ComScore’s Top Start-ups in Canada

I'm not a huge believer in Alexa's numbers but as I'm fond of saying, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"."Everytime we publish our monthly Techvibes Start-Up Indexes, there are always a few complaints about the use of Alexa and Compete data...

Parliamentary complaint over birthday party

PC is spreading as can be seen from this latest story from Sweden."A heated debate is raging in Sweden after an eight-year-old boy's failure to invite two classmates to his birthday party resulted in a complaint filed with parliament. Nearly 200 outraged comments have been...

Police helicopter chases UFO

"Police gave chase to a UFO after it almost collided with their helicopter, it is reported. The police helicopter crew gave chase over Cardiff, according to The Sun."Is this true or people trying to make news out of it? Apparently, the incident happened two weeks ago and...

Robot dog plays walkie-talkies

"This robot is a guard dog with a difference. It not only detects strange sounds and smells in the house but also rings up its owner to warn them. The device was unveiled in Tokyo."

Monk's guide to better sex

"A celibate monk has set up a website telling Catholic couples how to have better sex. "

NowPublic in the Globe and Mail

Headline: CITIZEN-JOURNALISM SITE RELAUNCHES WITH NEW FEATURES"NowPublic.com, a leading Vancouver-based "citizen-journalism" site that allows users from around the world to post their comments, photos and video of news events, has relaunched its website with new features....

Complaint over MP's gay comments

A Northern Ireland MP has again landed in hot water for deriding homosexuality, this time on a BBC radio program."A complaint has been made to police about comments made by a Northern Ireland DUP MP about gay people. Iris Robinson, the chair of the Stormont health...