Microsoft unloads new Surface devices in black, introduces Surface headphones

Black is the new silver for Microsoft as the company has come back to its roots for its Surface devices. Launched today were the new Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Studio 2 and new Surface Headphones.

What started out years ago as one 2-in-1 device is now a billion dollar business for Microsoft encompassing a wide range of portable devices as well as as Surface Studio and Surface Hub. Known for making cutting edge peripherals like mice and the Surface Dial, Microsoft's design team has gone and created its first Surface headphone, which brings the same exclusive and premium feel to a pair of smart headphones.

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Review: iOS 12

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

This year’s iOS update brings new life to older iPhones and iPads while it adds smarter usage monitoring in its new Screen Time feature as well as the introduction of group FaceTime as well as Memoji functionality (limited to iPhone X class devices).

Leading up to iOS 12, Apple’s mobile OS hasn’t had the smoothest year. With various bugs like battery throttling and shutdowns on older iPhones, as well as a litany of quirks that disabled mics, broke touch screen functionality as well led to crashing of various apps and services on various models.

iOS 12 solves most of these issues and it should be considered more than just a service pack for Apple’s iOS devices.

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Waze finally comes to Apple CarPlay

On the heels of the announcement that Google Maps is available on Apple CarPlay, crowdsourced turn-by-turn navigation app Waze has finally been made available on Apple's smart infotainment system.

Waze, the platform bringing together communities on and off the road, today announced its integration with Apple CarPlay to further its mission of decreasing traffic on the road, and making driving safer and more convenient for everyone on the road. As one of the first navigation apps on the CarPlay platform, the Waze integration will bring the millions of users on CarPlay the opportunity to seamlessly use Waze features directly from their in-car display.

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Survey: One in five Canadians admits to distracted driving

Canadians know distracted driving is a big risk factor on the road. While 8 in 10 respondents (79%) to the latest Desjardins survey released today isay they regularly see other drivers using a smartphone behind the wheel, only 38 percent admit to having driven distracted at least once. A further 21% admitted to using their phone while driving within the past year.

Smartphone-related distracted driving is more pronounced with younger drivers. Eleven percent of drivers aged 16-24 admit to driving while using their smartphone on a regular basis, twice the national average (5%).

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