More Microsoft Stores coming to Canada this Fall

Various Canadian Malls are getting Microsoft Stores this Fall including the Eaton Centre in Toronto and locations in Vancouver, Burnaby and Edmonton. 

The company will open new stores this holiday season that will provide consumers with excellent choice, value, service and an engaging way to experience the best of Microsoft’s products and services.

Microsoft is excited to expand on its existing retail footprint to deliver an assortment of best-in-class products and a premium retail experience to new locations. The holiday stores continue to offer customers the opportunity to learn new technology skills and get the most out of their Microsoft-enabled devices. Additional locations and details will be available in the coming weeks.

Microsoft holiday stores will launch in select markets across Canada, including:

· Eaton Centre – Toronto, Ontario
· Metropolis at Metrotown – Burnaby, BC
· Oakridge Centre – Vancouver, BC
· West Edmonton Mall – Edmonton, Alberta

London Drugs’ new Photolab Web Launch Integrates Social Media

London Drugs has launched a new Photolab Web site that allows you to login and access images from Facebook, Flickr, Google+ and Picasa social media accounts to create a variety of customized photo items.

http://www.londondrugs.com/photolab/order/chooseSource.aspx

“We’re giving our customers more meaningful ways to preserve memories from their digital photo albums on social media accounts. Customized photo items and hard cover photo books really bring captured moments to life and make for ideal gifts,” says Wynne Powell, president and CEO of London Drugs.  

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 now available in Canada, $499 for 16GB model

Samsung Mobile Canada has announced that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now available in Canada. The WiFi-enabled tablet boasts a dual core processor and measures-in at just 8.6 millimeters, making it the world’s thinnest mobile tablet. The company also announced that a 4G version of the Samsung Tab 10.1 will also soon be available which supports data speeds of up to 21 Mbps.

Read our review of the 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 here.

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It's On!- Where to follow the Vancouver Olympics online

Starting today, the Vancouver Winter Olympics will be all the buzz. Here are some of the places where you can keep tabs on the events and the medal count.

CTV 2010 Winter Olympics webpage: All the TV schedules, news and updates plus photos and videos. You have the option of downloading Bell's special browser.

NBC  and CNN have special pages for the Olympics

 follow http://twitter.com/Van2010games on Twitter for frequent updates. You can also follow a comprehensive list of specific Canadian athletes in their Twitter feeds here. You can also search using #vancouver and #olympics to get people's input on Twitter.

If you're on Bell Mobility and happen to have a Samsung Omnia II smartphone then download the WOW (Wireless Olympic Works) application that integrates all the latest news, weather, video and photos of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Prefer Facebook? No problem, you can go to http://www.facebook.com/olympics for the latest news.