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Apple Watch use at lights leads to fine for studentApple Watch use at lights leads to fine for student
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The Apple watch is a distraction just like a phone, said a Canadian judge

A Canadian student has been fined Canadian $400 (£230, $310) for looking at her Apple smartwatch while waiting at traffic lights.

Victoria Ambrose was found guilty of breaking Ontario's distracted

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Brits could fund a summer holiday by selling old tech: Here's how much your dusty gadgets are worth
If you've got an Xbox 360 or old GoPro languishing in your attic, it could be worth a few bob
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Time to pick up the pace Fast walkers live longer than those who amble along, study reveals
Researchers from the University of Sydney found that walking at a brisk pace was associated with a risk reduction of 24 per cent for any cause of death
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iPhone SE 2: Release date, price, news and rumours about Apple's forthcoming 'budget' smartphone
Apple is rumoured to be working on another iPhone SE that'll be considerably cheaper than the iPhone X
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Mysterious 2,100-year-old Egyptian mummy that scientists thought was a hawk is really a stillborn BABY
Researchers from Western University used micro-CT scans to virtually unwrap the mummy, which dates back 2,100 years
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The IT support guy at this private school seems to be trying hard, but he may not be the most qualified tech possible, says a pilot fish who used to teach there.

"He was previously a student, from the economics and accounting program, who got the position because his godmother was CFO at the school," fish says.

"Among the IT and telecom teachers, we did joke a bit about this guy, because he was more or less always in the dark, trying to figure out things as simple as what IP addresses to use on our internal network.

"After some years he eventually moved to another job, and the administration hired a new IT support guy who supposedly had some academic degree in computers and networks.

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