ca-hotdailynews: 2015-04-02 Canada English Technology

Apple patents the ability to unlock iPhones with selfies
CBC.ca
Unlocking your iPhone could soon be as easy as taking a selfie—easier, even, if you factor out all of the filtering and Facetuning a lot of these photos require before actually going online. Apple Inc. has been granted an official patent on a technology that uses ...

Apple to Use Selfies to Unlock Phones?   Re/code
Apple Could Let You Unlock Your iPhone by Taking a Selfie   Newsweek
Apple Inc. Granted Patent To Unlock iPhone With A Selfie   ValueWalk
Ubergizmo (blog)
TrustedReviews
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Honda gives iconic Civic a makeover
The Seattle Times
Even as fuel prices fall, the Civic is vital to Honda because of its sales and profitability and because it's an entry point for many of the Tokyo-based automaker's customers. By Jing Cao · David Welch. Bloomberg News. Honda Motor unexpectedly showed ...

Honda unveils stunning 2016 Civic World Car Concept in New York City   Examiner.com
New Honda Civic enhances youth appeal   CNET
2015 New York auto show: Honda about to launch 10th-generation Civic   Los Angeles Times
USA TODAY
Bloomberg
U-T San Diego
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Amazon's strange new Dash Button: 'Indeed, it is real'
Mashable
For a few minutes on Tuesday, it seemed like Amazon might actually have a sense of humor. The online shopping giant announced a new hardware product called the Dash Button. It's a little hook, decorated with the name of a household brand, which ...

Amazon Dash — for when you don't want to leave your house again for any reason   Washington Post (blog)
Larry Magid Tech Report: Amazon's Dash Offers Ordering at the Push of a Button   CBS Local
Amazon's 'Dash' Button Is Not a Joke   PC Magazine
CBC.ca
CNET
PCWorld
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Tecumseh woman caught going 220 km/h on Highway 401
CTV News
Chatham-Kent OPP stopped a woman going more than 200 kilometres per hour on the Highway 401. An officer observed an eastbound Mercedes car travelling well over the posted speed limit of 100 km/h near Harwich Road on Tuesday morning. Police say ...

Woman was going 220 km/h on Highway 401, OPP say   CBC.ca
Tecumseh Woman Charged With Racing, Has Car Taken For 7 Days   E Canada Now
Woman charged by Chatham-Kent OPP after Benz clocked at 220 km/h 0   London Free Press
BlackburnNews.com
Windsor Star (blog)
Chatham This Week
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Police release stats after crackdown on distracted driving and seat belt violations
CTV News
London police have released results for a four-day blitz targeting distracted driving and seat belt violations. Officers conducted the initiative between March 21 and March 24. Police issued 147 provincial offence notices, 48 compliance notices and 38 warnings ...

London Police Release Stats Following Distracted Driving Blitz   E Canada Now
Blitz Nabs Dozens Of Distracted Drivers   BlackburnNews.com
Road Safety Blitz Targets Distracted Driving, Failure To Wear Seat Belts   Am980 London News
London Community News
Sonoma Index-Tribune
HamletHub
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Cops tell drivers, 'Get your head out of your apps'
The Castlegar Source
Over 4,700 tickets for using an electronic device while driving were issued to drivers across the Province by the RCMP and Integrated Road Safety Units in the month of March. It is clear that distracted driving is an epidemic putting everyone at risk, says Cpl.
RCMP Urge Kamloops Drivers to Slow Down Again   KamloopsBCNow
Distracted drivers nabbed   Castanet.net

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A lighter, aluminum Ford F-150
Grainews
On display in Regina during its Western Canadian debut in November, the new Ford F-150 gets an aluminum body for 2015, making it the first full-sized pickup on the market to extensively use that light- weight material. Photo: Lisa Guenther. Popular articles.
Ford Produces 5 Millionth Vehicle to Feature an EcoBoost Engine   Digital Journal
Test drive: the 2015 Ford F-150   The Rock River Times

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CRTC's Blais rips BDUs that missed emergency alert system deadline
Cartt.ca (subscription)
OTTAWA–GATINEAU – Canada's new emergency alert system may have officially launched this week, but it can't reach all Canadians after some of the country's biggest TV service providers, including Bell and Shaw, have delayed its full rollout. Known as ...

Emergency alerts now available for most Canadians; some broadcasters not ready   Weyburn Review

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