Apple Watch comes to Canada on April 24. Price range is from $449 to $13,000

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple finally released more information on the Apple Watch including launch date and pricing. The new wearable is coming to Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US on April 24. Pricing information for the Apple Watch editions was also revealed at today's event

Apple Watch is available in three collections and two sizes, 38mm and 42mm per collection, Apple Watch Sport, priced at $449 (CAD) and $519 (CAD); Apple Watch, available from $699 (CAD) to $1,459 (CAD); and Apple Watch Edition, crafted from custom rose or yellow 18-karat gold alloys, with prices starting at $13,000 (CAD).

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Apple reveals new 12-inch MacBook with Retina Display starting at $1,549

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple today took the wraps off the long rumoured premium 12-inch MacBook featuring a Retina Display. The smallest Macbook in Apple's growing line of portables, the MacBook weighs two pounds and is 13.1 mm thin. The slight size, low weight and stunning display (with a resolution of 2304 x 1440), it is also the first Mac to ship with only only one port. MacBook now features the new USB-C port for data transfer, video out and charging in a single connector. Battery life is rated at 9-hours.

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Review: Google Nexus Player

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Nexus Player is really a container for software, in this case, Lollipop. While some of it feels half-baked right now, I think that we can expect updates to improve the experience and add more compelling functionality in the future.

Google launched Android OS 5.0 Lollipop with three devices. The Nexus 6 phablet, the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player, which is a streaming set-top box, which runs on Android's Material Design UI.

Nexus Player, made by ASUS, is the evolution of Google TV, which was an earlier attempt at cashing in on the success of rival devices like Apple TV, ROKU and others. The device is powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor.

Since Google launched the versatile and affordable Chromecast, which is a real game changer in the streaming devices market, it seems that Nexus Player is something of a Chromecast Plus, but is it really?

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Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac preview is available to download today

It's been a long time since Microsoft Office on Mac users have gotten some love. The latest version of the application is Office 2011! This is changing starting today with the Microsoft Office 2016 preview available for download for anyone who wants to see what's new. Note that the purpose of preview software is to get user feedback and a lot of the functions and features may not be working as expected. Check out the Office 2016 Preview here.