mySpark Technologies wins Start-Up Company of the Year honors an YTA awards.

Canadian startup mySpark Technologies just won the  York Technology Leadership Awards (YTA) for Start-Up Company of the Year. mySpark Technologies designed a high-performance Android tablet geared towards teachers, students and administrators ranging throughout the educational structure K-12, colleges and universities.  

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Review: Fujifilm F550EXR 16 Megapixel camera with 15X zoom and GPS

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Fujifilm is hardly mentioned in the conversation involving the best semi-pro point and shoot cameras, but it should be. We hear a lot about the stellar and compact Canon S90/S95, the Nikon P7000, the Panasonic Lumix LX5 and the Olympus XZ-1 as the all-around compact cameras to consider. We review the Fujifilm F550EXR, one of the most feature packed and  impressive compact cameras we've tested this year.

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BlackBerry PlayBook update 1.0.5.2342 now available, fixes Flash issues

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

BlackBerry PlayBook owners should look out for a new 1.0.5.2342 software update (278MB) that specifically fixes an issue with Flash 10.3 that affects a number of devices across platforms (tsk, tsk, Flash). RIM has turned this around quite quickly and this is a good sign that they're on top of the software end of things. We just installed the 1.0.5.2342 update on our PlayBook and have not noticed any improvements or extra features but we will keep testing.

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.