PayPal: Canadians ready to ditch their wallets, looking to their mobile phones as replacements

According to PayPal, many Canadians are ready to ditch their wallet and head out the door with just their keys and mobile phone in hand.

 PayPal recently announced the findings from a multi-country survey, including Canada, to get a current, global perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of time, money and technology. 

The findings reveal interesting new data about people’s evolving relationship to time and money. Hit jump for some of the findings.

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Virgin Mobile members now get a chance at the new Mini

Today, Virgin Mobile Canada announced a returning partnership with MINI Canada that makes driving down the open road even better for one lucky Virgin Mobile Member. Sleek and sexy, a brand spankin’ new MINI is now up for grabs. Until October 1, 2014, Canadians with Virgin Mobile service can enter for their chance to drive off in the new 2015 MINI. The winning Member will get to rock the New MINI for 365 days, enjoying jealous stares and more smiles per gallon than ever before.

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WIND Mobile applauds Federal Government’s spectrum announcement

Today is a great day for Canadian consumers. WIND Mobile applauds the Federal Government's announcement introducing a new AWS-3 spectrum auction that will help ensure much-needed competition remains strong in the wireless marketplace in Canada. This realistic and bold initiative shows that the Government is firmly committed to giving Canadian consumers what they want and deserve, and understands what is required to achieve it. 

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Microsoft's Kinect for Windows v2 comes in July for $199

Microsoft's Kinect 2 may have not made a big splash as part of the Xbox One, which prodded Redmond to offer their console sans Kinect and at a more affordable price (more in tune with what rival Sony priced their own PlayStation4 console). Windows users are now getting their version of the Kinect this July and pre-orders are opening up for the device which will cost $199.00 in Canada. Will you be picking up the smarter, more sensitive Kinect for Windows?