Bell plans to reopen some of its retail stores

In provinces where restrictions are easing, Bell has announced plans to open stores in areas that it can. But it promises to keep the health, well-being, and safety of its employees and customers in mind. You can use Bell's store locator to see if there's a store open in your area. However, Bell's flanker brand Virgin Mobile will remain closed.

The national carrier said in a statement: "As provinces gradually restrictions, we will open more store locations. To protect the health and well-being of our employees and customers, extra sanitation measures will be in effect in all open stores and, as a precaution, we will be limited the number of customers in a store at any given time."  

Source: MobileSyrup

City of Toronto partners with tech companies to provide free internet access to vulnerable residents

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The city of Toronto hopes to give more vulnerable residents access to free temporary internet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several technology and telecommunication companies have donated to the city to help connect 25 large residential apartment buildings located in low-income neighbourhoods. 

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Crave adds 5.1 surround sound support for select devices

Bell's streaming service now has support for 5.1 surround sound on select devices. Crave announced this back in October, and now it's rolling out to users. Supported devices include Amazon Fire TV devices, Android TV, 4th-generation Apple TV, and Facebook Portal. It isn't clear yet how much of the content supports multi-speaker audio, but MobileSyrup reports that IT: Chapter Two has it. Now, we just hope the service adds 4K support next. A subscription to Crave starts at $9.99 a month, but if you want to add HBO and STARZ content, you need to pay an additional $9.99 and $5.99, respectively.

Crave to stream Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' in May

If you haven't gotten a chance to catch the buzz-worthy, Oscar-winning film Parasite, Bell's Crave streaming service will be showing the film in May. We don't have a specific date yet, but we should hear more in the coming months. Acclaimed director Bong Joon Ho wrote and directed Parasite. The South Korean film follows the tale of a low-income family that conned their way to work for a wealthy family.