Canon launches EOS-M line of compact mirrorless cameras for $800

Canon has jumped into the crowded compact mirrorless camera or ILC (Interchangeable Lens Camera) segment currently being occupied by the likes of of Panasonic, Olympus, Sony, Samasung and Pentax. The EOS-M  small and simple 18 megapixel compact mirroless camera will use an APS-C sized sensor, same as what is on the popular EOS Rebel Line but will have more simplistic and user-firendly controls geared towards consumers rather than prosumers or professionals looking at a smaller system.

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Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy S IIIs

When Samsung released the Galaxy S III, many believed that it was going to be a hot device. Hotter, possibly than any previous Samsung handset and it looks like the GSIII is a winner.

A report posted on Mobileburn.com confirmed the milestone. "It appears that it (accumulated sales) has exceeded 10 million units," said Samsung's head of mobile, J.K. Shin. 

It wasn't clear if these represented sales to customers or shipments to retailers. With the Galaxy S III, Samsung diverted away from its previous strategy of providing different variants of the same device to different carriers. The Galaxy S III is basically the same smartphone in most markets and it is being sold in 140 countries.

Source: MobileBurn.com

The Apple Beat: A Mountain Lion Primer

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We are a few days away from seeing Apple's OS X Mountain Lion released. As noted in this year's WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference), Mountain Lion will be unleashed in July which should be anytime now. Here's a primer on what to expect from Mountain Lion, which machines can run it and how to transition as smoothly as possible.

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16GB Nexus 7 tablets pulled from Google Play store

Bad news if you're looking for the 16GB version of the hotly anticipated Nexus 7 tablet from the Google Play store. Google doesn't have any for sale right now and is prompting interested buyers to sign up to be notified of availability. The $259 tablet launched on June 27 and has just started shipping to the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Google has also made the device available through various retailers which have decided to offer only the 16GB version since the profit margins on the 8GB version are not woth the effort. The 16GB version also seems to be out of stock at Staples.ca as of this writing.