Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category

Facebook shares jump, then fall, then rise again

Friday, May 18th, 2012
The world's largest social network starts trading on the Nasdaq and, hiccup aside, gets off to a mostly favorable start.

Facebook sued for $15 billion over alleged privacy infractions

Friday, May 18th, 2012
A class-action lawsuit filed by Stewarts Law US combines 21 cases across the U.S.

SpaceX to launch 1st private rocket to space station

Friday, May 18th, 2012

For the first time, a private company will launch a rocket to the International Space Station, sending it on a grocery run this weekend that could be the shape of things to come for America's space program.

Virus sparks quarantine on B.C. salmon farm

Friday, May 18th, 2012

A salmon farm site north of Tofino operated by Mainstream Canada has been quarantined by CFIA, after the discovery of IHN, a highly contagious and lethal fish virus that wreaked havoc on the industry ten years ago

Windows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says Microsoft

Friday, May 18th, 2012
Windows Phone has inched past the iPhone at ekeing out market share in the lucrative Chinese market.

Partial solar eclipse in Canada on Sunday

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Canadians will be able to view a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, though the viewing gets better the further west in the country you are.

Saverin posts congrats to ‘Zukerberg’

Friday, May 18th, 2012
On the eve of Facebook's IPO, the estranged company co-founder offers congratulations to fellow co-founder but manages to mangle the surname spelling.

Scenes from Facebook’s all-night hackathon (photos)

Friday, May 18th, 2012
On the eve of its IPO, Facebook celebrates in geek style by -- you guessed it -- the company's 31st hackathon.

HTC Evo 4G LTE shipments now delayed at Best Buy

Friday, May 18th, 2012
The retailer is now alerting customers that orders for the Evo 4G LTE are being delayed indefinitely because Sprint changed the release date.

Is private industry ready for space?

Friday, May 18th, 2012

SpaceX is set to make history with its launch in May, as a number of private companies in the U.S are trying to reach above Earth's atmosphere