Essential Phone coming exclusively to TELUS in Canada

Anyone interested in the Essential Phone, which is Android creator Andy Rubin's first news flagship smartphone, will be happy to know that the device is coming to Canada exclusively through TELUS. Pricing and availability are still being determined but Canadians can pre-register at telus.com/essential to be the first to know when pre-orders will be open late July. The Essential Phone will be available in store and online later this summer.

Rather plain looking and blocky, the Essential Phone is crafted from titanium, offers expansion with a 360' camera and has a unique edge-to-edge display as well as premium smartphone features.

New Xbox Live Avatars system coming this fall with focus on diversity

Xbox Live Avatars have been gamer's virtual identity since 2008 when launched on Xbox 360. Now designed on Unity, the Xbox Live Avatar system is getting a whopper of an update this fall with focus on diversity and representation with a wide range of options, animations and accessories. Microsoft says it will ship its “Avatar 2.0” system to Windows 10 users first and then to the the Xbox.

Source: The Verge

Uniqlo unveils LifeWear Fall/Winter 2017 collection

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Uniqlo showed off its LifeWear Fall/Winter 2017 Collection in downtown Toronto today. On display were a variety of casual yet stylish outerwear, accessories and innovative new collections from Ines de La Fressage which focuses on menswear with a smart Parisian character, a first for Uniqlo.

The focus of the collection was very much on texture and a range of fabrics ideal for the cooler months. New this year was U-Kints, which brings a seamless knitted sweaters and dresses in varying designs and cuts. 

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Google crowns national winner and three grade group winners of Doodle 4 Google Canada

Google Canada revealed the national winner and three grade group winners of this year’s  Doodle 4 Google contest. More than 12,000 students from across the country submitted doodles around the theme “What I see for Canada’s future is…”. Young artists imagined a country where robots could cure disease, others dreamed of living on Mars, while some saw a world united by nature.

Following a very close public vote, where Canadians voted more than 465,000 times, we revealed our four incredibly talented grade group winners at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Of those four masterpieces, 11th-grader Jana Sofia Panem’s Doodle, "A Bright Future" was selected as the national winner!

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