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Bell has announced that last week’s release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League on Crave is the most-streamed title in the platform’s history. This HBO Max original film had more than 1.1 million viewers on Crave, including Super Écran. According to Bell, this is more than the previous 2019 record held by Game of Thrones. It’s worth noting that MobileSyrup reported Game of Thrones’ … [Read more...] about Bell says Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the most streamed title ever on Crave

Back in January, gaming accessory maker Razer detailed several concepts, including an RGB-adorned mask called Project Hazel. The company has now confirmed plans to produce the Project Hazel mask. CEO Min-Liang Tan told Yahoo Finance that Razer planned to make the mask, but didn’t elaborate when manufacturing would begin. He explained that the company realized wearing masks … [Read more...] about Razer confirms plans to make ‘Project Hazel’ RGB mask

As someone who is rather obsessive about preventing my portable devices from getting scratched, this is definitely welcome news. Apple could be working on an Apple Watch that features a more rugged case design, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s often reliable Mark Gurman. The watch, which Gurman says is designed for more “extreme environments,” would be targeted at … [Read more...] about Apple reportedly working on ‘Explorer Edition’ Apple Watch with rugged case

Halo developer 343 Industries has shared a new video of its sound team using various items and tools to beat the absolute heck out of a piano. Fair warning, if you have a soft spot for the simple press of an ivory key, don’t watch this. On the other hand, if you love listening to sounds that most people would consider grating and irritating, then plow ahead. You can watch the … [Read more...] about Watch Halo developers destroy a piano to create incredibly visceral sounds

TCL plans to release sketches of a device that features both a foldable and rollable display, says CNET. According to the sketches (seen below), TCL’s upcoming smartphone can expand by unfolding the screen using its ‘DragonHinge’ multi-gear hinge. After it’s unfolded, users can unroll the interior screen to expand the device even more, which allows the smartphone to transform … [Read more...] about TCL reportedly sketches up phone with a display that both folds and rolls

Over the past few weeks, Fizz Mobile, a Vidéotron flanker brand, has enabled support for Google’s RCS Chat features on Android phones. On March 22nd, Fizz announced that its network now supports RCS Chat. If you use the default Google Messages app on your Android phone, you can enable this feature in the app’s ‘Settings.’ You’ll see it at the top of the screen under the ‘Chat’ … [Read more...] about Fizz Mobile now supports Google RCS Chat features

Everyone knows about Netflix, Crave and Amazon Prime Video, but there are also other video streaming platforms in Canada for fans of niche content. For example, NBC Universal’s Hayu is a reality TV subscription streaming service that gets new series monthly and continuing series weekly. Hayu is available on Android and iOS, Apple TV, Shaw TV platform, and desktop. Here’s what’s … [Read more...] about Here’s what’s coming to reality TV streaming service Hayu in April 2021

This week on the SyrupCast, Patrick O’Rourke and Brad Bennett sat down with MobileSyrup’s business reporter Aisha Malik to outline the Rogers/Shaw deal that’s currently looming over the Canadian telecom industry. Aisha weighs in with her expertise on the deal, helping break down why Rogers wants to buy Shaw and what might stop the proposed acquisition from going through. The … [Read more...] about SyrupCast 234: Rogers buying Shaw and the OnePlus 9 series

Google is working on several new features for Stadia, including ‘direct touch’ controls, player notes, party chat and more. The details come from 9to5Google, which performed a teardown on the latest Stadia APK (version 3.9) from the Play Store. For those unfamiliar with app teardowns like this, it involves taking the APK file downloaded from the Google Play Store, decompiling … [Read more...] about Stadia app teardown reveals work on touch controls, party chat and Android TV

Telus’ flanker brand Koodo is giving select customers a free 3GB add-on, according to reports on RedFlagDeals. One user reports that they are on a $35/1GB plan with a $0 5GB add-on and has now received the additional 3GB add-on. The user notes that they received a text about the 3GB add-on and is now on a $35/9GB plan. Several other users on RedFlagDeal say they’ve received the … [Read more...] about Koodo offering 3GB add-on for free to select customers