‘Pathfinder Adventures’ comes to Android and iOS smartphones

Tabletop adventure game Pathfinder Adventures finally makes its way to smartphones. The Obsidian Entertainment creation was first made available to iOS and Android tablets back in April. In case you didn’t know, the game is an adaptation of the award-winning card game from Paizo Inc. Pathfinder Adventures follows a freemium model, where it’ll let you pay for adventure packs to add more content to the game. You play with cards in set encounters as you go through the story. And if you’re logged into an account, you can access information from your existing games.

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Samsung Canada seeks assistance of Health Canada to expedite recall of Galaxy Note7 units

Samsung Electronics Canada confirmed that they have been working with Health Canada as part of a corrective action plan to expedite the Canadian recall of the Galaxy Note7. This follows the announcement of battery cell issues related to the Galaxy Note7 late last week.

Canadian customers who own the Galaxy Note7 will be able to replace their current device under the terms of the Canadian Product Exchange, which was announced Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Customers can visit CanadaNote7exchange.expertinquiry.com in order to begin the exchange process.

Customers who have Galaxy Note7 can replace their current device with a new device under the terms of the Canadian Product Exchange, which was previously announced Tuesday, September 6, 2016. To register for a Galaxy Note7 Exchange, owners should visit: CanadaNote7exchange.expertinquiry.com to initiate the Galaxy Note7 product exchange. The terms of the recall will be announced as they become available.

FAA warns passengers not to use Samsung's Galaxy Note7 in planes

Bad Burn: Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is quickly getting noticed for all the wrong reasons. Owners of this device should return it or get a replacement from Samsung before more fires are reported.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning users of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones not to charge or even use them in-flight. This is an escalation from recent reports that Australian airlines have banned the device after a series of fires and explosion incidents related to the Galaxy Note 7's battery.

On Thursday, the FAA said in a memo that it "strongly advises" passengers not to turn on or charge their Note 7s on board an aircraft and not to stow the phones in checked baggage. 

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The Apple Beat: 7 Takeaways from Apple’s iPhone 7 launch event

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We have new iPhone’s, shiny new Apple Watches and big decisions to face regarding the loss of the headphone jack, adopting AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones,and Mario is finally coming to iOS.

The two hour launch event was packed tight with announcements, updates and insights into Apple and its products. We know all the highlights by now, but here are 7 takeaways that I observed during the event in no particular order.

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