Canadian Designer Hayley Elsaesser's Creative Class with Microsoft Surface

By Sonya Davidson

When it comes to sharing the creative process, Canadian fashion designer Hayley Elsaesser tells us she’s super excited.  At a recent creative class hosted by Microsoft Canada, Hayley shared how Microsoft's Surface is very much a part of her design and overall business process.

Following the success of the Toronto Fashion Week show this past Spring where she included her Cosmic Dread collection, Hayley reached out to Microsoft Canada and mentioned that she really wanted to share her experience with a few of Toronto’s creative industry. The idea that creating stuff on the Surface is so easy for her, she felt passionate about showing others what it can do.

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Roku Streaming Stick + brings 4K HDR performance to compatible TVs

Roku Streaming Stick+ is now in Canada, the first Roku streaming stick capable of streaming HD, 4K and 4K HDR. The Roku Streaming Stick+ is small, powerful and portable for those who are on the move or want their streaming player hidden behind their TV.

The Roku Streaming Stick+ features a quad-core processor and delivers exceptional wireless performance with its advanced wireless receiver that is innovatively built into the power cord. This innovation offers up to four times the wireless range to minimize buffering. It comes with a remote control that includes TV power and volume buttons that can control compatible TV models, eliminating the need to use a TV remote for these functions.

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Snapchat reportedly plans to release dev kit

If reports are to be believed, you might be able to see a “Log in with Snapchat” option in non-Snapchat apps. TechCrunch reports that Snap is planning to launch a full-fledged developer platform it’s calling Snapkit. This platform will let third-party developers do things like the aforementioned being able log into their apps with Snapchat credentials, or use Snapchat’s camera (and even share back to Snapchat), or even use Bitmoji avatars in their apps. This move might help bring back the followers it’s lost or even attract new users, especially for those wary of using Facebook to sign into new services now. And since Snapchat asks for less information, it might be less risky if a site with your Snapchat login will compromise too much information. It isn’t clear thought which apps will offer login first, this might be dependent on which companies Snap can convince to partner with them. If this does come true, are you willing to use the “Log in with Snapchat” option?

Rumours claim Samsung will bring in-display fingerprint sensor to the Galaxy S10

Will the next generation Galaxy S device have an in-display fingerprint sensor?

Looks like Samsung’s going to skip a generation before it revamps its fingerprint sensor tech—at least that is according a new report from South Korean media outfit ETNews. The Korean company reportedly “confirmed” to partners that it will make use of an in-display fingerprint reader underneath its Samsung Display glass for the Galaxy S10 (instead of the Galaxy Note 9). The new report points at speculation that Samsung might be working with Qualcomm and its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Now, we have quite some time to wait before any of these will be confirmed.

Source: Android Authority