Author: Stephane Venne

Stephane Venne (aka Ennev) is an IT consultant with a broad range of interest. Ennev been using computers since 1978. So he has the emergence and fall of various technologies, this give him a good perspective to evaluate the current trends. What is his great quality in this business? He’s as interested to tech as he was in 1978. So he still maintain a BBS (80’s tech) and is embracing the newest technologies. His expertises also extend to hardware, video, audio. This blog will focus on the tech side of its interests. Expect to find link to tech news, Tests and preview of open source application, iPhone/iTouch apps. This blog is also a testing ground for the WordPress platform, so expect evolution and changes on a regular base.

Scrap the CRTC, petition urges ? Maybe it’s a little too far!

Why scrap? Fix it instead! We need an board like that. But it need to work. Can’t just let the system regulate itself. That’s why the mobile services are so expensive in Canada and that our Internet providers have free reign like they have right now. read this: Scrap the CRTC, petition urges An online…

Twitter account hacked

It seem that there is a little epidemy on twitter a lot of account got hacked so you might see post that you never made telling your follower that the cari’s  system for weightlost it the greatest thing ever. I got hacked myself!! which is very scary since I run anti virus and spyware checker …

Comet carries a building block of life

This news resurface all the time!  Comet carries a building block of lifeLife on earth came, if not from ancient astronauts, in part from outer space. NASA astronauts have discovered an amino acid, glycine, essential for life on earth, on a comet, confirming a long-held theory that the building blocks for life came from outer…

Palm Pre Snoops on Users by Phoning Data Home

I really love palm. But this is very dissapointing. Palm Pre Snoops on Users by Phoning Data HomeA programmer finds that the Palm Pre’s operating system webOS sends users’ GPS location to Palm every day, along with data on which WebOS apps they use and for how long. The move triggers concerns over data collection…

Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?

I think It would do even better if it was called Xbox portable! Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch? Microsoft is having a hard time breaking into the portable media player market, but can the combination of the Zune HD, along with undercutting Apple be what finally works? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet

Maybe it’s for that new type of digital album thinghy! Report: Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet Apple is reportedly preparing for a big media event early next month and it appears that whatever the company has to offer will have something to do with music. Techmeme All Things Digital’s Peter…

Canadian cellphone rates among world’s worst

You think it will change? http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/11/canada-cellphone-rates-expensive-oecd.html?ref=rss The average Canadian cellphone user is paying among the highest bills in the developed world, according to a new international study.

Facebook buys FriendFeed aggregator

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/10/facebook-acquires-friendfeed.html?ref=rss Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, an online aggregator of Twitter feeds and other social media services, social-networking websites and blogs.

Rogers, Bell TV customers warned of fee hikes

This time it might be for a good cause! http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/10/rogers-bell-fees236.html?ref=rss Rogers and Bell television cable subscribers are being told they will see their monthly fees hiked by 1.5 per cent beginning September.