Apple extends free trial for some of its TV+ users

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While Netflix Canada is increasing its prices, Apple TV+ is set to give subscribers more free months to use the service. With the free one-year subscription offer given to those who bought new Apple devices ending next month, Apple offers up to extra three months to these users. The amount of spare time you get depends on when you signed up for the service.

Those who got the free trial before January 31, 2020, will get their subscriptions extended until February 2021. So, if you signed up in November, you get three additional months free. 

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Netflix Canada to raise prices for standard, premium plans

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It's been almost two years since Netflix last raised its prices, and it looks like the company thought it's time for an increase. Netflix Canada announced that its standard plan would go up by a dollar to $14.99, and its premium plan by two dollars to $18.99. The basic $9.99 plan will remain unchanged. The increase comes as the streaming service wants to "invest more in films and shows as well as the quality of members' product experience."

New subscribers will see the updated prices immediately while existing members will be updated on the change via email and the Netflix app 30 days before the new fees are applied to them. 

Source: CTV News

OnePlus 8T's low-light camera performance gets teased

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OnePlus has been working to improve the camera performance on its phones recently. And it looks like it's carrying that tradition on with the upcoming OnePlus 8T. One area it's improving on is its low-light shooting capability. The company teased a cityscape photo taken at dawn. While the picture looks a bit over-sharpened, you do see a fair amount of detail and excellent colour reproduction, too.

The OnePlus 8T is rumoured to be getting the OnePlus 8 Pro's primary camera, which is good news, if true. On top of that, the handset is rumoured to get a 120Hz display sans curves, a faster 65-watt charging system, and more. OnePlus will be launching the 8T on October 14.

Source: 9to5Google

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will now just receive quarterly updates

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The Galaxy Note 8 is approaching its end-of-life phase as Samsung downgrades its update cycle. Instead of monthly updates, the handset will receive quarterly ones. The Note 8 has been around for three years, so this news isn't surprising. The phone joins the Galaxy S8 series in this demotion into quarterly security updates.

Note 8 owners can expect to receive patches and updates quarterly until October 2021, at least. After that date, it'll be up to Samsung to send over any fixes for significant security flaws or known exploits. So, if you're still hanging on to your Note 8, remember that this end-of-life phase has begun.

Source: 9to5Google