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Thursday
Jul262012

Video: RIM's BlackBerry Dev Alpha device demoed

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Although they are is still six to seven  months away from being launched, Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 devices are expected to look and feel a lot like the above  Dev Alpha Device. Currently running a modified version of the PlayBook OS, the Dev Alpha device was seeded to developers to keep them interested and give them a platform to develop on. Featuring a 4.2 inch screen, a quad band HSPA + radio (no LTE), front and rear facing cameras as well as a generous 16GB of storage, a microSIM and a sealed-in battery. This is pretty exciting hardware for 2012 but will it evolve into something competetive for 2013? That really is the question.

Video: Gadjo C Sevilla for Canadianreviewer.com

Monday
Jul232012

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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Sunday
Jul222012

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

Sunday
Jul222012

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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