Is a headphone jack-less Sony Xperia in our future?

Is the Japanese tech company Sony going to be ditching the headphone jack, too? New FCC posted documents show an upcoming handset with a charging mode schematic that shows off a dongle that splits into a USB port and a headphone jack. This seemingly addresses that common complaint about phones without a headphone jack. The adapter measures 20cm and offers USB Type-C port. The device itself measures 152.8 x 72.4mm, which could easily house a 5.7-inch 18:9 screen. We could perhaps see this device debuting at MWC next month.

Source: GSMArena

Android Oreo will now show you Wi-Fi speeds before you connect to the network

You’ve probably tried to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot and realized that it’s slower than your mobile data connection. To help you save the time and effort (with some requiring you to sign up or provide personal information), Android Oreo started rolling out a new feature that will show you the estimated speeds of Wi-Fi networks before you connect to them. It won’t show the exact bandwidth readings but you’ll see categories like slow (under 1Mbps), OK (1-5Mbps), fast (5-20Mbps), and very fast (20Mbps and above). It might be too conservative for you but it is a pretty useful feature when you need it.

Source: Engadget

Thompson Reuters to host host Girls make Games development program

Thomson Reuters will host Girls make Games, an international game development program designed to inspire elementary and high school girls to pursue interests in STEM related fields. 

Participants will engage in game design, programming, and entrepreneurship workshops led by professional game developers to create their very own video game. Hit jump for details.

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Apple's Tim Cook makes first visit to Canada, surprises students in Apple Store

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple CEO Tim Cook made his first visit to Toronto, Canada. Cook surprised students at the popular Apple Store in the Eaton Centre, one of the country's busiest malls. The unnanounced visit took staff, customers and students by surprise. Cook also thanked app developers, who were running a coding clinic for their contributions to the Apple ecosystem.

The students in question were a class of Grade 7 Students in Toronto's east end who were programming robots dancing on tables using Apple's Swift Playgrounds app on the iPad. Apple opened its Everyone Can Code initiative late last year and this focuses on making technology accessible so virtually anyone can create apps and solutions.

Canada is an extremely important market for us. We have a great team in Canada," Cook said in an interview with The National Post.

There are 120,000 Canadian jobs directly related to Apple's iOS and App Store ecosystem, the company said.