Web app offers Canadians a convenient, wait-free solution to getting their meds

Getting medical prescriptions filled is now going to be easier than ever. Canadian patients across the country will soon be able to have their prescriptions filled securely via their mobile browser. Pillz, the brainchild of doctor-turned-entrepreneur, Mohammad Taher, plans to eliminate the arduous wait times related to prescription pick-up and bills itself as the “Ritual” for pharmacies.

After working in healthcare for six years, Taher saw an opportunity to address the challenges that come with filling and refilling prescriptions. He was particularly concerned about senior citizens and cancer patients with weak immune systems and could potentially be exposed to seasonal viruses while at the pharmacy.

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Google's new USB-C headphones offer great sound and innovation for $35

USB Type-C headphones have traditionally been rare and quite expensive. My Razer Hammerheads in-hear headphones cost over $80 but they were the ideal plug and play solutiion to use on my Essential Phone PH-1 and later on my Pixel 2 daily driver Android phones.

Google has quietly added its new USB-C headphones which are included with the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, not only are these generally lightweight to use and fit nicely in most user's ears. Google says these will sound great with 24-bit digital audio and should be outstanding companions to the new Pixel 3 flagships.

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James Gunn might be writing the next 'Suicide Squad' film

In what seems like a calculated move after being fired by Marvel Studios, James Gunn might be moving directly to its rival. Warner Bros. just confirmed that they are in talks with the director to write the next Suicide Squad film. It won't exactly be a sequel supposedly with Gunn said to be taking a different approach. What that means we don't know just yet. The film doesn't have a director yet but if he does end up in that position, we're sure it's going to drum up a lot of buzz. The new Suicide Squad will be produced by Peter Safran. There is no target release date just yet.

Source: io9

Dropbox finally brings automatic OCR support for PDFs and photos

If you're an enterprise Dropbox user, you'll appreciate this update. The cloud storage service finally brings optical character recognition for images and PDFs. This means you will be able to search for a specific file or photo that you need without having to aimlessly go through all of your stuff. This text recognition features is coming to Dropbox Pro, Business Advanced, and Enterprise accounts.

Source: TechCrunch