Proceedings for patent infringement against Apple

Apple is the subject of a new prosecution. The manufacturer is accused of violating a patent covering technology used by its iPhone to browse the Internet and view Web sites in the small format screens cell. Filed by the property developer Elliot Gottfurcht and two co-inventors, the patent for this technology was approved in October by the U.S. Patent Office on behalf of the company EMG Technology LLC, a company founded by Los Gottfurcht Angeles. EMG brought to her Monday at the federal court district of Tyler, Texas. Interestingly, EMG thinking not to pursue other companies such as HTC, manufacturer of cellular G1 Google, or Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry. Yet these companies use similar technologies to reformat the content of the Internet and display on the small screen of their product. The lawyer representing EMG stated unequivocally to Reuters that the firm has instead merely to attack the aircraft the most prominent, considering that this target would be sufficient in the context of the popularity of the gadget .

The Auto Show in Detroit dead and buried?

The American channel MSNBC reported yesterday that the Detroit Auto Show, which has long been considered (that is also its official name) the Auto Show North American par excellence, dying. After Ferrari, Porsche, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Rolls Royce and Land Rover, which will all default to the edition of January 2009, now the group announced that Nissan stand down in turn. If someone sought proof that the Motor Town was no longer the epicenter of automotive once here is one that is at least ringing. MSNBC quoted a spokesman for Nissan said that, quite simply, "that since we have no new product to unveil the Detroit Auto Show and Chicago, and in view of current economic conditions, which will affect the effectiveness of marketing these two exhibitions, we decided to cancel any involvement on our part. " Earlier last week, Nissan lifted the veil on its new compact MPV North America, the Cube, the Auto Show in Los Angeles. The Japanese manufacturer - a subsidiary of French group Renault - has also unveiled a convertible version of its G37 coupe (Infiniti) and the next generation Z coupe, renamed the 370Z. Like what Detroit is no longer the Gateway it was essential for anyone wishing to penetrate the North American market ... Look to see if this kind of bad news lurks one or the other of Canadian auto shows. In recent years, Montreal has played the green card, with rooms dedicated to alternative propulsion, whether electric or hybrid engine. Toronto preferred to rely on an annual taken to putting the largest automotive designers on the planet. In the context of the Canadian automotive industry, it is still surprising to see even a manufacturer to withdraw Auto Show in Toronto. Montreal? It is no longer a major national exhibition last few Years ago. But here are more dealers than manufacturers who seem to lead the boat. It will be interesting to see how the financial setbacks of American parent GM, Ford and Chrysler will affect them.

A recruitment exercise at $ 41 000

Even if you live in Montreal and its suburbs, you have been surprised recently to receive a brochure inviting you to subscribe to the University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)? You are not alone. Nearly 275 000 households have received such advertising "a wide range of courses presented on DVD by a method unique in Quebec." Cost: 41 000 $ 12 $ 000 to print the leaflets and 29 000 $ for posting in areas where people aged 30 to 39 years, particularly likely to follow university courses distance According UQAT. To recruit more students - and receive more funding from Quebec - universities from moving into the 450. The University of Sherbrooke built a tower of 17 floors underground Longueuil, the University of Quebec in Ottawa provides for a five-storey campus in St. Jerome, even the University of Montreal has seen fit to open branches in Laval and in Lachenaie. With a more modest UQAT hopes to attract workers who do not have time to go to class. "The courses are filmed during their activities, in terms of the student silent at the bottom of the class," says Sylvie Blais, coordinator of Sciences business management UQAT. Why not offer online training? "It's not everyone who has access to high-speed Internet," she claimed. This is the first time this post UQAT advertising for the winter semester, after having done so three times for the fall. Last year, the university has received 700 registrations for management course by DVD. "This is not quite satisfactory, but the marketing professors tell us we need to hammer the shot more than once," says Blais. Notice to interested: it costs $ 409.80 to register for a course by DVD and registrations are accepted until mid-December.

Smoking to lose weight

Listen to the response of the speaker and nutritionist in the smoking cessation clinic to help smokers hospital Laval, Nadine Bonneville. The majority of women who smoke are afraid to fatten if they stop smoking. According to a survey conducted by the Angus Reid firm, 77% of smokers fear of gaining weight crushing. Nearly 10% of respondents, smoking is a way to lose weight or stay thin. In 18% of cases, women have confessed to having started smoking to improve their silhouette.

Sanctioned by the courts, Wizzgo suspend its online video

Tuesday severely condemned by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris for illegally copied programs of several television channels, Wizzgo decided Wednesday to suspend its video service online. Tuesday, TGI Paris ruled that the company had committed "acts of infringement by reproducing and communicating to the public, without authorization, programs produced and broadcast by the channels M6, W9, TF1 and NT1 and sentenced to pay nearly half a million euros in damages to the group M6, a conviction that could increase once TF1 and NT1 have assessed their injury. "It appears that beyond a decision in principle which now prohibits the use of a VCR dematerialized, the ruling makes clear the will to put an end to Wizzgo", reacted Wednesday one of the founders of Wizzgo, Cut-Jerome Rousseau. "Amazed" by "the exceptional importance of conviction" that has been imposed, he concludes that "in these circumstances, Wizzgo was forced to suspend today's video service online. Accused of piracy by its detractors, on the contrary Wizzgo believes that "by refusing the natural evolution of conventional VCR in the digital environment, this decision will unfortunately result in concrete blowing on the embers of illegal downloading." The company, which has already garnered 25,000 supporters on the petition it launched, "therefore solemnly appeals to the authorities that built the legal and regulatory framework that would allow 400,000 French households that have already adopted the service to continue to benefit while paying the beneficiaries. "

The security of the Zenn electric car is in doubt

The electric car at low speed Zenn, which will soon be a pilot project in Quebec, would not be safe enough, according to some documents from the federal Department of Transportation obtained by TVA. According to a statement accompanying videos of tests conducted by Transport Canada, the risk to the driver and passenger in the vehicle at low speeds to be injured in collisions in an urban environment is "excessively high compared to the gravity of the collision. " These tests, which introduced VAT images, Monday, indicates that passengers absorb the shock of a collision on a wall at 40 km-h. Last June, the Quebec Minister of Transport, Julie Boulet, has authorized a pilot project that will allow the Zen movement in areas 50 km-h. The pilot project has been delayed, but should be put in motion in the coming days, reported VAT. Under federal law, the low-speed vehicles do not meet the criteria vehicles parkway. The Zenn has seat belts, but no airbags. When registering a Zenn, documents clearly show the driver that this car "is not the safety of a vehicle walk normally," said the head of engineering the Corporation 's automobile insurance in Quebec (SAAQ), Gaetan Bergeron. The president of Zenn Motor Company (ZNN), Ian Clifford, argued Monday that the car company exceeded the standards of Transport Canada for vehicles at low speed. "In the United States, there are 45 000 vehicles at low speed. For 10 years, there have been no deaths, "he argued, noting that the Zen can not exceed the 40 km-h. Zenn Motor Company hopes to sell a hundred of these vehicles in Quebec over the next year.

Software to discover the meteorite craters

Researchers at the University of Alberta announced Tuesday they have developed new software to identify the hundreds of craters created by the impact of meteorites on the Earth's surface but are hidden by the landscape. "This technology can be used to discover the hundreds of craters from meteorites that anywhere in the world, are hidden by trees but were photographed without knowing when aerial reconnaissance," said in a summary of the study Christ Herd , A professor at the University of Alberta. With the new program, the scientist was able to remove trees and foliage on aerial photos taken by a forestry company and confirm the discovery of a small crater near the town of Whitecourt, 200 km west Edmonton (Calgary, western Canada). Once the vegetation removed, these images have revealed a crater bowl-shaped 36 meters in diameter, made 1100 years ago, and now recognized as the youngest crater of Canada. Observations on the Moon and Mars suggests that a meteorite will crash every 10 years on Earth, underlines the study. However, only 175 craters have been listed on the blue planet, five of which have a diameter less A100 meters and less than ten have been trained there are fewer than 10,000 years. "By discovering and analyzing more craters, current theories on the number of meteorites that hit Earth in the past and the frequency of future impacts will change," said Mr. Herd, whose research was published Tuesday in the newspaper Geology.

Endeavor: successful repairs on the machine to recycle urine and solar antenna

The Endeavor astronauts have apparently solved the problem which affected the functioning of the new machine recycling urine delivered by the shuttle to the International Space Station (ISS), said Tuesday leaders of the mission . Three tests were conducted successfully for changes made Sunday and Monday, which led NASA to decide not reduce the machine on Earth in the hold of the shuttle, according to a press release published on the website of the agency Space. The crew of Endeavor was able to obtain samples of drinking water of the machine that will be returned to the shuttle for analysis on the ground. This machine cost $ 250 million called "Water Recovery System" is essential to double the accommodation capacity of long duration Space Station, three to six occupants today in spring 2009, producing by recycling 6.8 tons of potable water per year. So far, all the water needed for the ISS crew was transported by the shuttle. Moreover, the complex repairs made during four outings orbital mission on the rotation system called "Solar Alpha Rotary Joint / Sarj" one of the three antennas double solar Station seem to have been successful, according to the first Tests conducted Tuesday, said NASA also. Preliminary data show that dual-antenna solar uses less power and runs more easily than before. Two teams of two astronauts during these sorties orbital cleaned, lubricated and replaced Eleven out of the twelve ball bearings of the rotation system which was seized. The technical problems encountered with the start of the machine to recycle urine and wastewater Monday led NASA to extend by one day the mission of Endeavor. The landing of the shuttle is now scheduled Sunday in Florida at 18H18 GMT (13H18 local) if weather conditions permit. Endeavor undocking from the ISS will take place Friday morning. Endeavor has delivered a total of 14.5 tonnes of equipment to the ISS mainly intended to double the capacity. Besides the machine to recycle urine into drinking water, the seven members of the crew of Endeavor had delivered a freezer and an oven for scientific experiments in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module and two cabins that serve as additional rooms bedtime. The shuttle also brought two new furnaces to warm meals for astronauts, a refrigerator and a new equipment for exercise. This is the last mission of a space shuttle this year. The next is scheduled for February to the ISS to continue assembly of the orbital outpost to be completed in 2010, when in principle for the retirement of the three space shuttles in the fleet.

Poznan triggers the countdown to to save the climate

The climate conference in Poznan UN (1-December 12) should start, despite the economic crisis, the countdown to a new agreement to fight against global warming that should lead late in 2009 in Copenhagen. Despite the absence of the new team Obama, the better prepared than the outgoing U.S. administration, Poznan must activate the negotiation of the future agreement, while global emissions of greenhouse gases have never been so high. Those in developing countries now totals more than half of global emissions and China has become the first global polluter. Last year in Bali, the States Parties to the UN Convention against Climate Change (UNFCCC) have promised to complete the new agreement by December 2009 - the time required for ratification - even if the date seems really hard to take. "Poznan conference is a step between Bali and Copenhagen, but not without challenge if stumbles this year, we will have no chance next year," warns European negotiator. Since the entry into force of Kyoto in 2005, the negotiation climate is played briefly on two rails, the Framework Convention of the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC, 192 countries) and the Kyoto Protocol. To date, only 37 countries industrialized Kyoto signatories are subject to binding targets to reduce their emissions until 2012, which led the United States to reject the treaty. The new agreement will have to decide on a survival of Kyoto, modified and extended to emerging countries, or the placing into orbit of a "Copenhagen Protocol" includes all the world and allowing the United States to start from scratch. Among the major rendezvous of the Polish fortnight, which will join last year as the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a table Round of Environment Ministers on 11 and Dec. 12 will exchange views on a "shared vision" long-term fight against climate change. This vision for 2050 should reflect the ambitions of everyone in reducing emissions and the climate. According to scientists, emissions from industrialized countries, which have taken off since 2000, should stop growing by 2015 and then decline drastically by 2050 to maintain a manageable climate. But the large emerging countries like China and India are also expected to keep inflation under control of their pollution. "Developing countries are likely to emphasize that we are ready to let go," the representative of an industrialized country. "But we will point they pollute as much as we do now." "China and Burkina Faso, it is still not the same situation," he insists. Africa has also Nov. 20 in Algiers to adopt a common position to defend its own interests. The skipper of the UNFCCC, Yvo de Boer, does not expect the announcement in Poznan numerical reduction ranges from one or the other, but "Strive for a breakthrough": "I hope the roundtable we give a course of policy clearer, "he told AFP. "It is clear to everyone that it can not continue like this," a Western diplomat analysis. "So far we have multiplied the options on the table, the next step will be to limit them. Otherwise we will arrive with 1,000 pages in Copenhagen. And we will not agree."

A barge sank off Nova Scotia: diesel escapes

A barge containing 70 000 liters of diesel which sank off Nova Scotia worries environmental authorities. On Tuesday, they recommended that fishermen avoid the area of the sinking, because diesel escaping from the structure at the bottom. It is the Coast Guard has identified a pool of 15 meters wide and 1.5 kilometers long. The damage to nature will be minimal Environment Canada because the fuel flows slowly and evaporates quickly, or within hours. The barge named Shovelmaster, owned by the Irving company, sank last Sunday during a storm about 70 kilometers off Varmouth, south-west of the province. It was then the trip from Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to 70 000 liters of diesel, the barge also contains 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid and 200 gallons of oil. Yesterday, the federal Department of Environment and the Coast Guard had reviewed the matter and it was revealed that the plan will be applied in this case has not yet been determined. According to state television, one solution would be to remove the barge from the water, but the operation could be complicated by the fact that it is 125 meters under water. Another plan would fetch only fuel. In addition, some questions emerge about the impact on the lobster fishery. On Tuesday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada contends that the industry is sinking away from the intensive fishing and diesel will be dispersed quickly in the environment. Yet, yesterday, some speakers wondered whether this shipwreck will affect the industry when fishermen will have to take off during the month of December.

Microsoft donates 10 songs per month

Microsoft now offers a small plus for owners of Zune players: 10 songs free each month to keep after the subscription, all included in monthly fee of $ 14.99. This could appeal to people who have shunned the model of monthly access fees, preferring to have songs to be free to do what they like rather than do enjoy that time of a subscription. Indeed, several services offer unlimited access to millions of songs for a monthly fee, but when the user cancels its subscription, the songs stop playing less than an extra charge for the purchase from the unit. MP3 Songs Microsoft also announced Wednesday the signing of agreements with two major labels, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, enabling the software to offer users readers Zune songs of these companies in MP3 format without Copy restrictions. EMI Music and Warner Music Group, and a host of independent labels, already allowed Microsoft to sell the contents of their catalogs in MP3 format. Zune Music Store does not cover Canadian trade at the moment.

Honda

Los Angeles Auto Show, the Japanese Honda introduced a sports coupe electric 3 tickets, called FC Sport. First image ...


The Honda FC Sport has a specific configuration: the driver is at the center of his two guests.

Honda engineers have opted for this configuration to place the electric motor, batteries and two hydrogen tanks behind. The result is a perfect balance of the car.

The CF Sports operates through a hydrogen engine, causing an electric motor. Thus, we get a car without CO2 emissions.

High Speed Internet

The Internet at high speed, waited for years in the Gaspésie, could be operational as early as March 2009.

At least the goal that set the regional conference of elected officials (CRE) of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

According to Bertrand Berger, president of the organization, the federal government awaits the end of the Quebec election campaign to announce that it will be a financial partner in the project.

Ottawa's response is to wait for several months.

The agency also believes that the service could be available for almost all Gaspesians within a year.

The CRE of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine will also launch a tender next week for a study engineering in order to identify where the transmitters could be installed .

In addition, Quebec has already indicated that a maximum of one and a half million dollars was reserved for the installation of high-speed Internet in the Gaspe.

The project has a delay of six months from its schedule.

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 560-4 LP arrives in Los Angeles

Lamborghini has just enjoy the Los Angeles Auto Show to launch his latest creation: the Gallardo Spyder LP 560-4. According to the manufacturer, Southern California is the ideal place to unveil the car, because the region accounted for more than 30% of its U.S. sales last year.


The LP 560-4 combines the power, road holding and the style of a hardtop model, but adds driving pleasure hair in the wind. A 5.2-liter engine drives the beast, developing 40 horsepower more than its precursor and allowing 0 to 100 in 4 small seconds. A new gearbox, a new chassis, new suspension and a new wheel drive system come help. And it consumes 20% less fuel at that.

Lamborghini stresses that all those who were tested had unanimously declared a supervoiture sport you can drive on any surface.

"The LP 560-4 is the best expression of the Gallardo to date, and it will be another formidable string to the bow of Lamborghini," says Stephan Winklemann, president and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. "The new Spyder 560-4 LP adds a new dimension to the family Gallardo with his extreme style and his brilliant performance. "

The return of mammoth

The novelist Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, died a few days before the news. It would surely have appreciated.

Some Russian and American scientists have managed to rebuild over 80% of the genetic code of the mammoth, from hair taken from carcasses in Siberia.



According to Nature magazine, which publishes research, we approached the day when we can to revive a mammoth, using an elephant as a surrogate mother.

This is the first time we managed to reconstruct the DNA of an animal disappeared. The last mammoths are extinct in an island off the coast of Sibérie 3700 years ago. Those who were taken from the DNA died there 20 000 years.

Scientists have found that mammoths and elephants are more modern relatives than are humans and chimpanzees. They share 99.4% of their genetic code. Their lines would separate there are 1.5 to 2 million years. "To get the complete genome of the mammoth and faithful, it must wait until the genome of the elephant is sequenced, scientists say.

In the same issue of Nature, an article entitled "Let's Make a Mammoth" traces the long (very long) road ahead before re-create the pachyderm.

It should first obtain a genome fairly clean, free of contamination that occurs on dead tissue. Indeed, bacteria and fungi have invaded the cells of mammoths and their genetic material was mixed with that of the animal death.

We need to eliminate the mistakes that caused the contamination. This requires reaching an accuracy of 15 to 50 times greater than what has been achieved this time. Nature believes it is "likely" to happen.

Then, scientists will have to find how the gene sequence is divided into the chromosomes. And why should have chromosomes intact mammoth, what did not. "We do not even know yet how chromosomes had mammoths," said Hendrick Poinar, a geneticist at McMaster University in Ontario.

Even if we managed to clone mice from chromosomes which have been frozen for 16 years at least 20 degrees in a freezer sterilized, it is far from the situation of mammoths: 20 000 years in the soil more or less frozen in temperatures do not necessarily microbial activity.

Once reconstructed the genetic code, it must be synthesized. And again it will take giant steps. The longest successful synthesis to date is that of the genetic code of bacteria which had 582 970 "letters". The mammoth count in 8000 times. The possibilities for error are increased accordingly.

Once the synthetic chromosomes obtained, it must be inserted into the nucleus of a cell. But it has not yet been successful in the case of mammals.

It will remain an obstacle anyway: get the egg of a female elephant. And Nature teaches us that it is more difficult than expected. The only possible way now is to collect the eggs of a dead elephant.

With all these risks of error, we would not resurrect the species. The mammoth artificial would be just good enough to show how curiosity in a fair, says Nature. "It's more than I can imagine see in my lifetime," said Svante Pääbo, 53, of the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany.

A long space ballet

The astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen made Saturday the longest output in space provided as part of STS-126 shuttle Endeavor.

During this third trip in space, astronauts have completed the work they had begun on the system of rotation of one of the three branches solar doubles, failed for over a year. They among other mechanism lubricated bearings to reduce friction exerted by the rotation.

Work on the antennas will continue Monday at a exit in the fourth space.

These antennas solar fueling the International Space Station (ISS) into electricity. The work of astronauts were headed to distance their colleague Shane Kimbrough, remained aboard the ISS.

Further work continues

The seven astronauts and the three occupants of the ISS have also continued Saturday to transfer the 14.5 tonnes of equipment and food from Leonardo module to the various modules of the ISS.

Engineers from NASA about them trying to solve the problems of running the Urine Processi Assembly, this machine from $ 250 million to be used to recycle urine into drinking water. The unit would produce 6.8 tons of recycled water per year.

This is one of the new elements that will allow more astronauts to live in SSI.

This mission marks a watershed in the history of the station, as its capacity will double from three to six astronauts in 2009.

The space shuttle Endeavor took off Friday evening from Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, Sunday and docked at the station. It should remain there for 12 days.

This flight of Endeavor is the fourth and final of the year, the last mission of maintaining the Hubble space telescope has been postponed to spring 2009.

The end of Endeavor's mission is scheduled for 29 November. NASA could extend it a day.

Bungie advises installing Halo 3

Players of Halo 3 would be better not to use the installation disk on Thursday offered the new Xbox interface. Bungie has cautioned, saying that this process would slow down the loading time rather than to accelerate. Normally, the game transfers the maps from the DVD to partition the hard disk utility of the Xbox 360, says Mat Noguchi from Bungie. But if the game is installed, this means that the cards spend hard drive ... hard disk. The operation should take place in two phases, which slows the loading time. Bungie does not intend to remedy the situation. "The risks of such an operation and the resources it employs must be considered carefully, since the change could be fairly insignificant in terms of players." Noguchi said.

Decline in profits for DELL

The computer manufacturer Dell has seen its profits decline by 5% in the last quarter ended 31 October.

The company Round Rock, Texas has recorded profits of U.S. $ 727 million in the third quarter, U.S. $ 39 million less that twelve months.

Despite the economic recession, sales of personal computers have still increased by 10% compared to last year.

However, sales to consumers account for only a fifth of sales from Dell, which, in total, fell 3%.

The CEO of Dell has made no secret that the difficult economic situation affecting the majority of its business.

Dell is far too dependent on the U.S. market and not enough in emerging markets compared to its rivals, say analysts.

Although Dell has cut 9% of its staff in the last year and has dropped some factories to outsource a quarter of its production, when the United States tremble, Dell is the first computer manufacturer to feel jarring.

By comparison, Hewlett-Packard, the world of computers, expects to exceed analysts' forecasts for the next year.

The management of Internet traffic BELL is not discriminatory, said the CRTC

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has rejected the request for an injunction of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers. The CAIP Bell Canada wanted to stop playing with bandwidth resellers of its service.

"From the evidence we have, we believe that the measures that Bell Canada has taken to manage its network are not discriminatory," said the chairman of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein.

Since April 7, Bell limit Internet traffic during peak hours of independent service providers who use its network, which had raised an outcry among them. The Canadian telecommunications company did not bother to warn them before taking action.

According to the public, Bell "applied to wholesale customers the same practices smoothing traffic to its own retail customers."

In response to the decision, Bell has been defended as "the bandwidth management is an important part of [our] strategy to manage capacity on networks increasingly congested due to the explosive growth in demand on the Internet. "

There is one way to do it. To prevent users learn to their cost that their Internet connection is slower, the CRTC requires Bell Canada a minimum notice of 30 days to notify its suppliers of wholesale changes that might affect the performance of the Internet connection.

Finally, the agency will establish a public hearing in July 2009. This opportunity to see how Internet providers can manage traffic on their network while remaining consistent with the Telecommunications Act.

Lively Google abandons its virtual world Dead or Unlively?

Internet

In the laboratory of Google, some die. It's like that, that's life. And Lively, life is finished. Exit therefore this draft virtual world Second Life so that was launched last July, but has clearly not achieved the success expected by the engine.

Lively allowed to create personalized environments and areas in which its avatar could evolve and meet other avatars and other universes. A clear movement to try to penetrate the middle social networks, virtual world option, but will not take.

Lively

It is mainly around the advertising market that should flourish Lively, for which Google has worked to integrate its various components universe: YouTube, Picasa ... The success story of Google can sometimes hear wanderings. But not to leave the net like this: Google offers users to make videos of their environment and to disseminate, via YouTube, for posterity keeps a memento of this project.

A difficult decision to take, but will focus on important products, such as research, advertising and applications, said however the firm of Mountain View. In all cases, the project did not meet their expectations, believes the team. Indeed, people working in development will be reallocated to other services. As of December 31, services will be permanently cut.

The management of Internet traffic BELL is not discriminatory, said the CRTC

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has rejected the request for an injunction of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers. The CAIP Bell Canada wanted to stop playing with bandwidth resellers of its service.

"From the evidence we have, we believe that the measures that Bell Canada has taken to manage its network are not discriminatory," said the chairman of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein.

Since April 7, Bell limit Internet traffic during peak hours of independent service providers who use its network, which had raised an outcry among them. The Canadian telecommunications company did not bother to warn them before taking action.

According to the public, Bell "applied to wholesale customers the same practices smoothing traffic to its own retail customers."

In response to the decision, Bell has been defended as "the bandwidth management is an important part of [our] strategy to manage capacity on networks increasingly congested due to the explosive growth in demand on the Internet. "

There is one way to do it. To prevent users learn to their cost that their Internet connection is slower, the CRTC requires Bell Canada a minimum notice of 30 days to notify its suppliers of wholesale changes that might affect the performance of the Internet connection.

Finally, the agency will establish a public hearing in July 2009. This opportunity to see how Internet providers can manage traffic on their network while remaining consistent with the Telecommunications Act.

Infiniti introduced the new cabriolet

Under the sun of California qu'Infiniti officially unveiled its new convertible, the G37 Convertible. Volvo, Saab, Lexus, BMW and Audi have to watch out as a newcomer threatens, the G37 Cabriolet has just made its appearance at Auto Show in Los Angeles. Equipped with a roof in three parts from housing in a compartment in the rear trunk, the convertible version of the G37 has very sleek lines. As the G37, it uses the same engine, a V6 3.7-liter 328 horsepower. This should enable it to be more successful than most of its competitors. This engine is coupled to an automatic seven reports. The new convertible will make its arrival earlier this year.

Here is the new Mazda3 sedan

Great success in Quebec, the new Mazda3 is always eagerly awaited. It was unveiled at Auto Show in Los Angeles. The new 2010, which will be on sale until next year, has yet to appeal to Quebecers. Sold since 2003, the Mazda3 has passed more than 1.8 million units in over 100 countries. Success is contagious ... The new version is completely redesigned, but you can easily recognize it. That was the mission chief designer of Mazda, Kunihiko Kurisu. The Mazda3 will initially be delivered in 2010 with one of two new four-cylinder engines to choose from, a 2-liter of 148 horsepower or a 2.5-liter with 167 hp. Mazda engineers have always tried to offer interesting performance while improving the consumption of 3, which drew from the rear in this chapter. The options are many for the Mazda3 2010. Bixénon lighthouses will be offered as a multifunction navigation system, power seats, air conditioning bizone, a Bose stereo with 10 speakers, Bluetooth connectivity, an iPod, Sirius satellite radio, heated front seats and more.

Bungie advises installing Halo 3

Players of Halo 3 would be better not to use the installation disk on Thursday offered the new Xbox interface. Bungie has cautioned, saying that this process would slow down the loading time rather than to accelerate. Normally, the game transfers the maps from the DVD to partition the hard disk utility of the Xbox 360, says Mat Noguchi from Bungie. But if the game is installed, this means that the cards spend hard drive ... hard disk. The operation should take place in two phases, which slows the loading time. Bungie does not intend to remedy the situation. "The risks of such an operation and the resources it employs must be considered carefully, since the change could be fairly insignificant in terms of players." Noguchi said.

End of the virtual world of Google

Last July, Google launched with fanfare Lively, its house of a virtual world, following thus not in this growing niche of well-established giants as Second Life. Lively is a Web program that allowed anyone to create virtual spaces, such as chat rooms, which could then incorporate the blogs or Facebook pages. However, from December 31, Lively users will no longer interact in the virtual environment of Google. Today, the search engine announced the death of a project that, during a four and a half months of existence just remarkable, failed to attract enough fans to justify the maintenance . The announcement was published both on the official Google blog on the home page of Lively, left no hope of resurrection of the project. The home page of Lively goes straight to the point: "After serious consideration, we decided to close Lively." "The chat spaces integrated with other blogs and web pages will display a corresponding image, but users will no longer register for spaces Lively to communicate with each other, said the Web page." The official Google blog published a brief eulogy of the project, stressing that all projects undertaken by the giant online research are not intended to publicize the success.

Microsoft prefers a partnership with Yahoo rather than a takeover

If Jerry Yang, the current CEO of Yahoo, will be replaced in the near future, Microsoft might take advantage of this departure, in addition to the current financial market and weakening Yahoo!. Yet, as the boss of Microsoft, it is not. ballmerSteve Steve Ballmer at the meeting between Microsoft and its shareholders (yesterday, Wednesday 19 November), confirmed his former connection, saying that discussions were permanently closed about a takeover of Yahoo!. Following this announcement, the Yahoo! has lost nearly 20% of its value in a few hours after a slight rise due to the formalization of the departure of Jerry Yang. At present, the Yahoo! is now less than $ 10. Microsoft earlier this year was close to redeem each share of Yahoo! for a sum exceeding $ 30 ... The successor to Bill Gates nevertheless wished to clarify that it remained open to possible partnerships in research on the Internet. Concerning the current crisis on the computer industry - fall in production for many companies, forecasts revised downward, and so on. - Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft, however powerful, was not immune to suffer the consequences of this crisis, which should last until next year. Microsoft might be tempted to reduce its costs, including its hiring freeze, after a year 2008 very important in this sector with 11 200 recruits in the past year, and nearly 20 000 in two years. The investment in research and development remain important reassured Steve Ballmer.

The ISS system with a water recycling

A system of water recycling and two new rooms were installed Wednesday aboard the International Space Station (ISS) whose crew is preparing for a new exit to repair a generator of electricity. The ISS system with a water recycling A system of water recycling and two new rooms have been installed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) whose crew is preparing for a new exit to repair a generator of electricity. Image TV from 16 November 2008/Reuters/NASA TV Print Print Article Send Email wholesale Edit Text Text small These facilities are among the latest scheduled to complete the construction of the orbital complex by September 2010, when the retirement of U.S. space shuttles. For ten years, the fleet of shuttles NASA can take twenty tons of material in their bunkers, provided the bulk of heavy deliveries to the space station. The recycling system of water will be particularly important when space shuttles can fly over, especially as partners in the ISS plan to double the crew aboard the station, three to six astronauts. This new equipment, carried by the shuttle Endeavor enables recycling of waste water, condensation and even the urine of astronauts. Endeavor took off last Friday for a mission of 15 days. The shuttle must return to Earth on November 29. Sixteen nations are involved in the ISS program with a budget of 100 billion dollars.

Here is the new Mazda3 sedan

The new 2010, which will be on sale until next year, has yet to appeal to Quebecers. Sold since 2003, the Mazda3 has passed more than 1.8 million units in over 100 countries. Success is contagious ... The new version is completely redesigned, but you can easily recognize it. That was the mission chief designer of Mazda, Kunihiko Kurisu. The Mazda3 will initially be delivered in 2010 with one of two new four-cylinder engines to choose from, a 2-liter of 148 horsepower or a 2.5-liter with 167 hp. Mazda engineers have always tried to offer interesting performance while improving the consumption of 3, which drew from the rear in this chapter. The options are many for the Mazda3 2010. Bixénon lighthouses will be offered as a multifunction navigation system, power seats, air conditioning bizone, a Bose stereo with 10 speakers, Bluetooth connectivity, an iPod, Sirius satellite radio, heated front seats and more.

A classification for phone chargers

Nokia announced today the establishment of a classification system energy mobile phone chargers which joined four other manufacturers. In a statement released today the Finnish manufacturer Nokia announced the participation of LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson to a new ranking system designed to inform users about the level of electricity consumption chargers for mobile phones. "Many consumers are not aware that chargers consume electricity when plugged into the wall socket even if the phone is not connected," says Nokia. In response to a series of measures to reduce consumption of their equipment, including requested by the European Commission, the five companies make available to users ranking energy chargers on their website, ranging from five stars for the most economical charger zero star for the shipper as greedy. "If three million people owning a mobile phone switched to a charger noted four or five stars, it could save in a year the amount of energy produced by two power plants of medium size," said Nokia's announcement.

The CAA requires incentives for cleaner vehicles

CAA Quebec is involved in the campaign and calls for financial incentives to promote energy efficient vehicles and cleaner. Excellent initiative. Good idea. In a series of questions qu'adresse the CAA to different political parties during the election campaign, the issue of financial incentives is discussed. When the Quebec government will put forward measures to encourage the purchase of green vehicles. France has done in early 2008. French motorists have a system of bonuses and penalties. If you buy a hybrid, you have a discount (bonus) of about 3 000 to $ 4,000. On the contrary, if you buy a vehicle energy, like a Hummer, you pay a premium over (penalty). You are punished in some way. "At a time when the struggle to greenhouse gases is so urgent, it is necessary that our politicians facilitate access to these vehicles, including hybrid vehicles that are often more expensive than average. If the car is part of the problem, our elected representatives should keep in mind that it is also part of the solution. Quebecers are the champions of North American small vehicles and have a keen interest in fuel-efficient vehicles. The government should further encourage this trend, "says Sophie Gagnon, senior director of public relations and governmental CAA-Quebec. The CAA will publish on its website the responses of three political parties.

Discounts for families to educate public transport

Family Program STM - discounts to educate families on public transport
The new program of the STM family outings, aims to promote the use of mass transit.

From 6 December, an adult with a transport network STM will travel with a maximum of five children under 12 years without additional charges on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. This new program was launched today by the STM.

The aim of the new family of the Montreal Transit Corporation (STM), on family outings, is to promote the use of public transport within families Montreal, while raising awareness in environmental matters.

"This innovative program offers families a very affordable option for his travel across the bus and subway network. It responds to the will of the Company to improve customer satisfaction by offering a product as attractive pricing, "said today Claude Trudel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the STM.

"We also believe that through this program are, in the short term, about 1,000 new customers per day weekend that will adopt the transportation. Regarding the medium term, we want to win 2,000 new customers, "he added.

For Isabelle Pagé, actress and columnist at the show Hi Hi VAT, it is also important to educate children and their parents on the importance of transport links on the environment.

"This is great news for parents who want both to discover their children hidden treasures Montreal and awareness early in their life and environment, every little bit counts and that use public transport represents an ecological alternative to self, "she said.


The announcement of this new family meets the expectations of parents expressed in the context of the work of the Initiatives of the Center 1,2,3 GO, an organization that monitors mobilize communities around the well-being children.

From January 2009, several partners from the sectors of tourism, cultural and leisure offer discounts to families upon presentation of a coupon and a valid ticket. Among the participating partners include the Biodome, Insectarium, Botanical Garden, the Planetarium, La Ronde as well as several museums in Montreal.

Families can consult the list of discounts offered by family outings and download coupons on the website of the STM. A wealth of practical information for better travel in transit will also be available on the website.

Increase of GHG between 2000 and 2006

Two weeks of the United Nations conference in Poznan in Poland on the fight against climate change, a report shows that emissions of greenhouse gases have increased in the 40 industrialized countries signed the Framework Convention of the United Nations on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

According to the UN report, emissions from these countries increased by 2.3% between 2000 and 2006 although they were 5% below their 1990 level. The UNFCCC said that the reduction has resulted primarily source, the slowdown of the economies of Central Europe and East in the 1990s, but since they increased by 7.4% between 2000 and 2006 for these countries.


Another report of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said that Asia is increasingly a victim of the phenomenon of "atmospheric brown clouds" that blind sunlight in cities like Beijing and New Delhi.

This layer of pollution of more than three kilometers thick stretches from the Arabian Peninsula to China. It is the result of human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels and biomass. These clouds, according to experts studying the phenomenon since 2002 have an impact on agricultural production and threaten the health of 3 billion people.

According to scientists, the phenomenon is observable elsewhere in Asia, particularly in parts of North America, Europe, southern Africa and Amazonia.

Produce biogas by 2009

The City of Riviere-du-Loup and the municipalities of the MRC de Rivière-du-Loup announced Monday that they join the firm Valorr Portneuf and its subsidiary Envirogaz to convert organic waste into fuel and fuel. The three entities will form a joint venture company, owned 49% by the private developer. This is the first similar project in Quebec. The construction of facilities will be completed next spring. Production will begin in the fall. The goal is to get 1.5 million liters per year of biogas. This is the fuel needed to drive 600 cars for an entire year. The three partners believe that the proposed $ 7.8 million will be profitable very quickly. The mayor of Riviere-du-Loup, Michel Morin, said that half of the investment should come from grants because it is an innovative project. The collection of organic waste to be carried out in homes, shops and industries in 12 municipalities of the MRC de Rivière-du-Loup. It expected to raise 12 000 to 15 000 tonnes of waste residue table or food industries each year. Extract VideoLive explanations Luc Tremblay

The electric car arrives

Hydro-Quebec is preparing to take the turn of electric transportation by addressing both the auto transport.

According to information obtained by La Presse, the state plans to create a unit devoted exclusively to this issue, what some see as a first step towards increased financial involvement in this secteur.Hydro-Quebec refused to confirm the creation of unity, merely saying that it was a "possibility".

But the enthusiasm displayed yesterday by the president of the company suggests a turn next. Thierry Vandal said at the 4th Summit Quebec-New York held in Montreal, the rechargeable electric car would soon revolutionize transportation, thanks to significant technological breakthroughs of recent years.

The development of rechargeable hybrid car would the state invest in the transport sector, according to those consulted, but also the coming electrification of parts of the local transport system of Montreal (train, tram , Etc.). And the successful experience of Electricity de France

"There was in the past an urban legend that ran at Hydro-Quebec, that the electrification of transport increase the demand for electricity. But recent analysis proves the opposite, causing Hydro want to become more involved, "says an expert on the issue.

An analysis of a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec (IndusTech), we obtained a copy, confirms this. It is estimated that electrification quarter of the fleet of Quebec (1 million vehicles) would increase consumption of about 2.3 TWh (2.3 billion kWh).

This would represent a tiny portion of annual sales of electricity in Quebec, or 1.3% of 173 TWh delivered last year. Note that the Central Péribonka could meet alone with this new demand.

In the same vein, the consultant Pierre Langlois assesses for its part, oil-free in an essay published last week published MultiMondes that electrification three-quarters of Quebec fleet would increase by more than 7% demand Hydro-Quebec, because the cars Consumption of electricity outside of peak demand.


However, the priority of Hydro-Quebec will go first to the electrification of transport, according to our sources, because this site will most likely day earlier.

The Metropolitan Transportation Agency of Montreal (AMT), for example, the electricity network of train, which confirms the recent purchase of locomotives type dual.

Trains could be added, possibly, the establishment of a network of trams in Montreal. As the implementation of a network of electric buses site, called "fast bus", boulevards Pie-IX and Henri Bourassa.

Hydro-Quebec wants to become a visible force proposal active electrical transport, as has become Electricity de France in recent years, said Peter Lavallee, director of international development at the new National Center for Advanced Transportation. EDF has become very active behind each of the cities of France, whether the introduction of trams and trolleybuses. "


According to the evaluation of IndusTech, electrification of one million vehicles in Quebec would result in a reduction of 3.4 million tons of greenhouse gases annually. This is huge, given that the transportation sector emits every year some 34 million tonnes.

Another advantage: the future electric car owners will make substantial savings. Based on the cost of gasoline and electricity dated April 24, IndusTech concludes that a motorist traveling 18 000 km annually would pay $ 1677 if it was powered by gasoline, and $ 186 if electrical power. Nine times less.

Tomorrow: the view from Ottawa and the most influential speakers related to the automotive industry.

Fredericton does not bilingual services as much as it should

The Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick, Michel Carrier, said that the provincial government does not respond fully to its obligation to provide bilingual services.

New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada.

Mr. Carrier maintains that, despite repeated requests for a framework strategy for compliance with the Official Languages Act, the various institutions pronviciales does not always take seriously.

In its annual report filed Tuesday, Michel Carrier said to be particularly disappointed by the reaction of the Ministry of Justice, which often slow to make available in both languages decisions and judgments are rendered.

The Ministry argued that no change is necessary, but which he stresses that the majority of decisions are published in English, which disadvantage francophones significantly.

The commissioner is also concerned about the lack of energy shown by the health authorities in the translation of medical records, and the decline in the number of officials attending language courses seconds.

Mr. Carrier has received 126 complaints last year, stock up slightly to 119 the previous year.

Piracy in cinemas: the first Canadian conviction

piratagefilm.jpgRichard Craig Lissaman of Calgary, became last week the first Canadian charged under the new law against film piracy, in force since 1 June 2007.

A year ago, the projection of Sweeney Todd attended Lissaman had to be arrested, while police put the arrest while he hid his camera under his jacket and hiding a witness under a registration tape.

A few months later, Judge Catherine Skene accused of unauthorized copies since failed to prove that he had bad intentions.

Therefore, it will pay $ 1495 in addition to depriving attend a cinema and purchase or possession of video recording equipment, including those on cell phones, for one year.

According to the judge, the crime that was about to commit Lissaman is worse than shoplifting "it's not as if preparing to steal a carton of milk for personal consumption, so rather as if preparing to steal a cartier meat and then sell and take profits. "

In Canada, two cases are currently awaiting trial. Both cases are in Quebec, where many pirated films derive their origins, especially because most movies are available in both French and English.

Air Canada announced a direct link Montreal-Geneva

Air Canada will offer from next year a nonstop route between Montreal and Geneva, announced Monday the airline. This service provided to the year begin on 1 June 2009 and will include a direct flight on the same aircraft to and from Toronto. The airline Swiss International will offer places for the new link in an operating agreement codesharing, the company said in a statement. This will be the only daily nonstop between Montreal and Geneva, said Air Canada that she would be provided by a Boeing 767-300 ER, one of 211 seats.

Canadians are buying more online

OTTAWA - Although they remain concerned about the security of online transactions by credit card, Canadians are increasingly using the Internet to make purchases of goods and services. Last year, 8.4 million people aged 16 and over made at least one command in this way, reveals Statistics Canada. The average transaction was $ 183. The number of electronic transactions jumped 41% between 2005 and 2007 to reach 69.9 million last year. During the same period, the value of online orders grew by 61% to nearly $ 12.8 billion. Purchases of consumer Internet focused travel services, books and magazines, other entertainment products, such as concert tickets, as well as clothing, jewelry and accessories. For many Canadians, online shopping has become a complement to traditional shopping. Last year, 43% of Canadians went on the Internet to conduct research on products and to Shop. Among these people, a majority (64%) said he subsequently made a purchase directly in stores. The most popular for window shopping were electronic cameras, VCRs, appliances, furniture, clothing, jewelry and accessories.

The earth trembles slightly

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale shook a little before 6 am the Rivière-du-Loup. Security Municipal Riviere-du-Loup claimed to have received some calls from citizens. The epicenter of the earthquake is located 17 kilometers south-west of Riviere-du-Loup. The tremor was felt up to Quebec and Saguenay. It is a jolt stronger than those usually recorded in the seismic zone of the Charlevoix region. An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt in the Quebec City region two weeks ago. The epicenter of the quake stood at some sixty kilometers north of the town of Beaupré.

The industry is hands-on

Canadian companies have spent $ 8.6 billion for environmental protection in 2006, according to data compiled by Statistics Canada. According to the agency, half of that sum was spent on waste management, sewerage services, decontamination sites and the fight against pollution. Following a historical trend observed in Canada, most of the costs of environmental protection used to eliminate pollutants once they were produced rather than avoid the produce at source, Statistics Canada. The Canadian industry has also paid particular attention to energy conservation. Nearly 2 billion dollars have been spent by the industries of the country in 2006 to develop or acquire technologies that increase energy efficiency or reduce fossil fuel consumption. Most companies have also made these investments in the form of operating expenses and capital. The oil companies have invested the most Of all the industries surveyed by Statistics Canada, companies extracting oil and gas in 2006 spent the most money, or $ 2.8 billion in environmental protection. Thus, for every $ 100 invested in this sector, $ 4 was spent on environmental protection, according to Statistics Canada. In terms of provinces, Alberta that the industry has spent the most money to provide infrastructure and equipment for environmental protection. The Ultramar refinery in Lévis In 2006, capital spending for environmental protection totaled $ 1.9 billion in Alberta. Then Ontario, with 827 million dollars, and Quebec, with 370 million. With regard to operating expenses, the Ontario businesses that were demarcated in 2006, devoting $ 1.5 billion on environmental measures. Alberta comes second with 1.3 billion dollars, followed by Quebec, whose companies have spent 726 million dollars of their operating budgets on environmental measures in 2006