Apple Watch will need to be recharged nightly, will also work for left handed users

We're learning a few more things about the Apple Watch. As it stands right now the watch will need to be recharged each evening which means it will yield around a day of use on a single charge, which is in line with most wearable devices sporting high res screens and multiple sensors. This might change as we get closer to the device's shipping date in 2015.

We also learned today that, unlike traditional analog wristwatches and many wearables out there, the Apple Watch can be oriented to right-handed or left-handed users. This is determined when you set the device up the first time. Since the straps of the Apple Watch are super easy to change (no tools needed), you can orient the device however you wish. 

Apple Watch will also have around 8GB of storage and can play back music via Bluetooth to a headset even without an iPhone present.

Rogers opens up sign up page for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Rogers has opened up a sign-up page for those intersted in the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. 

New and existing Rogers customers can now pre-register to be among the first to know when iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are available to reserve on the online Rogers Reservation System. complete the form at rogers.com/newdevices and we keep them in the loop.

Both devices will be available to reserve starting September 12 and available for purchase starting September 19.

Facebook & Kids Help Phone Launches Help A Friend In Need

By Sonya Davidson

Facebook Canada, along with Kids Help Phone and TSN's Micahel Landsberg, introduced Help A Friend in Need, a new resource that provides tips to help youth ages 15 to 20 identify potential warning signs of suicide on online activity. According to Facebook 7.5 per cent of young people who have contacted Kids Help Phone have spoken about suicide as the primary reason they reach out.

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Sir Richard Branson announces Virgin Mobile’s RE*Generation expanded youth initiative

By Sonya Davidson

This week, Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Mobile hosted an exclusive live concert event with The Arkells in Toronto to announce a new initiative to help at-risk and homeless youth. The Virgin Mobile RE*Generation social initiative, which began in 2008, will be re-focusing on programs with partners that will help youth develop skills needed to get, and keep, jobs.

There are 225,000 Canadian youth who are not in school and not working. Virgin Mobile also mentioned that there are also about 35,000 are in emergency shelters and 6000 youth living on the street.

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