OnePlus Buds will be coming to Canada

While we don't know if OnePlus plans to sell the new OnePlus Nord 5G here, the company's new wireless earbuds will be coming here. The OnePlus Buds will launch on July 27, and it will be available for US$80 (around CA$107). It will be available first in white. The gray variant is coming in August, while the "Nord Blue" version will be an exclusive colour for Europe and India. One of the notable features of the earbuds is its charging speeds. With Warp Charge, you can get 10 hours of listening from a 10-minute charge. With the accompanying charging case, the Buds can get 100 minutes' worth of listening time with the same charge time. Its 430mAh battery promises 30 hours Of listening, which is six hours more than the Apple AirPods.

OnePlus packs in a 13.4mm dynamic driver in each earbud and adds Bass Boost and Dolby Atmos. It supports Fast Pair and customizable long-press and double-tap gestures. The OnePlus Buds come with IPX4 water resistance to handle a bit of sweat and water splashes.

Source: GSMArena

OnePlus launches Nord 5G

After tons of teasing and leaks, the OnePlus Nord 5G has officially launched. It's the company's re-entry into the midrange segment at €400 (around CA$622). At this time, we know the OnePlus Nord wouldn't be sold here. But in Asia and Europe, it will be available starting August 4. 

The OnePlus Nord imports some of its flagship features, including the primary 48-megapixel camera on the OnePlus 8, 90Hz Fluid AMOLED screen, and Warp Charge 30T. It runs on the midrange Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, Android 10, with either 8GB RAM + 128GB storage or 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. There will also be a 6GB + 64GB variant that will be available in India in September.

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Netflix is now available on Nest Hub devices

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It's taken some time, but now Netflix can be streamed on Google Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max devices. All you need to do us connect your account inside the Google Home or Assistant apps. If you're wondering why it took so long for Netflix to come to the Nest Hub ecosystem, it's because Netflix is one of the companies that are reluctant to certify these kinds of devices for streaming videos. It is possibly because they think the picture quality isn't up to par, or that people might not be interested in watching on these 7- or 10-inch displays.

Source: Engadget

Chrome for Android tests scheduled downloads

It looks like Google Chrome for Android is trying out scheduled downloads. The feature shows up in the latest Chrome Canary 86 version, but as 9to5Google notes, it doesn't seem to be fully operational yet. But what it does is let you set a time and date for when a download within the mobile browser should start. And it looks like it would even let you specify when a download begins based on your Wi-Fi connection. When you set a download schedule, Chrome will get a "Scheduled for later" tab where you can manage your downloads. If this feature gets a wider release, it's going to be useful for when you want to save data and battery life but have to download a file.