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Ottawa City Councillor Carol Anne Meehan is pushing for the city to adopt a new on-demand transit model that works similar to Uber. The city’s transit system is continuing to see low ridership as a result of the pandemic. The CBC reports that Meehan says the city is losing around $1 million per week for running buses that are empty. Data from OC Transpo reveals that transit … [Read more...] about Ottawa city councillor calls for city to adopt Uber-like transit model

Oscar winners Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) will co-star in an upcoming Apple TV+ series called Lady in the Lake. Based on Laura Lippman’s 2019 novel of the same name, Lady in the Lake takes place in Baltimore in 1960s and follows an investigative journalist (Portman) who’s looking into an unsolved murder. During her investigation, she comes … [Read more...] about Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o to star in Apple TV+ murder mystery series

I’ve always had a somewhat strange fascination with dedicated gaming handheld devices. Sure, I could just play games on a smartphone, but there’s something fascinating about the cottage industry of Nintendo Switch-style dedicated gaming PCs and Android-powered devices. This is where the starting at $789 USD ($996 CAD) Aya Neo comes in. The interesting-looking handheld device is … [Read more...] about Nintendo Switch-like Aya Neo aims to make PC gaming more mobile

When I was younger I would spend each of my birthdays at Chuck E. Cheese, and when there, I’d often be in the arcade section for several hours. One of the games I’d often play was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 16-bit side scroller, Turtles in Time, and thanks to games publisher Dotemu, I can relive my youth. Shredder’s Revenge is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … [Read more...] about Montreal’s Tribute Games working on retro Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game

Google Trends has released data on what Canadians have been searching regarding house hunting and mortgages during the pandemic. Housing and mortgage-related searches reached record highs over the last year, as 🇨🇦 went online to begin their home buying journey. Many for the first time. Searches for house for sale, mortgage loans, mortgage calculators + mortgage rates are the … [Read more...] about Google Trends reveals Canada’s top house hunting and mortgage searches

Microsoft has made it easier for Xbox gamers to find out which languages are supported by games. As part of updates to the Xbox app and Microsoft Store on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, a new ‘Languages’ tags has been added to games listings. These labels will contain language information for three elements of a game — its interface, audio and subtitles — for 27 languages across … [Read more...] about Xbox makes it easier to find which languages are supported by a given game

Well-known leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer (@onleaks) has shared renders of the upcoming handset the P50 Pro on his VoiceHQ page.  The rumoured smartphone will feature a glass-made rear panel and a metal frame and has similar flat edges to the Mate 30 and P30 series released back in 2019. And here comes your very first look at the #HuaweiP50Pro! You ain't ready…😅 #VoiceCommunity … [Read more...] about Leaked Huawei P50 Pro renders showcase huge egg-shaped camera bump

Samsung’s 32-inch 4K  M7 Smart Monitor is on sale for $299 on Amazon. The great thing about this monitor is that it comes with a remote and works as a smart TV. This means you can play content from Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ without connecting it to a computer or an external streaming device. If you have a compatible Samsung smartphone like the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra or … [Read more...] about Samsung’s 32-inch 4K M7 Smart Monitor is on sale for $299 on Amazon

Bell flanker brand Virgin Mobile raised prices for some customers by $3 to $5 per month this year. MobileSyrup received a report from a reader noting that their Virgin Mobile plan when up by $5 per month “without notice.” A Virgin Mobile spokesperson confirmed the increase to MobileSyrup, noting it announced the change at the beginning of January. You can read the full … [Read more...] about Virgin Mobile raised some customers’ plan prices by $3 to $5

A native version of Adobe’s Photoshop CC is now available on Apple’s M1 Macs, including the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini. This follows the final version of Lightroom CC for M1 Macs, and Premiere Pro CC and Audition CC betas. Adobe says the change in speed should be immediately noticeable because the photo editing app now even launches much quicker. After … [Read more...] about Adobe’s Photoshop CC is now available natively on M1 Macs