Apple Music's student plan gets a price increase in Canada

Apple hasn't announced it, but the price for the student plan on Apple Music has increased slightly. In Canada and the US, it's a jump from $4.99 to $5.99 per month. The UK is expecting a similar jump in British pounds. It has been spotted on the Apple Music webpage, though. The price change seemed to have rolled out between June 21 and 23. The pricing for its monthly individual and family plans remains unchanged. If you want to retain that $4.99, it might be worth looking into the voice plan. But that has more limited access to Apple Music since you can only control the app through Siri.

Back in May, Apple quietly increased the pricing of the student plan in several countries (Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Israel, and Kenya), so it might have just been another scheduled rollout for this price change.

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Samsung rumoured to launch its 55" Odyssey Ark monitor in August

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Ever wanted a monitor that can tower over you? Samsung actually announced something like that at CES at the start of the year. Now, the company is reportedly gearing up to launch the 55-inch curved Odyssey Ark monitor in August. Korean outlet ETNews reports that the massive display has undergone some certification programs it needs before it goes on sale.

We don't know much about the Odyssey Ark, except it has a 16:9 4K panel with a stand supporting pivot, tilt, and rotation. We don't know how much Samsung plans to sell, but at least now we have a timeline to watch out for when it will be released.

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Nothing opens pre-order reservations for the phone (1)

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Nothing is unsurprisingly taking its pre-order strategy from founder Carl Pei's former company, OnePlus. The upcoming phone (1) can be bought first through an invitation system. The company opened pre-order reservations in the countries it's available via an invitation code system. The private community members will go first and have 48 hours to use their code. They then need to place a £20 (around $32) non-refundable deposit to secure that order opportunity on July 12. Those who don't make it can sign up for the waiting list. 

If you push through with your order, Nothing will deduct that deposit from your purchase and give you an extra £20 credit for either a phone (1) accessory or the ear (1) earbuds. We don't know yet how much the phone will cost. But we know it won't be making its way here for general sale.

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Spotify makes it easier to find where your faves are touring

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Spotify revamps its Concert Hub into something that'll be more useful. It is now called Live Events Feed and offers information and tickets for live events in your location. It'll be sourcing listings from partners like Ticketmaster, AXS, DICE, Eventbrite, and See Tickets, among other companies. Concert Hub was previously used to find at-home or studio performances, podcast recordings, and other online performances during the height of the pandemic.

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