Apple Watch begins shipping, Watch Store opens with 3,000 apps

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today is a huge day for anyone who was lucky or fast enough to order their Apple Watch two weeks ago. Apple begins shipping Watch orders today and those new users will be greeted with over 3,000 Watch specific apps in the device's built-in store. Apple Watch is still not available for in-store purchases and if you preorder today, it will likely ship in in June (depending on model availability). So the grey market demand for this thing will be insane.

It seems that Apple's gambit of showing the Watch SDK to developers early has paid of with tremendous response from existing and new developers who are looking to make their services accessible from the new wearable. Journalists have been deluged with releases from app manufacturers promoting their new applications. For a good idea of what it is like for Canadians to use Apple Watch check out Mike Yawney's post on 25 days with the Apple Watch and what I used it for - Hit jump for some of the Watch apps available in Canada today.

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TELUS will invest $2.1 billion across Ontario through 2018

Telus announced today it intends to invest an additional $2.1 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across Ontario through 2018. When combined with operational expenses, this will bring the total TELUS investment in Ontario over the next four years to more than $11 billion.

 By the end of 2018, TELUS will have invested more than $42 billion in Ontario since 2000 to further extend our advanced telecommunications infrastructure and healthcare services, helping fuel the province’s economic growth by ensuring sustained innovation and job creation.

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HTC One M9 review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As iterative as it may seem, the HTC One M9 really does bump up the specs where they count. More powerful and efficient processors, more RAM, a larger battery and an incrementally smaller size, make it a real step forward from its predecessors.

The new HTC One (M9) refines HTC”s ideal of what a smartphone should offer. Revisiting the design and function of the previous M7 and M8 models, HTC’s gone for subtle refinement over drastic re-invention, which means that while familiar, the new HTC One M9 is definitely new and improved. 

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Hands-on with the Microsoft Surface 3

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

While it isn't coming to market until May 7th, anyone interested in the new Surface 3 can go check one out in their nearest Best Buy or Microsoft Store. This is Redmond's third try at an iPad-comparable consumer-focused 2-in-1 tablet. I chanced upon the unit above at my local Best Buy and had to check closely because it totally resembles the larger Surface Pro 3.

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