Fossil to launch Gen 6 Wear OS watches on Monday

Fossil's upcoming Gen 6 Wear OS watches are finally arriving. In an email sent to customers, Fossil teases that its Gen 6 smartwatches are "coming fast," and users should "check your email on Monday for first access to Fossil's newest, most advanced smartwatch." There's a countdown clock that points to sometime early on Monday morning. 

The Fossil Gen 6 lineup is expected to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4100+ processor and more health tracking features like SpO2 readings. These won't launch as Wear OS 3 devices, though, but Google said an optional upgrade would be available sometime in 2022.

Source: 9to5Google

YouTube to bring picture-in-picture to all iOS users

Source: YouTubeWhile YouTube Premium users are the first to get the feature, YouTube plans to let all iOS users access picture-in-picture. It's rolling out first in the US with volunteers using Premium. You'll need to opt into the test through YouTube's experiments website. The Premium testing will end on October 31, but it hasn't said when the feature will come to non-Premium users.

Source: Engadget

Spigen's new AirPods Pro case comes with space for an Apple AirTag

Small devices like the Apple AirPods Pro are what you'll need trackers like the AirTags for, but Apple hasn't built the AirTag's capabilities into these products yet. So, it's wise that accessory maker Spigen introduced a new case where you can place an AirTag with the buds. 

The Tag Armor Duo is part of Spigen's line that is meant to protect your AirPods. The three-piece construction covers your earbuds' case and comes with a front panel that clips on so you can put the tracker there. It has a rugged plastic shell, a cutout at the bottom for Lightning cable, and supports wireless charging. You can even clip it to a bag with the supplied carabiner. The Spigen Tag Armor Duo is available on Spigen's Amazon store for $26.99.

Source: 9to5toys

PayPal will charge inactive accounts in Canada a $20 annual fee

Photo by Brett Jordan from PexelsIf you have a PayPal account, make sure to use it sometimes. The payment platform quietly added a $20 account inactivity fee in the country. The change was spotted in PayPal's Canadian User Agreement, which was updated on August 11. The note simply stated, "We are introducing an annual account inactivity of $20 CAD," effective November 20, 2021. Beyond this update, PayPal hasn't mentioned this upcoming change elsewhere. It hasn't said what it considers an inactive account, either.

If it follows the policy it implemented on UK accounts back in December, the criteria is you need to use your PayPal at least once within 12 months to avoid the charge. You can also take out any PayPal wallet balances you have because the payment platform won't charge credit or debit cards linked to your account. In the UK, the accounts approaching the one-year inactivity mark are warned via email. It isn't known if that will be the case for Canadian account holders, too. 

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