iPhone 6 coming to China on October 17th, preorders begin Oct. 10

Apple's most successful iPhones are heading to their potentially biggest market in China on October 17th as regulatory approvals have been granted for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus sell in the country where they are made. Demand for Apple products in China has been huge as evidenced by the number of people camping out on iPhone lines to buy unlocked devices for grey market resellers who sent the phones back to the country where they were manufactured to sell for up to three times their purchase price. 

Apple has confirmed Chinese iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus preorders start on Oct. 10, with in-store availability to follow on Oct. 17. Long lines are expected.

Source: AppleInsider

Spotify now officially available in Canada, 20 million songs at your fingertips

Long awaited music streaming service Spotify is now officially available in Canada and accessible through mobile devices and the web. Boasting a 20 million song library on demand and various curated radio stations and seamless listening experience. Hit jump for all the details and the official release.

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Slingbox M1 and SlingTV available today from Best Buy, Future Shop and London Drugs

Sling Media, Inc., introduces two new retail products for the Canadian market: Slingbox M1 and SlingTV. Replacing the award-winning Slingbox 350 and 500 models, these products deliver a no compromise TV Anywhere experience giving customers the ability to watch all of their programming on the most popular mobile devices, in up to HD quality, anywhere in the world.

In addition SlingTV delivers the power of a Slingbox combined with new “Smarter TV” features designed to enhance the TV viewing experience in the living room. Hit jump for more details and pricing on the new Sling devices.

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National Girls Learning Code Day

By Sonya Davidson

According to a new study, out of the Canadians that considered a career in technology, only 18 per cent were women.  A third admitted that the lack of encouragement to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees put them off entering the sector. 

To address this trend, MasterCard has partnered with Ladies Learning Code  and the University of Waterloo to empower more girls and women to pursue careers in technology. This exciting new program, entitled ‘National Girls Learning Code Day’, will see more than 700 girls (ages 8 – 13) and their parents take a FREE, 6-hour introductory coding class held simultaneously across the country on November 8th.

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