Wednesday
Nov182015

Apple Watch gets official magnetic charging dock

Apple has just announced the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock. Designed as the perfect place to keep your watch at night. You charge Apple Watch on its side where it automatically goes into Nightstand mode to become your personal bedside clock.

Nightstand mode even changes how the watch buttons function. When an alarm sounds, you press the side button to turn it off, or the Digital Crown to snooze. Nightstand mode works with both the Apple Watch charger and the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock. The accessory retails for $99.00 and should be available in Apple Retail Stores.

Wednesday
Nov182015

Review: 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum Edition

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The interior of the 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum Edition is definitely something to behold. There's a rich range of materials at play here. There's finely stitched leather, brushed titanium accents and real wood as well as the inevitable plastic. 

For 2016, the familiar Ford Explorer gets a substantial facelift while also receiving a generous upgrade in safety, assisted driving features, as well as a long list of creature comforts worthy of a Platinum Edition badge.

The 2016 Ford Explorer adheres to the size, space and power befitting a full-size SUV. It comfortably seats seven and can haul a ton of cargo. The CAD $ 60,000, Platinum Edition is the top-of-the line model and it is unlike any Ford Explorer I've ever been in or driven.

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Wednesday
Nov182015

Apple's Personal Pickup service now available in Canada

Canadians now have the option of buying items from Apple online and picking the item up at their nearest Apple Retail Store. The Personal Pickup option is ideal for saving time and money on shipping and works well for highly anticipated or 'must-have' Apple products or accessories, like an Apple Pencil for your one-week-old iPad Pro.

The service enables customers to choose and play for their items through an app and simply present proof of payment at a chosen or designated store to pick up their item. This speeds up the process considerably and is a great option for anyone who knows what they want or who doesn't relish the prospect of having to visit a crowded store during peak hours. Personal Pickup in Canada comes at the heels of the initial availability of Apple Pay in Canada.

Tuesday
Nov172015

Huawei becomes Ottawa Senators official smartphone provider

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Huawei Canada President Sean Yang hold up Ottawa Senator Jerseys signifying the 2022 Games in Beijing, and the Huawei Sponsorship of the Ottawa Senators in 2015.Chinese tech company Huawei has entered into a partnership with the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club to become their official smartphone supplier. The announcement was made in Beijing where Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is visiting the company’s Research & Development facilities there. The brand and the club will be working together for the next two seasons. This partnership coincides with the recent launch of the Nexus 6P smarphone, which was released this past week in Bell, TELUS, and Rogers stores across Canada.

The sponsorship also entails rinkboard and in-game advertising as well as option for local sales promotions for Huawei’s smartphones. Huawei will also be working with Ottawa Senators’ Technology in Schools program that helps promote Science, Technology, and Math as education options for post-secondary students. This partnership also complements Huawei’s existing Telecom Seeds for the Future initiative with engineering students at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.