Report: Video game arcades are making a comeback in Toronto

Video game arcades were the preferred hangouts of gamers in the 70's and 80's but were slowly killed off by home gaming consoles as well as the advent of networked gaming and the Internet. A new report finds that gaming arcades are making a comeback in Toronto.

"Toronto is experiencing a full-blown arcade and pinball machine renaissance, fueled by communities of players who share a love for the coin-op experience. Though a trickle of new machines continue to emerge on the scene, retro arcade and pinball machines make up the bulk of today’s “barcades” — the slang term for establishments that serve alcohol alongside retro-gaming goodness," states a report from Zolo.ca.

To celebrate the arcade revival, Zolo News has created 416cade, a map of all public-facing arcade and pinball machines across Greater Toronto. To find out where these pinball and games are at check out their maps here.

Samsung's latest Galaxy Note 9 teaser hints at a solution for storage restrictions

Samsung's dropping a few hints about just how special the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 is going to be. The company has already given a sneak peek at an improved battery via a short and entertaining video. Now, they seem to be hinting at a solution for space limitations on flagship smartphones.

Since Samsung smartphones have always included microSD storage capabilities, could the Note 9 be offered in larger 128GB or 256GB capacities? Is there a cloud backup solution in the works? We will find out more when Samsung launches this flagship device on August 9.

Mouvement Desjardins announces “Coopérathon,” the World’s Largest Open Innovation Competition for Social Impact

Mouvement Desjardins announced the third edition of “Coopérathon,” an inclusive open innovation competition for social impact from September 26th until November 1st in nine sites across Canada, including Toronto, Waterloo and Ottawa/Gatineau. All proceeds will go to the Malala Fund benefiting safe education for girls

 A unique pre-incubation challenge, Coopérathon brings together students, experts, mentors, strategists, developers, designers, sociopreneurs and partners to collaborate on projects that provide meaningful, concrete solutions to social issues. 

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Samsung develops ‘Unbreakable’ OLED panel

Samsung’s latest innovation is in the smartphone display department. Samsung Display just announced it’s created an “Unbreakable” flexible OLED panel. This display is made for smartphones and has passed the real-time durability test based on military standards set by the US Department of Defense. The panel has also been certified by UL – Underwriters Laboratories that works for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the US Department of Labor.

The tests that UL did include a series of drops: first was 26 drops from 1.2 meters and then later from 1.8 meters. It also survived high and low temperature tests (between 71 degrees and -32 degrees Celsius). The panel continued to work normally “with no damages to its front, sides, or edges.” Aside from smartphones, Samsung expects to use this OLED panel for things like mobile military devices, automobile consoles, tablet PCs for learning, and portable game consoles.

Source: GSMArena