Best Buy’s latest batch of Top Deals has arrived, and it features discounts on Google Nest Wifi Routers (perfect for those spotty Zoom meetings), Chromebooks, and top-rated noise-cancelling earphones from Jabra. Check out the full list of deals below: Smart home Arlo Wired Wi-Fi Video Doorbell & Essential Spotlight Wire-Free 1080p Security Camera for $249.99 (save … [Read more...] about Check out the Top Deals from Best Buy Canada’s latest flyer | MobileSyrup
Apple expands Apple Arcade with classic App Store games – TechCrunch
Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Greats. In the ‘App Store Greats’ category, you can find some well-known iPhone games that have been released over the past decade, such as Threes+, Mini Metro+, Monument Valley+, … [Read more...] about Apple expands Apple Arcade with classic App Store games – TechCrunch
New method uses device cameras to measure pulse, breathing rate and could help telehealth
Telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to still provide health care while minimizing in-person contact during COVID-19. But with phone or Zoom appointments, it's harder for doctors to get important vital signs from a patient, such as their pulse or respiration rate, in real time. A University of Washington-led team has developed a method that uses the camera on a … [Read more...] about New method uses device cameras to measure pulse, breathing rate and could help telehealth
Certain Affinity hires Halo series veteran as vice president of Canadian operations
On the second anniversary of the company’s Toronto studio opening, Certain Affinity has announced that it’s hiring video game industry veteran Dan Ayoub as the company’s vice president of Canadian operations and general manager. Ayoub is best known for being Halo developer 343 Industries’ former external studio head and has also held producer roles at major developers, … [Read more...] about Certain Affinity hires Halo series veteran as vice president of Canadian operations
Microsoft officially ends support for Cortana’s iOS and Android apps
Microsoft shut down its Cortana app for iOS and Android, and it’s no longer available on the platforms’ respective app stores. A Microsoft support note spotted by MacRumors confirms the end of Cortana for iOS and Android, noting that “After March 31, 2021, the Cortana mobile app on your phone will no longer be supported.” Microsoft notes that is announced it would end support … [Read more...] about Microsoft officially ends support for Cortana’s iOS and Android apps
Twitter users can now personalize Fleets with GIFs and stickers
Twitter is taking yet another page out of the Snapchat and Instagram handbook by allowing users to use GIFs and stickers in their fleets. Fleets are essentially videos or pictures that can be shared with followers for 24 hours before they disappear from your page. Anyone who has used Instagram or Snapchat stories should, more or less, know exactly how this works. When creating … [Read more...] about Twitter users can now personalize Fleets with GIFs and stickers
Hangouts shutting down as Google Chat becomes main focus
Google has been in the process of shutting down Hangouts for some time, and now, the app is losing its Voice and Fi integration. Currently, users can only use Hangouts to message individuals or groups with text. Video calling has essentially been removed and transferred over to Google Meet. Google outlined its plans to phase out Hangouts in a blog post that was released back in … [Read more...] about Hangouts shutting down as Google Chat becomes main focus
Apple is using Tesla batteries in its California solar farm
After announcing plans yesterday to move its manufacturing partners onto green energy, it’s come to light that Apple is using batteries from Tesla for energy storage. Apple’s 130-megawatt solar farm is set to store 240-megawatt-hours of energy and consists of 85 Telsa lithium-ion ‘megapacks’ to hold all the power, according to The Verge. In a press release, Apple says that this … [Read more...] about Apple is using Tesla batteries in its California solar farm
Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 has wrapped filming
Filming for Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 has finally come to a close after being shut down multiple times due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The production cycle for this season has been a turbulent one, with filming starting back in February 2020. With the onset of the global pandemic, Netflix halted production on all of its TV and movie productions as a safety … [Read more...] about Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 has wrapped filming
Final Fantasy creator’s ‘Fantasian’ now available on Apple Arcade in Canada
Fantasian, the latest turn-based role-playing game (RPG) from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker studio, has launched on Apple Arcade in Canada. After multiple Terra Battle tile-based card games on mobile, Fantasian marks a return to Sakaguchi’s roots. In fact, Fantasian is being released on April 2nd in Japan — and slightly earlier in Canada — to coincide … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy creator’s ‘Fantasian’ now available on Apple Arcade in Canada