Review: Toshiba Excite 7.7 inch Android Tablet

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A few months ago, Toshiba showed off its new series of Excite Android tablets. The smallest member of the trio was the Excite 7.7-inch tablet which shared many features of the 10-inch and 13-inch variants but in a more portable size.

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Windows 8 branding and packaging revealed

Image from The VergeIt seems like Microsoft's shift to the newer, cleaner and sleeker design and user interface in Windows Phone and Windows 8 is also translating nicely to their product packaging. The first images of Windows 8 boxes were uncovered by The Verge and show the Windows 8 and Windows 8 Variant boxes which somehow reflect the screen and livetile layouts from Windows Phone. Windows 8 is expected to ship October 26 although the Release Preview has been around for months for anyone interested in trying out the revamped OS.

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Canon 7D Firmware 2.0 now available for download

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Canon has finally made available the 18.9Mb Firmware 2.0.0 for the popular 7D DSLR. Available for download here, the new firmware, which was announced in June, brings a bevy of feature upgrades. The biggest is an improved camera image buffer when shooting at the maximum 8fps, letting you shoot up to 25 RAW images or 130 high-res JPEGs before lag kicks in. Hit jump for more information.

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Images of Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 smartphone leak

A newer Lumia: A prototype Windows 8 smartphone leaks at WPDang

As the release date for Windows Phone 8 nears, we expected to start seeing some prototype handsets make their appearance. It is no surprise that a Nokia device is one of the first legit-looking ones to bear the new OS. WPDang.com seems to have gotten a hold of a Lumia-900 looking Windows Phone sporting the upcoming version of Microsoft's mobile OS. While clearly marked as a prototyple in an unusual day-glo yellow colour this is definitely a sign of things to come.