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A new Sonos device reportedly set to ship next month is a portable speaker called the ‘Sonos Roam.’ Most of this news comes from The Verge, but a recent FCC filing also helps back up the speaker’s existence. Sonos is expected to ship the Roam on April 20th with a price of $169 USD (roughly $213 CAD). As you can see below, the Sonos Roam (left) is much smaller than the Sonos … [Read more...] about Sonos Roam portable speaker reportedly coming next month

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has determined that 36-month device financing plans violate the Wireless Code. In July 2019, several carriers started offering new device financing plans, which give customers the option to pay for a device in monthly instalments until the device is fully paid for over a certain period of time. Once carriers … [Read more...] about CRTC determines 36-month device financing plans violate the Wireless Code

After announcing vertical tabs nearly a year ago, Microsoft is finally bringing the feature to the stable version of its Edge browser this month. According to The Verge, vertical tabs will arrive for all users later in March. It’s worth noting that the feature is available in other Edge ‘channels,’ like Beta, Dev or Canary, if you want to try it out right away. Vertical tabs … [Read more...] about Microsoft will finally launch vertical tabs in an Edge update later this month

While OnePlus is reportedly planning to launch a variety of devices this March, this latest leak is about the company’s upcoming low-end handset, the Nord 2. OnePlus will reportedly launch the device in Q2, slightly earlier than the Nord’s Q3 release last year. According to this latest leak, the handset will sport a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor. The Dimensity 1200 is based … [Read more...] about OnePlus Nord 2 rumoured to use MediaTek processor and launch in Q2

Google is finally launching its updated ‘Now Playing’ design on iOS. Way back in the summer, the tech giant refreshed YouTube Music’s look on Android to bring it a little more in line with the other major streaming services. The biggest changes come to the Now Playing screen. The album art is now shrunk down, so it doesn’t take up the full screen and the ‘Thumbs up’ and ‘Thumbs … [Read more...] about YouTube Music redesign rolling out to some iOS users

SaskTel is launching its ‘interNET Extended 25 and 50’ and ‘maxTV Stream’ services to four more communities in Saskatchewan. The communities include the villages of Cabri, Consul, Hazlet and Pennant. With this latest expansion, the carrier now offers internet packages with download speeds of up to 50Mbps or faster in over 340 communities across the province. “From communities … [Read more...] about SaskTel launches interNET and maxTV Stream in four more rural communities

As part of its monthly ‘Razer Store Live’ event in March, the gaming accessory company announced its ‘Anzu’ smart glasses. Razer says the Anzu glasses are aimed at people working from home during the pandemic, offering a few benefits over regular ‘dumb’ glasses. First up, the Anzu feature blue light filtering lenses — Razer says they filter up to 35 percent of blue light from … [Read more...] about Razer’s Anzu smart glasses offer blue light filtering and low-latency audio

Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.5 doesn’t allow users to permanently select a default music service as previously believed. Speaking to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson noted that the feature instead is intended to better understand your audio-listening preferences. As it stands, those using the iOS 14.5 beta are able to ask Siri to play a song and select a song from a list … [Read more...] about Apple says iOS 14.5 doesn’t actually let you set a ‘default’ music service

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 March 2021

With Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Headset looming on the horizon, now is a great time to check out some of the third-party wireless Xbox headsets that are already available. I’ve used several different gaming headsets over the years — including a pair of ancient Sennheiser wireless headphones in the mid-2000s with a broken OG Xbox mic duct-taped to their side — and Razer’s Kaira … [Read more...] about Razer’s Kaira Pro is an adequate all-wireless gaming headset for Xbox consoles