Monday, April 6, 2026 at 1:13PM 
Samsung Electronics Canada has launched Samsung True North Tunes, an artist-first contest that gives emerging Canadian musicians a new opportunity to share their original music and reach listeners across the country.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:30PM 
Apple's new Apple Business service brings ads to Maps | Source: Apple
Advertising is set to appear on Apple Maps soon, at least in Canada and the US. Apple confirmed it will start showing ads in the navigation app "this summer." Similar to the ads on the Apple App Store, businesses interested in advertising their services on Apple Maps can claim their physical location and upload photos through Apple's new Apple Business service. They can pay Apple to have their businesses shown at the top of search results that are "based on relevance" as well as in the "Suggested Place" section.
Apple noted that users' personal data will remain on the device and won't be collected by the company or shared with third parties. Ads viewed in Maps will not be tied to users' Apple accounts or used to track their actual locations.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 11:04AM 
Source: Spotify
If you're a music lover who enjoys doing deep dives into your favourite tracks, Spotify has started to roll out the beta version of its SongDNA feature. Available for Spotify Premium subscribers on iOS and Android, SongDNA shows you more than the singer, songwriter or producers. The beta feature expounds on the existing About the Song feature. It displays other connections, including covers of the track, information on samples, interpolations, and other projects in which the song's collaborators are involved. Spotify plans to complete the rollout of SongDNA sometime in April.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:18AM Weakening demand for the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US has reportedly prompted the company to lower its projected production count for the console. Bloomberg reported that the Japanese gaming company plans to produce four million units of the flagship device, down from the initially expected six million. The news outlet, citing unnamed sources, said the reduced output rate is expected to continue in April.
The weaker demand was acknowledged by Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa in an earnings call last month, stating, "Overseas sales were somewhat weaker than expected." Despite the rumoured production slowdown, Bloomberg's sources noted that the company is still expected to meet its target of selling 19 million Switch 2 units by the end of the fiscal year, which concludes in March 2026.
