Motorola's Moto X Play comes to Canada on August 21st

The much awaited Motorola Moto X Play comes to Canada on August 21st through Bell Mobility, Koodo, TELUS and SaskTel. It will be available at WIND and Videotron in the coming week. In Canada, the Moto X Play will cost about $400. Please check with individual carriers on specific pricing.

The Moto X Play takes many of the renowned features and styling of the the Moto X (2014) and actually improves on them. We have a larger 1080p HD display at 5.5-inches (403 ppi).

Powered by a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core CPU, Adreno 405 running at 550 MHz GPU, a Natural Language Processor for voice commands and a Contextual Computing Processor for motion and geolocation, the Moto X Play is substantially powerful. It also has 2GB of RAM which is ample for power users slicing through various apps and functions.

Kyocera Duraforce comes to TELUS for $50 on 2-year terms or $530 outright

The super-tough and water resistant Kyocera Duraforce smartphone is now available to TELUS customers for $50 on a 2-year term or $530 outright.

The Kyocera Duraforce is designed to withstand everyday abuse while keeping users connected. Whether you like to explore the outdoors, work in a tough environment or are just clumsy, the Duraforce is ready to take whatever you throw at it. Check out our review here.

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VW recalling more than 670,000 vehicles in North America due to faulty airbags

VW AG has issued a recall for over 670,000 vehicles in North America including 250,000 in Canada due to potentially faulty airbags. The recall includes the 2010-14 CC, 2011-13 EOS, 2011-14 Golf and GTI, 2010-14 Passat and Tiguan plus the 2010-13 Jetta models.

VW says the issue is that debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring — a spiral cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. It may tear the cable and result in a loss of power.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation in March into the 2012 Passat and CC after receiving reports of nine air bag failures from clock springs in VW vehicles.

Source: DetroitNews.com

Canadian-made ONE Messenger app for iPhone teases capabilities on video

ONE Messgenger app is an iPhone exclusive messsaging applications that it's creators say, "allows you to stay in touch with everyone you know without paying for SMS. It’s all free. Now you can send and receive anything from photos, videos, voice, news articles, postcards, YouTube, stickers and more – all within the app." The interface and scale of communication tools seems pretty dynamic, like a mashup of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, BBM and Snapchat.

The above video gives a glimpse of what the app can do while a sign-up page here, ensures you get notified when the app is available.