Review: Canon Rebel T2i/ 550D Digital SLR

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Compact, quick and able to shoot 18 Megapixel stills or HD video, Canon's top level Rebel has made some early impressions. We've had the camera for about a week and have enjoyed putting it through its paces. Is it really a mini 7D? Not quite, but its an extremely versatile performer that makes taking pictures and video fun.

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Oh, woe is Palm

We can't help but feel really bad for Palm, whose situation has apparently gone from bad to worse. This is the company that redefined portable computing with the PDA in the 90's, then pretty muh invented the smartphone soon after that but now the company is sinking because no one is buying their phones, what went wrong?

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DVD Review: UP

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Disney and Pixar’s animated feature UP proves that a great quest can turn even the most unusual set of characters into intensely engaging heroes. 

UP starts by tugging hard at the heartstrings by revealing the bittersweet life story of 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredericksen (voiced by Ed Asner). Carl is introduced as a gruff little old man grieving over his wife’s death while dealing with the threat of being sent away to a senior’s home and losing his beloved old house.

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2010 Canadian Auto Show shrinks, previews upcoming models

The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Gullwing was one of the highlights of the 2010 Canadian Auto Show

We've been covering the Canadian Auto Show in Toronto for years and were sad and a bit disappointed at what we got to see this year, or rather, what we didn't. Past shows were so huge that it could take you a whole day to cover the exhibit spaces in the North and South Toronto Convention Centre and the cavernous Skydome (Rogers Centre).

Well, the Rogers Centre was dropped this year and fewer car companies were represented - a pity, really. A sign of difficult times, I guess.

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