First look at the Microsoft Store at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The new Microsoft Store opens tomorrow at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto and not only is it the first flagship Microsoft Store in Toronto, it is also Microsoft's first International store outside the 30-odd stores it has in the US.

Focusing on users and solutions, the store will be staffed by 70 sales associates and product experts catering to various lines. Expect to see solutions for the small business, education as well as prominent areas for Windows 8 software and devices, Windows Phone and XBox gaming.

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Skype offering free unlimited international calls if you sign up today

Skype users rejoice! Everyone's go-to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) client is free offering unlimited international calls for one month.  While Skype-to Skype calls have always been free, the promo allows users to make Skype-to-landline and Skype-to-wireless calls can only call both mobile and landlines in Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Thailand and US without any charge whatsoever.

 The promoworks in Canada as I have signed up and it works. The only thing is that you need to have an existing Skype account and you need to provide payment information (either credit card or PayPal) even if Skype doesn't charge you. The offer is good until today and is limited to certain countries.

Video: Demo of Nokia Canada's Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 smartphone

Nokia Canada's Portfolio Manager Chad Saliba walks us through some of the features of the upcoming Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 device including some camera features and settings, navigation, augmented reality and NFC and Bluetooth music plus the wireless charging features.

RIM announces BBM Voice for free calls via WiFi on BlackBerry devices

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has gone to the next level and will soon enable users not just to message freely but to speak with their BBM contacts for free.

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is taking the social networking experience to a whole new level with an exciting new feature called BBM Voice. Research In Motion today announced BBM version 7, a free update for the globally popular mobile social network, which will allow customers to make free voice calls to other BBM customers around the world over a Wi-Fi connection.

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