Samsung Canada releases details of refund and exchange for Note7 units

If you bring your Samsung Galaxy Note7 units to the original Samsung or authorized reseller point of purchase, you have the following options available to you. One is get a $100 credit for customers who exchange their Note7s for a Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Another is a $25 credit for customers who exchange their Note7s for a refund or another smartphone. Now, if you bought the Note7 on Samsung.com, you have these options available for you as well. Samsung Canada is also offering a refund for on Note7 specific accessories purchased from Samsung or authorized resellers. You are required to bring appropriate proof of purchase. For any customer enquiries, contact 1-855-747-6520.

IBM announces breakthrough in hybrid cloud storage

IBM today announced a breakthrough in cloud storage – the new family of IBM Cloud Object Storage services for hybrid clouds. 

Building on intensive R&D and strategic acquisitions over the last several years, the new IBM Cloud Object Storage services redefine how enterprises can securely provision, store and manage their mounting volumes of digital information. 

While enterprises flock to hybrid clouds as a foundational step in the digital transformation, to date, a relative equivalent for cloud storage has not existed. No other cloud service supports data stored in on-premises and public cloud data centers. As data volumes explode, this gap has hindered flexibility, limited security and raised infrastructure costs. That all changes today with the launch of IBM Cloud Object Storage. 

In addition the new services, IBM announced that leading link management company, Bit.ly, has signed on as one of the solution’s first clients and will manage up to 500TB of critical workloads on the service.

New Star Wars: Rogue One trailer sparks intrigue

There's something refreshing about a Star Wars movie that's set in a familiar universe but which doesn't involve any familiar characters of plot-points. Such is the case with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is slated for a December 16 release and which received a longer and more intriguing trailer above.

Aside from a split-second of shot of Darth Vader, most if not all of the characters in this peripheral story are new or have just been alluded to in past films. Rogue One also takes place between Episode III and Episode IV, so it shares the 70's set design and aesthetic of the original Star Wars: A New Hope. Personally, I wasn't too excited about this movie, but the second trailer has me intrigued and I think this movie will surprise a lot of old and new Star Wars fans.

Alcatel unveils budget PIXI 4 smartphone in Canada

Alcatel announces its affordable and reliable PIXI 4 smartphone, which will be available this month to customers across Canada from Bell, TELUS, Videotron, WIND Mobile, Virgin Mobile Canada and Koodo. Featuring all the smartphone necessities for a price that won't break the bank, the PIXI 4 is a perfectly simple and easy to use smartphone able to handle any everyday task.

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