Why can't #TheDress colour debaters see eye-to-eye? Experts explain

The internet may not see eye to eye on the colour of "The Dress." But what about the experts? Brandwatch, which tracks social media hashtag activity, saw more than 1.5 million mentions of the offending dress since Thursday evening, with celebrities...

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Once you have this smartwatch, you may throw out your smartphone

A Montreal startup is building a smartwatch that aims to make your smartphone redundant – and eventually your tablet, your laptop and your smart TV too. The Neptune Hub, expected to ship later this year, can do just about everything a smartphone does...

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Leonard Nimoy's legacy reaches far beyond science fiction

Leonard Nimoy didn't just leave a lasting impression on the science-fiction world, he also left his mark on science itself. Seth Shostak, who researches the possibility of real-world extraterrestrial life as the senior astronomer at SETI Research, recalled...

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Apple Watch? Event on March 9 comes a month before launch

'Spring forward' event invitations say Thomson Reuters Posted: Feb 27, 2015 8:50 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2015 8:53 AM ET External Links (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)...

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Reef relief: Algae living off UAE coral 'gives hope' against coral bleaching

Scientists have discovered a new species of algae in the United Arab Emirates that helps corals survive in the warmest seawater temperatures on the planet. Researchers from the University of Southampton and the New York University Abu Dhabi described...

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Bombardier set to test fly CSeries plane for 1st time today

COMING UP LIVE Transport Canada gives OK to test flight of new jet CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2015 9:14 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2015 9:28 AM ET Bombardier says it will proceed with the first test flight for its new CSeries jet...

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Online nude photo ban won't undo damage

The ban on sexual content that is posted online without consent – to be implemented by Reddit and Google in March – is an admirable effort, experts say, but they also paint a fairly bleak picture about its likely success at preventing further...

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NASA investigates helmet water leak after spacewalk

Two U.S. astronauts finished a 6½-hour spacewalk on Wednesday to prepare parking spots for new commercial space taxis then discovered water had leaked into a spacesuit helmet, a problem that led to the near-drowning of another astronaut in 2013, officials...

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Net neutrality fight ends today as 'little guy' looks to win back equal internet

The future of a fair and open internet is at stake in Washington today, with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission expected to vote to regulate internet service like a public good, the way it has been treated in Canada for years. The expected ruling...

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Apple ordered to pay $533M over iTunes-related patent infringement

Apple Inc has been ordered to pay $532.9 million US after a federal jury in Texas found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by patent licensing firm Smartflash LLC. Though Smartflash had been asking for $852 million in damages, Tuesday...

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The next prize for hackers? The phone in your pocket, McAfee Labs warns

Smart devices carried in millions of pockets are potentially giving would-be hackers unlocked access to user data, McAfee Labs warns in its latest threat report, citing a failure by mobile app developers to patch vulnerabilities. This month's Threats...

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Spy agency monitors millions of Canadian emails to government

Canada's electronic spy agency collects millions of emails from Canadians and stores them for "days to months" while trying to filter out malware and other attacks on government computer networks, CBC News has learned. A top-secret document written...

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How 'dangerous' pro-eating disorder communities thrive online

Photos of emaciated women proudly displaying their protruding hips and ribs, as well as thinspirational quotes "fat-shaming" those who dare to eat, continue to thrive on social media, despite the best attempts by sites like Instagram to temper the...

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'Creepy when you think about it:' Superfish adware could be a hacker's paradise

Superfish, the much-maligned adware that came pre-installed on Lenovo laptops, is but one of several "creepy" digital pests capable of wriggling past encrypted web-browsing sessions, cybersecurity experts warn. Not even trusted banking and e-commerce...

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Bomb-sniffing elephants trained in South Africa for 'biodetection'

In the South African bush, elephants are being trained in the art of "bio-detection" to see if they can use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out explosives, landmines and poachers. Supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, the project looks...

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Telus bails on unlimited internet, bandwidth plays on for a price

It seems the days of cheap, unlimited internet are over. With Telus's announcement Friday that it is implementing usage-based charges in B.C. and Alberta, all major Canadian internet service providers are now using data caps when billing customers....

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African superheroes take flight in video games

The fantasy for Eyram Tawia began, as it has for millions of children before him, thumbing through comic books. "When I saw Superman fly, I'm like: 'How can I see myself doing that?' " he recalls.   A couple of decades later, the 31-year-old...

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Dinosaurs for sale: How fossil business impacts science

In 2009, commercial fossil hunters in Montana excavated what was, unbeknownst to them, the jaws of an important new species of dinosaur. Scientists weren't informed, and the fossil was sold to a private collector. Fortunately, the story doesn't...

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