Canadian photographers featured on new Shot on iPhone 7 campaign

For the latest “Shot on iPhone” campaign, Apple enlisted a group of photographers to capture life from dawn until dusk using the low light camera on iPhone 7. The people, sights and scenes the photographers encountered over the course of the night created a spectacular display of nighttime photography, which, beginning today, will be displayed in 25 countries.

Featuring a number of photographers, the new campaign features the work of two Canadians, Toronto's Jennifer Bin and Montreal's Benjamin Plouffe

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Review: Fitbit Charge 2

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Fitbit is red hot right now and seems to be enjoying a surge in popularity. The Fitbit Charge 2 fitness tracker seems to be its most popular model in the market right now. I think a lot of people got these as presents over the holidays and the device hasn't even peaked.

The Charge 2 is everywhere, I've seen it in ariports, in food courts and worn by all sorts of people trying to become more active or conscious of their health. 

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Microsoft focuses on radical innovation and digital transformation

Futurist Greg Verdino says that change is now moving from incremental to exponential at Microsoft's Innovation Nation event in Toronto

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Toronto - Microsoft Canada held an Innovation Nation event at the Art Gallery of Ontario in downtwon Toronto today to give an overview about the massive change and disruption that's taking place in business today.

Focusing on how big data and analytics is helping to rewrite the rules in various businesses, Microsoft invited futurist Greg Verdino to discuss digital revolutionaries. Microsoft's Charlotte Burke said that "It is a matter of survival to harness change in the business world." The ability to harness big data and make it useful through applications and analytics, can help businesses of all types become more efficient and profitable as well as see unprecedented growth.

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Snappd - the Home of Vertical Video Is available on the App Store

UK Snappd Ltd. today introduces Snappd 1.0, its new video discovery and storytelling app for iOS devices. Snappd aims to give vertical videos longevity and to boost discovery for the creators of these stories. Discover the best stories and creators from Snapchat and Instagram. Snappd users can take their time to discover and be inspired by the best storytellers. Creators and influencers can repurpose their content to grow their audience and boost discovery.

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