Samsung Canada reveals Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship smartphones, touts revolutionary dual-aperture camera

Photo by Nicole BatacBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung revealed the Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagship devices at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Adhering to the look and design introduced last year on the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 devices, the Korean electronics giant has focused instead on catching up on features that are available on the iPhone X as well as enhancing its key differentiators such as the camera and the ability to act as a PC replacement.

Samsung says the latest Galaxy S9 has a revolutionary camera with a Dual Aperture featuring F1.5 and F2.4 modes. Installed on the rear camera (S9)/rear wide camera (S9+, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, and a refined Infinity Display. Other features include a Super Slow-Mo mode, the ability to create emoji based on your face and updated Bixby vision. Both devices are available for pre-order today.

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SnapPower’s newest outlet cover plate doubles the USB charging ports with 2.1 amps of power

Our power demands have certainly increased with the addition of smartphones, smart speakers and other devices that constantly need to be charged alongside appliances, lights and other fixtures. SnapPower's solution is the USB charger 2 that easily replaces your sockets with additional USB charging ports.

. SnapPower’s USB Charger series keeps outlets free from bulky power adapters while still charging phones, tablets and other mobile devices.

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Ford and Effat Unversity helping women make history in Saudi Arabia

Ford Motor Company is assisting Saudi Arabian women ahead of them gaining the power of mobility by hosting a special four-day Driving Skills for Life program with Effat University. The groundbreaking course – Driving Skills for Life for Her – follows the landmark decision by the Kingdom, as decreed by His Highness, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to lift the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.

“Ford Motor Company was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress, so we are honored to have the opportunity to support women in the Kingdom during such an extraordinary time, and to welcome them to the driver’s seat,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund. “Our Driving Skills for Life for Her program provides access to training and experiences that will help women feel safe and confident as they get behind the wheel.”

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Canada's second-hand economy is thriving with over 2.3 billion items changing hands in 2017

Buying and selling items seond hand does a lot of good. It saves money, obviously, but it also extends the life of items and makes them valuable to new users instead of ending up in landfills. Canada's second-hand economy is particularly strong according to Kijiji, with 2.3 billion items changing hands last year.

If you buy and sell second-hand items, you can put almost $2,000 in your pocket over the course of a year (actual total $1,959), according to Kijiji's fourth annual Second-Hand Economy Index. That's more than the average annual pay increase for full-time employees in Canada ($1,729) simply through savings from buying second-hand and money earned from selling unwanted items.

An estimated $28.5 billion worth of second-hand items changed hands in 2017 and more Canadians than ever – 85 per cent of us – are getting in on the action in one form or another. This includes buying or selling, along with swapping, renting or donating second-hand items.  

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