eSports content coming Sportsnet NOW and Sportsnet 360

Sportsnet announced an exclusive Canadian content deal with ESL (world’s largest esports league) to run esports content on Sportsnet NOW & Sportsnet 360.

Rogers also announced new peering agreements with some of the top e-gaming brands in the world: Valve (creators of Steam), Riot, Blizzard, Xbox, and Playstation Network, so that Rogers Ignite internet customers can enjoy fast, smooth gameplay and an optimized gaming experience over the network.

Launching this fall, esportsTV, will be available exclusively in Canada on Sportsnet NOW. In addition, a weekly esports news, highlights and analysis program will air on Sportsnet 360 beginning in July. Additional details will be announced at a later date.

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Huawei P10 and P10 Plus smartphones coming to Canada on June 6

Huawei Canada is making its P10 smartphone line available nationally on June 6, 2017; the first time HUAWEI’s flagship device line has come to the Canadian market. With a combination of its Leica dual-camera system, battery life, speed and sleek design, the HUAWEI P Series of smartphones has been receiving rave reviews around the world. Rogers will exclusively carry the P10 Plus. Bell,Videotronand Fido will be carrying the P10 in black. At launch, Rogers will carry the P10 in gold and black. Rogers will also carry the P10 and P10 Plus exclusively in blue later this summer. Pricing will be determined by each carrier partner.

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EV2017VÉ is the most important annual conference in the EV industry in Canada.

The not-for-profit national EV association Electric Mobility Canada (EMC) will present the 8th annual national tradeshow and conference for electric vehicles in Markham, Ontario from May 29th to June 1st, 2017. EV2017VÉ is the most important annual conference in the EV industry in Canada. More than 250 delegates are expected along with up to 30 exhibitors and 80 speakers including CEOs of 4 major car companies & government officials.

Hosted by Alectra Inc., the theme for the 2017 conference is “Smart e-Mobility”: tomorrow’s electric drive will consider the whole EV ecosystem, including optimal utilization of EV fleets, connected cars, autonomous electric vehicles, smart grids, microgrids, smart charging, battery technology and many more  breakthroughs in mobility.  EMC is always seeking to bring new electric-transport related ideas, technologies and business models to our delegates.

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Facebook Live to bring chat and joint video streams to users

Facebook is bringing features that used to only be open to public figures to its livestreaming video service. The two new features Facebook Live is testing out with some of its users are the ability to chat privately with a friend during a live video instead of just seeing public comments. But Facebook will allow you to jump to and from the private and public chats while the stream is happening. You can even continue talking after the stream ended via Messenger. Another is being able to have joint live streams with someone. The latter used to only be available to public figures and celebrities but Facebook wants to bring this to all its users. Facebook is testing this out first on mobile in several countries but plans to have a broader rollout of the features “later this summer.”

Source: CNET