LCBO offers online liquor sale and delivery service

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) announced that it is launching an online e-commerce website where people can purchase nearly 5,000 products and have them shipped to their home or a local LCBO store as part of their commitment to evolve the business and modernize its operations.

In the age of the Uber ride sharing service and Foodora which delivers food from various restaurants to homes and offices, the LCBO is making it easier for Ontarians to order their favourite wines, beers and spirits and have these delivered to their doorstep or at a nearby LCBO location. This move follows in the footsteps of what companies like Amazon have pioneered, giving consumers a wider range of choice and convenience than having to go to crowded LCBO retail outlets.

Moreover, 800 of the products will only be available online from lcbo.com. Delivery through Canada Post will cost $12 per order plus tax, while a $50 minimum applies to online orders shipped to specific LCBO stores. LCBO says they, together with Canada Post,  will ensure that online orders are only handled by and delivered to adults of legal drinking age. 

Source: LCBO via CBC

HTC Desire 530 comes to Canada

Smartphones are integral to our lives so it doesn’t come as a surprise we want to make these as personal as possible. And that’s what HTC is banking on with the Desire 530. This smartphone comes with a specially created micro splash effect on the polycarbonate shell to add to that unique, personalized look. HTC boasts great camera features with the 8-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front shooter. The front-facing camera comes with Auto Selfie and Voice Selfie modes to make it easier to take selfies. The rear camera comes with a built-in BSI sensor for clearer shots, no matter the time of the day. There are also burst shot and sweep panorama options to let you take excellent landscape shots.

HTC packs in BoomSound profile for better audio, a 5-inch HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, and Android 6.0. It’ll be available through Videotron and WIND Mobile in Stratus White in the coming weeks. And it’s now available through HTC.com in Sprinkle White for $199.

Bob Mansfield returns to Apple, again

Apple has brought back one of its higher echelon executives for the second time. Bob Mansfield, who joined Apple in 1999 and was part of the Steve Jobs led second act which produced the iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air and numerous other key products, is again the go-to guy for getting a new product out the door.

Mansfield retired from leading the hardware engineering team and was brought back for special projects, but then went back into retirement. Mansfield is reportedly back again to lend a steady and experienced presence behind Cupertino's 'Project Titan' largely believed to be its EV or autonomous vehicle project. 

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Transit feature now available for Vancouver and Victoria on Apple Maps

The Transit feature in Apple Maps is now available to Victoria and Vancouver as well as other areas in British Columbia. Transit shows public transit information including subways, buses, trains and ferries, with lines and stations right on the map.

Transit is now available to iPhone users in Victoria, Vancouver and other rails in British Columbia, marking SkyTrain trains and bus routes. If you were to click on the Entrances and Exits by train stations, you’d see more detail as to whether it’s an entrance or exit with stairs, escalator, elevator or other accessibility options. 

The Transit feature is customized for each city where and can be accessed on Apple Maps in iOS and macOS versions.

Transit information in Maps is now available in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Kansas City, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, Toronto and Washington D.C., as well as over 300 cities in China, including Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai. Nearby information is available in the US and China.