Samsung Canada officially launches Galaxy Pro series of tablets

Samsung Canada announced the Canadian availability of the Galaxy PRO Series of tablets reimagined for the business and enterprise space. Rolling out to retail shelves at the end of February through to the end of March, Samsung says the PRO Series offers a superior viewing experience and unmatched productivity tools.

The GALAXY PRO Series includes the GALAXY NotePRO which comes with a 12.2-inch screen as well as the SPen wielding GALAXY TabPRO which come with a 12.2-inch, 10.1-inch or 8.4-inch screen. 

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Olympus developing two new professional Micro Four Thirds Lenses

Olympus announced the development of two new M.ZUIKO lenses, adding to its award-winning PRO series line-up, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO (14mm-28mm 35mm equivalent) and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F4 PRO (600mm 35mm equivalent). Both Olympus lenses deliver first-of-its kind performance to the M.ZUIKO PRO series and are scheduled to launch in 2015.

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2 million Toyota Prius hybrids recalled due to software glitch

Toyota is recalling 1.9 million of its Prius hybrid vehicles due to a software glitch. Also under recall are Rav 4, Tacoma and RX350 models.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that 997,000 Prius cars in Japan, some 713,000 in North America, another 130,000 in Europe and the rest in other regions are being recalled for a problem in the software to control the hybrid system.

While no accidents have been reported, this brings to light an issue with newer and more technologically advanced cars where not just mechanical recalls are possible but also software recalls because cars are increasingly relying on computers to manage onboard systems. This is true for hybrid vehicles as well as electric vehicles which have fewer mechanical components.

Toyota Canada says 13,791 Prius cars are being recalled in the country.

The software could cause transistors to become damaged, causing warnings lights to go off, driving power to be reduced or the car to stop. The recalled Prius vehicles were manufactured between March 2009 and February 2014.

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Video: Quick look at Fujifilm's X-T1 Camera Remote functionality

We recently got to see the new Fujifilm X-T1 mirrorless camera in action. Although we didn't get too much hands on time with the camera outside the demo area, we did manage to shoot a video showing the cool Remote Camera functionality that allows control and mirroring via an iPhone. More than just good demo, the uses for remote camera functionality for a weather-sealed semi-professional camera are quite expansive. Specially for shooting outdoors and in sub-zero winter conditions. Seems like ILCs are beating DSLRs in terms of features and integration with existing technologies.