Samsung no longer supports Galaxy S8

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Samsung has finally ended support for most of the Galaxy S8 series. The exceptions are the Galaxy S8 Active and Galaxy S8 Lite, which came out months after the main S8 phones were released. It isn't surprising that Samsung halted support for these 2017 flagships. As Engadget pointed out, even Google doesn't support Pixel for that long. But Samsung has been generally good with maintaining that four-year support for its models.

The oldest Samsung models to get monthly updates now are the Galaxy S10 phones. The company has already transitioned the Galaxy S9 and S9+ to quarterly security updates, which means these will get one more year of updates before these handsets lose support.

Amazon Canada and The Walrus announce 45th Annual First Novel Award shortlist of nominees

If looking for a hidden star in the literary world is something you fancy then you may be interested in today's shortlist of nominees announcement for the 45th Annual First Novel Award from Amazon Canada and The Walrus. The award was created to honour the achievements of Canadian authors and their debut novels.

This year’s shortlist of authors will each receive $6,000 and the winner will receive the grand prize of $60,000 in cash. The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021 via virtual ceremony hosted by Jennifer Hollett, the executive director of The Walrus and will include Lawrence Hill as the special guest speaker.

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Microsoft Teams will soon automatically record meetings for you

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In case you didn't know, it currently isn't possible to automatically record meetings on Microsoft Teams. But it looks like Microsoft is finally ready to change that. The Teams Engineering team confirmed to a user on the Microsoft Teams forum that they are working on this feature. Funny enough, the request was made even before the pandemic hit, back in September 2018). Three years later, someone from Microsoft's team finally decided to confirm that the feature is coming. 

According to 9to5Mac, this feature will be available for macOS and Windows. And it will always show at the top of the meeting that it is being recorded for safety reasons.

Bird Canada deploys 500 e-scooters in Windsor, Ontario

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For residents of Windsor, Ontario, there are now 500 Bird Two e-scooters available to help you get around. According to Bird Canada, the deployment of the e-scooters is part of a one-year shared pilot approved by the City of Windsor. These e-scooters will feature Windsor-specific branding.

A local team from the company will manage the roll-out and educate users on e-scooter safety protocols. These rentable scooters will be placed throughout the area bounded by the Riverfront pathway, Prince, Tecumseh, and Drouillard Road. 

Source: CTV News