Tuesday
Dec082020

Apple Fitness+ will launch on Dec. 14

Source: Apple

Apple announced its fitness service back in September. Now, we learn that Fitness+ will be officially available starting Monday, December 14. It costs $12.99 per month or $99.99 annually. The service can be shared with up to six members of your family at the same price. 

Those who purchased the Apple Watch Series 3 or later will get three months free. If you own an Apple Watch already, you get a month for free. Fitness+ is also included in the Apple One Premier plan, which provides access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and 2TB of iCloud storage for $33.95 per month. This plan is also shareable with up to six family members.

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Tuesday
Dec082020

LCBO pauses partnership with SkipTheDishes at the request of Ontario govt.

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After a request from the Ontario government, LCBO pauses its partnership with SkipTheDishes indefinitely. The two companies recently announced its collaboration that lets SkipTheDishes deliver alcohol to its customers through its delivery service. Ontario Finance Minister Rod Philips and Premier Doug Ford asked the retailer to hold off these plans to assist struggling restaurants first.

Toronto is currently in the grey or lockdown zone, only allowing restaurants and bars to offer takeout and delivery, with many of them reporting huge drops in revenue. Ford's government decided to help out the struggling sector by allowing restaurants to deliver alcohol with food to increase orders.

Source: Toronto Sun

Monday
Dec072020

Google's December feature drop brings Pixel 5 features to older Pixels

The December update for Pixel devices is now available, and it brings some features from its latest Pixel to older devices. In the US, Pixel 3 devices and later models will get Assistant's "Hold for Me" feature, which lets the voice assistant wait for someone to come on the line if you're put on hold. Older Pixel devices also now get access to Extreme Battery Saver mode, which allows you only to run the most crucial apps so you can extend battery life further.

As for the new Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, these get some improvements, too. Google makes GPS on these smartphones more accurate on foot, but it isn't rolling out to all available countries yet. There are also new context-aware battery features, like Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Charging.

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Monday
Dec072020

Bethesda promotes 'Elder Scrolls Online' DLC with Twitter-based choose-your-own adventure

With the recent release of Elder Scrolls Online's Markarth game pack, Bethesda ANZ is holding a choose your own adventure-type story on Twitter. It starts with deciding what path you will take and then branches into other choices where you either end up fighting, making friends, and more.

The Markarth DLC marks the end of the "Dark Heart of Skyrim" storyline that's been a part of Elder Scrolls' recent expansions. And if you want to try ESO for free, the game is free-to-play until December 9.

Source: Engadget