Exactly one year ago today, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, leaving behind a legacy that has defined one of the world's most celebrated brands of technology.

In a touching tribute to their late leader, Apple has posted a video on its homepage, one that celebrates the visionary and the many products and gadgets that he ushered into existence.

The video compiles photos and soundbites from many of his noteworthy keynotes, beginning with the famous Wayne Gretzky quote that aptly describes his uncanny vision: "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been."

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Following the video is a message from Apple CEO Tim Cook, which marks the occasion by discussing Jobs and his influence on technology, the company, and the world:

A message from Tim Cook, Apple's CEO.

Steve's passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I

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Cell phone users have been battling the urge to chuck their shoddy mobile devices since the darn things were invented.

Some of us may have actually pulled the trigger — my transition from cell phone to smartphone didn't go so well for that Nokia 5110.

But for those Canadians who never got to experience the joy of throwing their call-dropping cell as far as they can — or if you just feel like throwing a cell phone — go ahead and mark next Saturday, October 13 on your calendar.

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Cell phone provider Mobilicity is getting set to host the first annual 'Canadian Mobile Phone Throwing Championship,' an event of the same name that originally took place in Finland. Qualifying rounds will begin at 11 a.m. at Toronto's Varsity Centre on Bloor Street West. The three finalists will attempt to break the current world record of 101.46 metres during halftime of the Red & Blue Bowl game between the York Lions and the U of T

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Microsoft's new Surface tablet will be coming to Canada on October 26, the day after Microsoft hosts its big reveal of its new Windows 8 operating system. If you want to get your hands on one, though, you'll have to be pretty strategically located.

Four pop-up stores will be appearing in Canada for the launch to sell the Microsoft Surface: Eaton Centre, Toronto; Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby; Oakridge Centre, Vancouver and West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton. These stores will be open for the duration of the holiday shopping season.

The four Canadian stores are part of Microsoft's larger strategy to promote their new tablet across North America. Altogether, there will be 32 pop-up continental locations to complement the 24 permanent stores in the United States.

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The Microsoft Surface will only be sold through official Microsoft channels, such as their pop-up and permanent stores, for the rest of 2012.

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From the mailbag: "Is there anything wrong with letting strange people I don't know follow me on Twitter?"

By default, your account is public. Therefore, anyone can follow you on Twitter — just as you don't need permission to follow someone else, such as a celebrity.

But you can restrict who follows you, if you like. You can opt for a private Twitter account, which means followers must first submit a request for your approval before they can read your tweets. Only people you approve can see your tweets and they won't show up in search engines either.

If you've chosen to protect your tweets, you can approve followers from your account home page, profile page or by clicking the link in an email request.

By the way, the Followers link on your profile page or home page will also show you how many followers you have and who they are.

You asked if there was anything "wrong" with letting strangers follow you on Twitter. It does boil down to your comfort level in sharing information, but it's

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3D printer company Stratasys has seized one of their machines from a U.S. man who is seeking to distribute plans for free on how private citizens can print their own guns.

Cody Wilson, a second-year law student at the University of Texas at Austin, is director of a group that calls themselves Defense Distributed. The group was working on Wiki Weapon, a crowd-funded project that aimed to develop a 3D printed pistol, and eventually free schematics that anyone could use to create a weapon with their personal 3D printer.

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You can watch Wilson's impassioned explanation of the project in this video:

Wilson and Defense Distributed raised $20,000 USD through Bitcoin earlier in September to fund their project. They leased the printer from Stratasys to begin printing a fully 3D printed pistol for the first time, Wired.co.uk reports. There have been similar projects with partially printed parts in the past, but the Wiki Weapon

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Last night, a New Jersey teen by the name of Kara Alongi sent both police and the Twitterverse scrambling after posting a worrisome tweet:

People on social media quickly mobilized, retweeting her message with the hashtag "#helpfindkara," which soon became a trending topic on Twitter. Hundreds began following the 16-year-old on her Twitter account, @KaraAlongi. According to International Business Times, several search parties were launched to look for Alongi.

But today, police have come out and said that they don't suspect foul play in her disappearance, although at time of writing, police are still looking for Alongi.

"She is currently still missing, but we are confident she left voluntarily," local police chief Alan Scherb told Patch. "No abduction, no foul play. We are now investigating this as a missing runaway juvenile."

There have also been reports that a cab driver had identified Alongi after dropping her off at a local train station.

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Socks. REUTERS/Joshua LottThe unenviable chore of sorting socks is what often leads me to just throw the entire bunch right into the drawer. It's the kind of tedious task that no one enjoys, and Samy Liechti is certainly no different.

With the help of his peers, the co-founder of Blacksocks has devised an iPhone app to make the sorting of socks a much simpler task. And that's just one of the many foot adorning plights that this unique product hopes to address.

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For the smooth price of $189, you can turn 10 of your finest pairs of socks into "smarter socks." Tag your socks so that their partners never go astray. Use the iPhone's camera to monitor how much the colours have faded and monitor their wash count. All of this can be done using the wireless remote and the accompanying iPhone app.

Can't wait to learn more? Check out Liechti's demonstration in the video below:

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Chocolates at the Nestle Chocolate Centre of Excellence. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseIt's a plot that seems like a cross between James Bond and Willy Wonka. Nestlé has announced a new contest that will track winners through their chocolate bar wrappers.

The premise of the contest is pretty straightforward: you buy a candy bar and if you're lucky enough to open one of the six wrappers with a GPS built in, opening the candy will activate a GPS chip, which sends out a signal. Nestlé's prize team then has 24 hours to track the winners down and award them £10,000 (almost $16,000 CAD), ITProPortal reports.

You can confirm just how creepy this seems by watching the Nestlé ad:

The whole thing feels just a little too "Big Brother is watching" for some people out there. Since the contest opened earlier this month, the reaction hasn't been entirely positive, especially since this is happening in the U.K., where closed-circuit televisions are already an everyday reality. The YouTube comments on the above ad have been disabled, which can tell you plenty.

For the 'We Will Find You'

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