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Apple continued to lead the global wearables market in Q4 2020, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC). The report reveals that worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was a 27.2 percent year-over-year increase. Shipments for the full year grew 28.4 percent to 244.7 million units. “While … [Read more...] about Apple continues to lead global wearables market: report

The Government of Canada has announced that it’s investing $5.4 million to bring high-speed internet to rural Canadians in northern, central and southern Alberta. The government is working with Telus to install the connections, with the carrier investing $3.7 million of its own money into the project. This will bring internet to 5,080 underserved households in the … [Read more...] about Telus and Universal Broadband Fund are bringing high-speed internet to rural areas of Alberta

If you’ve been trying to buy Microsoft’s Xbox Series X or Series S, the sought-after console is now available directly from the Microsoft Store. Through the company’s online store, the 4K-capable Xbox Series X costs $599. If you’re looking for the smaller, less powerful Series S, it costs $379.  Though Microsoft’s recently released video game consoles don’t sell out as fast as … [Read more...] about Xbox Series X now available in the Microsoft Store

Xbox Insider beta testers can now take advantage of a new feature that lets them suspend games to increase download speeds. Xbox engineering lead Eden Marie confirmed the Insider rollout of the feature on Twitter while elaborating on how it works. Hey Xbox Insiders! Did you notice these changes rolling out now? Suspend in the queue will let you download at full speed while … [Read more...] about Xbox begins testing ‘suspend’ game feature to improve download speeds

Earlier this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced the full list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards. Based on the buzz of many film aficionados, 2020 seems to have been a strong year for film, especially where long-overdue diversity is concerned. That said, it was also undoubtedly one of the most complicated years for the industry. That’s … [Read more...] about Here’s where you can stream the big 2021 Oscar nominees in Canada

Grand Theft Auto Online fan and Github user t0stercx, who goes by ‘t0st,’ has posted details related to an investigation into the popular game’s slow loading times on PC. t0st uncovered a solution that increases load times by up to 70 percent, and Rockstar, the developer of the game, confirmed to PC Gamer that the fix is legitimate. On a fundamental level, the issue involves a … [Read more...] about GTA Online player fixes load times and now there’s an official update

Marvel Studios has announced a special “virtual launch event” for its upcoming Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The event will be streamed on March 18th at 9am PT/12pm ET on the show’s official Twitter page, as well as on Marvel Entertainment’s YouTube channel. The Twitter description of the event states that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s cast will be in … [Read more...] about Disney+ hosting virtual launch event for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier this week

Google is letting developers keep more of their Play revenue, Instagram adds teen safety features and we examine the global distribution of venture funding. This is your Daily Crunch for March 16, 2021. The big story: Google Play halves commission on first $1M Following a similar move by Apple last year, Google said that it will be reducing its fee from 30% to 15% for the first … [Read more...] about Google Play halves commission on developers’ first $1M – TechCrunch

You’ve probably heard about the new art craze sweeping the world that involves collectors buying expensive digital art called ‘NFTs.’ Well, forget about them, because Elon Musk has made the concept decidedly uncool after delivering a weird meta NFT song about NFTs. NFT, which stands for ‘Non-fungible token,’ is at its most basic level, a digital art piece with an identification … [Read more...] about NFTs were sort of cool, but then Elon Musk killed them

The eID-Me digital identity mobile app is now available across Canada with support for driver’s licenses, photo ID cards and passports. The latest version of the app adds support for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Yukon. eID-Me can be used as a secure-local backup of ID information on users’ smartphones. … [Read more...] about eID-Me digital ID app now available across Canada