Disney+ to release 'The Simpsons' in original 4:3 format on May 28

The day has finally come. Disney seems to have hit its target to release The Simpsons in its original 4:3 aspect ratio before May ends. According to tweets from showrunner Al Jean, the new/old format will be available on Disney+ starting May 28. Disney drew flak for releasing all The Simpsons seasons in 16:9 HD format, which resulted in having cut out some key details and even jokes from some of the earlier seasons. The Simpsons only switched to this format sometime in Season 20. But now, all episodes that aired in 4:3 will be available in that format.

MobileSyrup reports that Disney also plans to release The Simpsons short "The Longest Daycare" on Disney+ on May 29. It is a Maggie Simpson-centric short that was shown in theatres before the screenings of 20th Century Fox's Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Seth Rogen, Alessia Cara will join Bell Media's Unsinkable Youth special

Canadian superstars Seth Rogen and Alessia Cara are all set to join Bell Media's hour-long special tomorrow, May 22, at 1 pm ET in support of Canadian youth. The company partnered with Unsinkable and Kids Help Phone for this special program airing on CTV, and everywhere CTV content can be found. Unsinkable founder and Olympian rower Silken Laumann and Netflix's Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will be hosting the show. 

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Google's G Suite customers can hide Gmail's Meet integration in the sidebar

As Google rolled out its Meet video calling service to users, the company added it to Gmail's sidebar. For users who don't like that it takes up space there, you have the option to take it out. Unfortunately, this option is only available to G Suite customers. If you use G Suite and want to take it out, you can head to Gmail's web preferences (the gear icon in the top right corner) and locate the Chat and Meet menu. There will now be a Meet section there that you can toggle. If you want to hide Hangouts as well, you can do so here, too, under the Chat option.

If you're a G Suite admin who'd like to do this for an entire domain, there is a different setting for you to do. But for individual users, it's as simple as heading into your settings to enact the change.

Source: 9to5Google

Rogers donates phones with voice, data plans to women's shelters in B.C.

Rogers is working with a handful of women's shelters in British Columbia to offer complimentary devices with six months' worth of free voice and data plans. The project hopes to provide connectivity to vulnerable citizens, like women and children who suddenly find themselves at home with an abusive family member. It's also meant to help women find safe housing with the help of the city staff as well as access other shelter services offered in their areas.

"Whether calling emergency services, accessing support, or staying in touch with loved ones, the donations are aimed at helping vulnerable women with their immediate and crisis needs," said Rick Sellers, president of the B.C. region of Rogers Communications, in a press release.

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