Android 6.0.1 update for the Moto X Play comes to Canada

A new update for Android Marshmallow is coming to Moto X Play owners in the country. Version 6.0.1. of the Android operating system brings with it things like new emojis, an easier way to launch the camera, and a very important security patch. The patch is very much welcome with all the security threats surfacing recently so it’s good Google is addressing these issues. Aside from that the update brings with it Unicode 8.0 to give you over a hundred new emojis. The camera now can also be launched by double pressing the power button. The shutter sound can also be turned on and off whenever you want to. The update is only 388MB so it should be a quick and easy update for your Moto X Play.

Source: Motorola | Via: Android Community

Beauty takes Uber approach with beGlammed App

A new app, beGlammed, has launched in Toronto that offers beauty services on demand. Think Uber but for hair and make up where users of the app can call upon stylists to visit their home or workplace at a tap of screen on their smart devices. 

Who would use this type of service? Those who are time-crunched and need to get to events but can't get to a salon for sure (I fall into that category often). But also those who much more organized or planning out weddings, proms and other special occasions.

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Microsoft Surface 3 loaded with family fun

 

By Sonya Davidson

We decided to stay home this past March Break while many of our friends had vacated to the ski hills out west or visited sunny destinations to the south. I figured it wasn't really THAT bad of a winter anyway and sometimes, a few days at home rediscovering the city (and a visit to grandparents) is just as much fun!

We filled up the week with fun things to do with the kids. We agreed to take part in the Microsoft Surface Scavenger Hunt. It sounded like an great idea because we definitely love scavenger hunt! In fact, when we go on a vacation, we often log into the global scavenger hunt Geocaching app as part of our adventures (if you haven't heard of it... Google it). It's quite the phenomenon! 

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Preview: LG G5

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The LG G5 was the biggest surprise unleashed at Mobile World Congress. A departure from the impressive LG G4 of last year, the new flagship didn’t just ramp up all the hardware specs it also ushered in an entirely new form factor with curved glass, unibody aluminum and a sleek re-imagining of core design principles.

The LG G5 is more than a flagship smartphone, it is an entire platform for creating, sharing and enjoying digital content. LG really dug in deep to create not just a powerful, attractive and multifunctional smartphone that most users would love to use and own, It devised various use cases with plug-and-play accessories that improve activities like taking pictures and listening to music.

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