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Business | Tech

I tried the Flappy Bird replacements so you don’t have to

March 20, 2014March 31, 2014
Mia Steinberg
I usually do my best to avoid viral game trends. I haven’t grown a Farmville; I’ve never drawn something with friends; and I’ve never played Candy Crush Saga, because I’ve...

The Digital Frontier Part II: The darknet bazaar

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
Electronic currency is not a new concept, but its definition is beginning to change. The predecessors of electronic payment systems like credit cards and debit cards emerged in the first...

Bringing the Internet to an offline generation

March 13, 2014March 12, 2014
Katlyn Goeujon Mackness
“Cyber-Seniors” is an inventive initiative for social change, making a strong impact through a deceptively simple idea. The documentary film of the same name, which played during this year’s Victoria...

A toast to the Urban Dirty

March 13, 2014March 12, 2014
Chelsea Wilson
Urban Dirty: A glass of Hoyne’s Dark Matter with a drop shot of bourbon (because it rhymes with urban). In the UVic Urban Development Club, it’s said that if you overdo...

UVic’s EcoCAR 2 and the future of engineering

March 13, 2014March 27, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
Just outside Ring Road, in one of the old army huts, a group of enterprising young engineers toil, making their bid in a competition to help design the automobile of...

The Digital Frontier Part I: Dark side of the net

March 5, 2014March 5, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
The Internet as we now know it may be many things, but anonymous is not necessarily one of them. Originally put together by ARPA, the U.S. military’s Advanced Research Projects...

Will to game: Check yourself, before you wreck your game shelf

February 27, 2014March 13, 2014
William Workman
Demos are always a welcome, crucial step in researching a purchase. They can also be fun games in themselves, whether you’re a fan hungry for a taste of an upcoming...

Delving into the cryptocurrency phenomenon

February 27, 2014February 26, 2014
Alexander Burton-Vulovic
Anyone who’s ever tried to send money electronically knows that it can be a huge hassle. Wire transfer fees are outrageous; currency brokers like Western Union might charge as much...

Victoria crowdfunds movies and more

February 27, 2014March 4, 2014
Michel Ghanem
Correction: This story has been edited since publication to reflect that a four per cent fee is collected from successful fixed funding campaigns, not those that fall short.   Entrepreneurial projects in...

The cyberbirds and the cyberbees

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014
Janine Crockett
Cybersex may be a taboo subject for some, but in academic circles, no issue is off the table. Post-Doctoral Fellow Krystelle Shaughnessy, of the Department of Psychology and the Centre...
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