solutions Inc., security breach, debit card, investigation, point-of-sale, Canada, credit card, security, U.S.

Symantec files piracy lawsuit

December 13, 2006 Eight businesses, seven individuals named as defendants in suit alleging distribution, sales of counterfeit programs. TAGS: Symantec Corp., defendant, lawsuit, Canada, Norton Co., security

Blogger asks, 'Wanna trade a paper clip for a house?'

April 14, 2006 A Montreal blogger is trying to trade up from a red paper clip to a house. So far, he's made it to a year of free rent in Phoenix. TAGS: Phoenix Technologies, van, trade, house, project, blog, Canada

New RFID travel cards could pose privacy threat

April 19, 2006 A forthcoming federal travel ID may be implanted with an RFID chip that can be read up to 30 feet away. TAGS: RFID, homeland security, traveler, Mexico, agency, Canada, conference, document, U.S., card, person, radio

Microsoft sings 'O Canada' amid immigration challenges

July 5, 2007 Company plans to open a software development center later this year in Vancouver, partly because of immigration issue. TAGS: Vancouver, H-1B, Redmond, worker, software development, Silicon Valley, bill, U.S., Canada, Microsoft Corp.

Ontario: The new frontier for alternative energy

June 21, 2007 Government programs help make Ontario a hot spot for companies in the alternative energy industry. TAGS: Ontario, tariff, solar energy, alternative energy, renewable energy, homeowner, financial planning, Germany, government, incentive, Canada
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