Why Switch to Fibre Optic Broadband?

Fibre optics are bringing huge improvements to broadband connections across the country. But what is fibre optic broadband and how can it transform the speed of your internet connection. Since the internet was first created, your computer has connected to the internet using electric pulses transmitted over copper wires. These copper wires have been used for over 100 years in telephone lines and more recently with ADSL for broadband internet.

Fibre optic connections replace these copper wires with plastic or glass wires bundled together into cables and instead of electricity they rely on light to transmit information.

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Hundreds of Rogers employees face the ax

. Canadian wireless giant Rogers Communications will be cutting at least 400 more jobs soon after letting 300 workers go earlier this year, the Financial Post reports.

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Microsoft Connected Car team plans to integrate Windows 8 and Kinect into vehicles

. Microsoft's Connected Car team, which is responsible for the technology used in systems such as Ford Sync, may be looking to further integrate the company's solutions into future vehicles. According to a recent job listing on Microsoft's website, the software giant is looking to integrate Windows 8, Windows Phone devices, Kinect, Windows Live, Bing, the Azure cloud platform and TellMe voice recognition technology into the next-generation of Connected Cars.

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BlackBerry Messenger for BlackBerry 10 gets a possible first sighting, themes to fit that chatty lifestyle

It was scarcely a day ago that we got a first peek at what could be the first BlackBerry 10 devices - and now we're looking at what may be BlackBerry 10's cornerstone app, a reworked BlackBerry Messenger. As long as N4BB's details prove legitimate, the centerpiece of the app will be its theming: owners can customize the chat bubbles and backdrops to fit their finnicky ways. Of course, this being an efficiency-obsessed RIM, the theming should also be integral to keeping power consumption to a minimum: the darker the colors, the less energy a BBM conversation demands from a future BlackBerry's big OLED screen.

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Vizio Co-Star Stream Player announced

Vizio has just announced the launch of the Co-Star Stream Player which will rely on the most recent version of Google TV in order to turn any HDTV into a smart TV that you would want to make the effort to come home to at the end of each day, where live and streaming entertainment is merged into a singular intuitive and easy experience. With the Vizio Co-Star Stream Player, you are able to instantly access thousands of apps, and to experience full screen web browsing capabilities thanks to Google Chrome with Adobe Flash Player and HTML 5 support.

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Deal of the Day – HP ENVY 15t-3200 Core i5 “Ivy Bridge” Laptop

Tuesday's LogicBUY Deal is the 15.6″ HP ENVY 15t-3200 laptop for $949.99.  Features:  1.11″ thick, 5.79-pounds, Intel 3nd Generation Core i5 / i7 processor, 1GB discrete graphics AMD Radeon HD 7750M, up to 16GB DDR3 memory, aluminum design, six built-in speakers and a subwoofer, audio-grade mesh, Beats volume control, optional 1080p LCD screen, 8-cell 72WHr battery, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB 3.0 ports, 2-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth, 802.11n WiFi, HD webcam, Radiance backlit keyboard and more.  Customizable. $1349.99 – $400 coupon code = $949.99 with free shipping. This deal expires June 27, 2012 or sooner.

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QR codes on apparel share information about yourself to others

I guess business cards are no longer relevant in the future, not when companies start to catch on the idea of printing QR codes on shirts, suits and jackets sometime down the road. Of course, this idea might just occupy a niche market, but only time will tell. What QRTribe apparel has in mind, is to custom print a QR code on your apparel of choice, so that whoever scans this code will be led to a page that shows off a slew of private information – basically, a Wikipedia on yourself.

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