ca-hotdailynews: 2015-06-12 Canada English Technology

Oculus expanding virtual-reality headset to simulate touch, gestures
CTV News
SAN FRANCISCO -- Oculus is expanding its highly anticipated virtual-reality headset to simulate the sensation of touch and gesturing as part of its quest to blur the lines between the fake and genuine world. The touch controllers unveiled Thursday by Oculus ...

Oculus Unveils Rift Headset and Prototype Touch Hand Controls   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Oculus debuts consumer version of VR headset, partners with Xbox   Sydney Morning Herald
Facebook's Virtual Reality Company To Change Gaming And Movie World With ...   CBS Local
CNET
PCWorld
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BlackBerry may put Android system on new device: sources
Sydney Morning Herald
BlackBerry is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google's Android software for the first time, an acknowledgement that its revamped line of devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The move ...

BlackBerry considers releasing Android phone, says report   CNET
BlackBerry considering a move to Android: Report   ZDNet
Exclusive: BlackBerry may put Android system on new device: sources   Reuters

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Survey rates Rogers worst for wireless connectivity in some regions with Bell ...
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
A new survey that asked Canadians to rate their wireless networks has revealed not only the most reliable network by region, but also the breaking point at which frustrated subscribers will angrily dump their carriers for another provider. The wireless network ...

Ontario wireless customers report more network problems   Toronto Star
Ontario wireless customers report most network problems   Hamilton Spectator
JD Power Report Ranks Canadian Carriers   Android Headlines - Android News
HamiltonNews (press release) (registration)
bnn.ca
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James May And His Time With The Ferrari 488 GTB
TechMalak
It's been a while since we've seen ex Top-Gear co-host James May behind the wheel test-driving some vehicles. The Ferrari 488 GTB is an exciting sports car to say the least. It has an impressive 661 hp twin turbocharged V8 engine, an automatic dual-clutch ...

James May Drives The Ferrari 488 GTB For Sunday Times: Video   Top Speed
The Ferrari 488 GTB: no horsing around   The National
May tests 488 GTB... not for 'Top Gear'   iAfrica.com
GTspirit
duPont REGISTRY (blog)
Gizmodo Australia
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How the iPhone spelled the beginning of the end for the BlackBerry
Fox News
Former BlackBerry co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said this week that the iPhone's introduction in 2007 was the beginning of the end for the once-widely-used handheld device. Waterloo, Ontario-based Blackberry realized it couldn't compete after the iPhone's ...

BlackBerry Co-Founder: BlackBerry Storm Had 100% Return Rate   Ubergizmo (blog)
The decline and fall of BlackBerry: Former co-CEO breaks silence   WRAL Tech Wire
Former BlackBerry CEO admits firm never stood a chance against Apple   Inquirer
The Verge
Benchmark Monitor
Calgary Herald
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Q-C gamers getting exclusive look at Sony E3
Quad-Cities Online
Gamers at the 2014 E3 Entertainment Expo, in Los Angeles test a game system. 2015 expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center Jun 16-18. The Sony E3 press conference will be shown live Monday June 15 at the Davenport 53rd 18 movie ...

BC-US--Games-E3,ADVISORY, US   Thegardenisland.com
E3 2015: Games, VR tech that will turn heads   Toronto Sun
Entertainment Video Games   London Free Press
Miami New Times
Irish Examiner
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'Minecraft - Pocket Edition' top paid iPhone game app in Canada
Edmonton Journal
Top 10 free and paid game apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for the week ending June 7. Top Paid iPhone Game Apps. 1. Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Mojang). 2. Heads Up! (Warner Bros.) 3. Hitman: Sniper (Square Enix Inc.) ...

Top 7 best apps for musicians   AppAdvice
9 awesome paid iPhone apps you can get for free right now – save $30!   BGR
POLITICO.eu launches app for European edition of print newsweekly   Talking New Media
iOSnoops
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Toyota Close to Unveiling 4th-Generation Prius Hybrid
New York Times
YORK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The timing isn't perfect, but Toyota is getting close to rolling out the next generation of its Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Low gas prices have depressed sales of hybrids, with Prius sales falling 14 percent in the first five months of this ...

2016 Toyota Prius unveil expected soon, CEO Lentz says   Detroit Free Press

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Apple following in Google's footsteps
NEWS.com.au
APPLE says it is cruising streets in specially equipped cars to gather pictures and other data for its free online mapping service. For years, a Street View team has been ranging the world for Google Maps. Following in its tracks, Apple promised to safeguard ...

All right, who guessed 'street mapping' for those mystery Apple vans ...   The Register
How Apple Maps hopes to catch Google Maps and Waze   Macworld
Apple drives vehicles to collect data to improve Maps   Firstpost
Independent Online
Irish Independent
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Vancouver school video game project claims national award
Vancouver Sun
Four students from the Vancouver Film School have won the Entertainment Software Association of Canada's first annual student video game competition with a game they created as a school project. Their prize is an opportunity to showcase their superhero ...

ESAC announces Student Video Game Competition winners   Game Politics
ESAC Student Videogame Competition Winners Announced   Canada NewsWire (press release)

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