Google Canada Unveils National Winner of Doodle4Google

By Sonya Davidson

Google Canada recently hosted the first-ever national competition designed to inspire students to get creative with the GOOGLE logo using the theme  “If I could invent anything, I would invent…”

Google Canada received thousands of submissions by students across the country  ranging from kindergarten to grade 12. Nearly 200,000 public votes helped determine the regional finalists. The top finalists, and their families, were flown to Toronto for the announcement of the winning design at the Royal Ontario Museum.

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Apple patches OS X security flaw with 10.9.2 update

Apple's released an update to OS X Mavericks which includes a patch for a particularly nasty security flaw that could lead to SSL-based man-in-the-middle attacks that leave a user's Mac or MacBook vulnerable. Apple earlier released an update to iOS to address a similar issue. Update 10.9.2 weighs in at around 769MB and adds a number of features as well such as the ability to make or receive FaceTime audio calls, improvements in Mail and Safari. If you're running Mavericks install this update sooner than later through Software Update. Hit jump for the full release notes. 

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GN ReSound Launches LiNX, the first Made for iPhone hearing aid

ReSound LiNX launches in global markets today as a revolutionary hearing aid capable of streaming high-quality stereo sound from an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch without the need for an additional pendant-like device. Users can also customize their hearing experience through the ReSound Smart App. ReSound LiNX advances a number of ReSound technologies which already lead the hearing care industry. 

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BlackBerrys Z3 is designed for emerging markets and coming to Indonesia

Nokia isn't the only company catering to emerging markets with new products at Mobile World Congress. BlackBerry has released the new BlackBerry Z3 smartphone slated for Indonesia. This is an all-touch smartphone designed with a 5” display, and long lasting battery. No news or info about availability in other regions so we'll have to keep our ears open about the Z3.