Window quickly closing for free Windows 10 upgrades on eligible PC's

Microsoft reminds us that we have two more days to update eligible Windows Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines to the free Windows 10 update.

This Friday, July 29^th marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Windows 10. In the year since launch, consumers and businesses have installed Windows 10 on more the 350 million devices worldwide. It is also the end of the free upgrade grace period. Microsoft has given the world a whole year to upgrade and that window closes for good on the 29th.

Windows 10 users who have already upgraded and are enjoying the new features of the OS are getting the biggest update in a few days. The Windows 10 Anniversary update officially available August 2^nd, will bring all new features to Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Windows Ink, Windows Hello and to compatible devices. 

Windows users can visit Windows.ca to learn more or click on “Upgrade now” in the “Get Windows 10 app” on their PC to upgrade today.

Twitter introduces a new night mode into Android app

If you’ve been waiting for a night mode version of Twitter, Android users are getting dibs. The app released a simple implementation of it. There’s a toggle in the slide out menu to switch Night Mode on and off. No, you can’t see it automatically switch over at a certain time in the day but it’s pretty easy to enable it anyway. Your Android app should be getting the updated version already. No word yet though when the feature is coming to the iOS app though.

Google testing out Wi-Fi only mode for Maps

Google Maps might be helping out lessen your cellphone bill with the new feature they're testing. They're trying a new Wi-Fi only mode to take the place of Offline areas. What this does differently is it will use smaller amount of data than offline mode. The existing offline mode stops using the pre-loaded amaps once it's able to connect to your mobile data, so unless you turn off the radios, it'll use up some of your data.

Source: Engadget

Apple posts Q3 revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion

Apple held its third quarter earnings call and reported revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $49.6 billion and net income of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.  A 15 per cent decline. Gross margin was 38 percent compared to 39.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 63 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

Apple's big earner was its services with the App Store growing in sales by 19 per cent, reflecting an all-time record. The shrinkage is expected to continue, despite a lot of anticipation for the upcoming iPhone refresh, the company projects its fourth-quarter sales between $45.5 billion and $47.5 billion, compared with $51.5 billion this period last year.