Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Technology

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Video games evolve as learning tools

From teaching students about Baroque music to skewering the fast-food industry and to a well-timed look at an epidemic crisis, video games have grown up.

The medium that has been blamed for everything from obesity to school violence has evolved, those in the field say, and as suspicion evaporates, games are increasingly seen as an ideal venue for education and editorializing.

EBay settles suit with Skype founders that threatened to hamper sale to investor group

Curtiss-Wright Controls expands Ottawa plant

Telus Q3 profit and revenue slip; revised 2009 guidance reflects weak economy, higher capital spending

Horizon North Logistics reports Q3 loss as revenue falls compared with year ago

Northstar Aerospace reports US$411K Q3 loss, revenue up 20 per cent

'Call of Duty' video game publisher Activision had Q3 profit, reaffirms 2009 guidance

Bridgewater Systems Q3 profits more than triple to $1.7M as revenue rises

DirecTV Q3 profit flat as higher costs offset 10 per cent revenue increase

Time Warner Cable 3Q profit sinks 11 per cent on higher interest expenses

Manitoba Telecom's third-quarter profit slips to $27.9 million, revenue down

Regulator fines Swisscom $216 million for overcharging broadband customers

Panasonic Corp. begins tender offer for Sanyo Electric Co. takeover

RuggedCom reports Q2 profit of US$1 million, down from US$3.2 million a year ago

Qualcomm Q4 profit slips nine per cent, full-year earnings plunge 50 per cent

Cisco forecasts first revenue growth in a year, but cautions that the recovery is fragile

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