Motoring: Mitsubishi's i-MIEV EV sells in Canada, starting at $33,000

Canadian drivers jonesing to lower their carbon footprint and go all-electric now have a 'somewhat' affordable (in the long run?) option. Mitsubishi's i-MIEV electric vehicle. One of the first all electric vehicles to ship in Canada, the i-MIEV features 135 kilometer targeted range on a full charge as well as a top speed of 130 km/h. The cute as abug I-MIEV can be charged a household power source (AC120V, 240V), or in 30 minutes with a quick charger (DC360V). The base model starts at $33,000 while the premium package with leather steering wheel and shift-knob, alloy wheels, a 350 Watt audio system and navigation clocks in at a $35,998.

The Apple Beat: iOS 5 grows up, raises the bar even higher

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Monday's WWDC Keynote was such a flurry of announcements that it was all to easy to miss the magnitude of the revelations for current iOS users. Apple clearly put the user experience front and centre and aside from the usual performance and functionality enhancements we've come to expect from an iOS update, there are a number of upcoming features that stood out.

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SourceCode: Inside Next@Norton 2011

Text and photos Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco, CA- Next@Norton is an annual meeting and product showcase that covers the latest security threats and trends, Symantec's new products and directions as well as gives tech journalists a chance to have first-hand access to developers, engineers and product specialists. This year's event was held in the W Hotel in Downtown San Francisco. An extensive day-long meeting composed of presentations and Q&A sessions revealed a number of interesting trends in today's security landscape, here's some of what we learned.

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WishList: TRTL BOT: TRTL Stand 4 and Minimalist eco-friendly iPhone 4 cases

We first saw TRTL BOT's innovative and eco-friendly iPhone 4 cases at CES early this year. We were impressed at  thatthey  are made from recycled plastic bottles but offer protection and functionality. The TRTL BOT: Stand 4 Minimalist provides lightweight protection but also adds a pocket for up to three credit cards so you can use it as a wallet.  The TRTL BOT: TRTL Stand 4 has a pop-out stand that works to prop up the iPhone horizontally or vertically which is great for users who like to watch video.  

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Video: Steve Jobs pitches Apple's Spaceship building for 12,000

After his WWDC 2011 Keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn't waste any time in pitching Apple's future headquarters. Reminiscent of a sleek, round alien spacecraft, a giant Tron disc about the size of the Pentagon. The building will house 12,000 people and should be the venue for future WWDC presentations. The building itself is an architectural marvel, right out of science-fiction. It's funny that a council member tried to wangle free WiFi from Jobs who responded by saying that Apple is the largest taxpayer in Cupertino and it wouldn't be good for anyone if Apple moves to Mountain View. The current Apple Campus in 1 Infinite Loop will continue to be used and exist and will supplement the main building which is expected to be up 2015.

Apple's iMessage vs. BlackBerry's BBM - Fight!

The fine folks at  CrackBerry.com and The iPhone Blog put the beta of Apple's upcomng iMessage (from iOS 5) against BlackBerry's BBM. The video above shows how both interfaces look and act as well as a simple back and forth test on both messaging platform. iMessage is faster in these tests, but consider that there are far fewer users running iMessage (which is available only as a developer me beta right now) than BBM. Still, one can see that Apple thought this over very well and anyone who has been waiting for this sort of almost realtime messaging platform on iOS should be really excited. Consider too that while BBM is for BlackBerry smartphones (not the PlayBook, yet). iMessage will work on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Source: Crackberry.com