Samsung's Bixby smart assistant finally comes to Canadian Galaxy S8 phones

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A long six monts after it was unveiled alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8, Gear 360' Camea and Gear VR, the Bixby smart assistant is finally coming to Canadian Galaxy S8 devices.

Bixby rollout was off to a shaky start. It was key differentiator for the Galaxy S8 (Samsung even built-in a proprietary button for the service) but didn't appear on devices until last month. While Samsung touts Bixby's capabilities and advanced assistant features. Bixby is expected to transcend mobile devices and be integrated into other appliances. Samsung likely got Bixby out of the gate today because it will be included in the Galaxy Note8, which is the phablet they are launching this week and is the successor to the faulty and exploding Note7.

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Canadian iHeart device said to calculate your body's Internal Age

iHeart, the successful device developed by a Canadian doctor that calculates your body's Internal Age, is now Android compatible. VitalSines -- the company behind this device -- announced its new Android app after originally launching on iOS in 2016.  

The iHeart device was created by Dr. Jess Goodman to help people live longer and healthier lives. iHeart tracks a metric offering insight into overall health and objectively tracks improvement from exercise, good diet and lower stress. To calculate Internal Age, the device is simply placed on a user's finger and will generate a result in 30 seconds. The goal is that users will be able to make changes to their health habits that, over time, lower their Internal Age while they pursue a healthier lifestyle. 

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Google's Android O to be revealed today after the solar eclipse

Today is a special day as we await the solar eclipse and Google is taking advantage of the ocassion to announce more information on the next version of Android which is currently called Android O. 

"On August 21st, a solar eclipse will sweep across the entire United States for the first time since 1918. Android is helping you experience this historic natural phenomenon so you can learn more about the eclipse and count down to the big day—when you’ll meet the next release of Android and all of its super (sweet) new powers, revealed via livestream from New York City at 2:40PM ET."

Apple reveals new iPad + iOS 11 tips and tricks videos

iOS 11 will be here before we know it and available for free to millions of exisiting iPhones and iPads. Apple is already sharing videos showing off some of the new features and functionalities users can expect when this new OS update rolls out.

The six new videos cover the following how to use the new Dock, manage files, be more efficient with multi-tasking, markup with Apple Pencil across different apps, scan, sign, and send documents, and how to use the new multi-touch gestures.