ca-hotdailynews: 2015-03-17 Canada English Technology

Facebook will remove pics of 'fully exposed buttocks' and female nipples
TrustedReviews
Facebook has updated its Community Standards page to lay out exactly what it'll allow in terms of user uploaded photos showing nudity. The 2,500 word document (via BBC) is significantly longer than the previous version and features a detailed section ...

Seven Extremely NSFW Photos You Are Totally Free to Post to Facebook   Gawker
Nipples, terrorism, and vivid sexual description -- Facebook's list of banned content   BetaNews

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GamePlus app to remain exclusive to Rogers customers, CRTC rules
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
A new decision from Canada's broadcast regulator clears the way for television providers to keep online content and features exclusive, handing them a powerful tool to boost loyalty as viewing habits grow more fragmented. In a ruling Monday intended to ...

CRTC allows Rogers to offer customers exclusive use of GamePlus service   TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)
Rogers wins right to offer GamePlus exclusively to subscribers   OurWindsor.ca
GamePlus app can be exclusive to Rogers, CRTC rules   CBC.ca
Cartt.ca (subscription)
Techvibes (blog)
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ASUS ZenFone 2 High-End Smartphone to Arrive in Canada this April
Android Headlines - Android News
AH ASUS ZenFone 2-1 ASUS unveiled its new ZenFone 2 lineup at CES early this month with no less than four models to choose. Known for their budget-minded phones in the past, ASUS is also releasing a high-end device that is set to arrive in Canada the ...

Asus launching unlocked ZenFone 2 smartphone in Canada this spring   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Asus announces plans to bring ZenFone 2 to Canada this spring   MobileSyrup.com
Asus Zenfone 2 Price & Release Date: 4GB RAM Version Costs $285 In Home ...   Christianity Daily
The Fuse Joplin
CultureMob
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CNET

Apple said to plan fall launch of subscription TV service
CNET
Tech giant in talks with TV programmers about a service that would include about 25 channels, according to the Wall Street Journal. by Steven Musil · @stevenmusil; 17 March 2015 2:42 am GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more.
Apple Plans Web TV Service in Fall   Wall Street Journal
Report: Apple planning streaming TV service   USA TODAY
Apple working on an Internet TV subscription service — report   Mashable
Reuters Canada
Apple Insider
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CBC.ca

BlackBerry joins forces for 'spy-proof' SecuTABLET (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
BlackBerry introduced the SecuTABLET at the CeBIT tech conference. BlackBerry made a name for itself in security, but can it turn itself around in the stagnant market? By Tess Danielson, Staff Writer March 16, 2015. About video ads. Mobilegeeks.de.
BlackBerry Is Back in the Slate Game With SecuTABLET   PC Magazine
BlackBerry's Secusmart Unit Launches a Secure Tablet With IBM   eWeek
BlackBerry's new tablet: A secure slate for business with a bit of help from ...   ZDNet
Toronto Sun
BBC News
Bloomberg
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Rogers compensates current, past, wireless customers $5.4M for unwanted ...
Cartt.ca (subscription)
TORONTO – Rogers has reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau to credit or refund its customers who were charged for premium text messages that they did not ask for. Premium texts provide information like quizzes and fun facts, horoscopes and ...

Rogers agrees to refund $5.42m in texting overcharge case   TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)
Rogers to refund $5.2M in premium texting fees charged to some customers   CBC.ca
Rogers settles 'misleading advertising' allegations over premium text services   The Globe and Mail
Toronto Sun
News1130
Telecompaper (subscription)
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'Ban doll that will listen to children'
South China Morning Post (subscription)
A "smart" Barbie doll that can have "conversations" with children should not go on sale, privacy advocates have said. Billed as the world's first "interactive doll", the toy uses voice recognition technology similar to that used by Apple's Siri and Google's Now ...

New 'Hello Barbie' doll draws ire for uploading private conversations on net   Business Standard

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Motorola updates their Gallery App, Brings Material Design and More
Android Headlines - Android News
This afternoon, Motorola informed everyone that they had updated their Gallery app. This is the gallery app that comes pre-loaded on the Moto E, Moto G, Moto X, Droid Turbo and other Motorola smartphones. This does not include the Nexus 6. That comes ...

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.) review   androidandme.com
Motorola's new Moto E: Is it a worthy upgrade?   IBNLive
Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen is an Affordable but Competent Smartphone!   Master Herald
India Today
The Mobile Indian
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CBC.ca

Teaching the dangers of distracted driving can prove difficult: instructor
CBC.ca
A long-time Sudbury driving instructor says distracted driving is a huge problem, and it can be hard to get the message across to new drivers. This week, Ontario Provincial Police are cracking down on distracted drivers. Reg Fitchett, who has been with Valley ...

Distracted driving a deadly habit in Ontario   NorthernLife.ca
Distracted driving 'just everywhere'   The Sudbury Star

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Blackberry Passport in Sales Slump
Mobile Burn
The Blackberry Passport was launched last year and was actually warmly met, with critics praising the device and consumers buying it. The problem Blackberry had was that only fans of the company's products wanted the handset, it was not attracting many ...

BlackBerry Care Protection Plan Gives Mobile Professionals Peace of Mind   MarketWatch
BlackBerry Care Protection Plan Brings Hardware Damage Cover For Newer ...   Ubergizmo (blog)
Morgan Stanley Reiterates Underweight Rating On BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY)   Bidness ETC
Tech News Today
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