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Friday
Nov242017

Apple's One-Day shopping event is on now

Apple's got a lot of goodies on discount for one-day only which are available in stores or online. The way Apple does it is by attaching various valued Apple Store gift cards when certain items are purchased. iPads bought today will come with $100 worth of Apple Store Cards, iPhones will come with $50 cards and Macs and MacBooks will come with $150 Apple Store Cards which can be spent in the Apple Store to get accessories, watch bands or other items. Hit up the full details here.

Friday
Nov242017

Blackberry Motion and KEYOne available for $100 off in limited Black Friday promos

Black Friday after Thanksgiving is probably the best time to get either the BlackBerry Motion or BlackBerry KEYOne for $100 off. The KEYOne remains one of the most unique Android experiences and the robust and secure (not to mention water and dust resistant) BlackBerry Motion is simply one of the best midrange smartphones in the market.

Several retailers across Canada are now offering up to $100 off the BlackBerry Mobile lineup from now until November 27. Various carriers are offering the devices on limited discounted plans. Hit jump for the details.

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Friday
Nov242017

Review: Jaybird Run wireless Bluetooth headphones

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Jaybird's path to a true wireless Bluetooth set of headphones for active users is evident in its Freedom and X3 line of wired headphones and the excellent Jaybird smartphone app that helps fine tune audio to a user's needs.

2017 has been all about wireless bluetooth headphones. Apple's AirPods have been around for around a year and have really set the bar for convenient and user-friendly bluetooth headphones. Google's Pixel Buds, which are starting to ship right now, bring Google Assistant to Android users while providing generally impressive sound quality as well.

Jaybird's Run, like the AirPods, are two earbuds that don't require a connecting cord and can be used independently or together to play back music and audio from a smartphone or PC. 

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Monday
Nov202017

Waze and the City of Toronto sharing traffic data to help motorists navigate better

Toronto Mayor Tory announced the City of Toronto will become the next partner in Waze’s Connected Citizen’s Program. This is to help alleviate the growing traffic situation in the GTA.  Last month, .Waze’s third-annual Driver Satisfaction Index found that Toronto drivers are the second-least satisfied of all Canadian cities surveyed

The partnership will create a two-way data flow between Waze and the City of Toronto, benefiting drivers all over the GTA. Waze will have access to the city’s real-time data, better helping drivers to avoid road closures, construction and traffic jams while Toronto will receive anonymous driving data from Waze’s more than 560,000 drivers in the GTA, giving the city additional visibility into traffic patterns for decision making.

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