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  Netflix lauded for CRTC spat Re Netflix refuses CRTC demand for confidential data, Sept. 23/2014 Wow! Finally a nice, brutal fight developing over Canada's tight-fisted broadcasting regulations. Netflix has responded to the CRTC's bullying tactics of last week with a forceful uppercut to chairman Jean-Pierre Blais' unenforceable bluff. Blais referred to an "exemption order" that controls Netflix's activities in Canada. Exemption from what? Netflix is clearly exempt from Canadian laws (and "orders") because it does not live in Canada. Will Canada (or the CRTC) take measures to control the Internet? Our Prime Minister says no. Many witnesses to last week's hearings were duly impressed by the forceful presentation by Netflix representative, Corie Wright, on behalf of the very popular American program distributor. She never hesitated to praise a free-enterprise system of TV that has the ability to please customers without the interfer...

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  The average household spends $185 a month on cable, land lines, Internet and cellphones, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissioin. The over-the-air crowd is about 8 per cent of the Canadian viewing audience, according to an estimate by Rogers Communications. They want to choose how they get their entertainment and want to be able to combine it with the web-based services. Ifs partly about cost and partly about freedom of choice. "It would mean a million Canadians would lose access to free TV." What is OTA? Over-the-air television is the way TV was before cable. Since the 1950s, broadcasters have sent signals over the air, which can be picked up by antennas. Is it legal? Absolutely. It's as legal as listening to a radio station in your car or at home. Is it expensive? No. All you need is an antenna and coaxial cable. Older TVs may require a box to convert the high-definition signal. Newer TVs can receive it directly. Is the s...

"One More Thing"  Apple Watch, a customized smartwatch that  has a strong  health focus, and which also has the ability to work with many  -party apps. The Apple Watch will need to be synced with an iPhone — working  all models  from iPhone 5 up, a potential market of more than 200 million. The  piece of  design innovation is called the digital crown, a souped-up version of  the traditional  dial on the side of watch. In Apple's case, that part helps navigation  by allowing users to zoom in and out of applications. The company said prices for the watch will start at $349 (US.), and  it will be  released in early 2016. The watch will have: -A Sapphire retina display. -Force Touch, which can tell the difference between a light tap and  touch and  will serve as another control method for apps. -voice assistant, Siri, will also be integrated, enabling voice  . -...

NATO nations find themselves again staring down an old and familiar foe. Yet decades of detente have left NATO ill-prepared to counter Russian aggression, the very threat it was created to face. In the thawing of the Cold War, members of the military alliance dropped their guard, cut defence budgets and along the way lost their readiness, even their willingness, to confront their one-time nemesis. In recent months, experts have warned that the NATO of 2014 is poorly prepared to counter Russian military moves and that urgent action is needed. Over the last five years, Russia has boosted its defence spending by 50 per cent while NATO nations have cut their military budgets by 20 per cent, even up to 40 per cent, according to NATO. Canada has been part of that trend. After years of increases, the defence budget was cut between 2011 and 2014 as part of the government's overall belt-tightening. According to a briefing document prepared for Defence Minister Hob Nicholson...