Dyson changes the game with most powerful handheld vacuum

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Dyson has leapfrogged vaccum technology with a new game-changing product that's set to make handheld vacuums replace corded vaccums. Dyson is so confident and all-in on its new handheld that it is effectively discountinuing its large corded and staning vacuum lines this year.

The product in question is the Dyson cyclone V10 cord-free vacuum. Replacing the highly regarded Dyson Cyclone V8, the new V10 is powered newdgital motor V10. While smaller in size than its predecessor, it has 20% more suction. This impressive new motor is capable spinning at up to 125,000 rpm and giving the new vacuum the most powerful suction of any cord-free stick machine.

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First impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S9

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

On the surface, the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and its larger brother, the S9+, seem to look identical to their predecessors from last year. The near edge-to-edge display is still there, as is the tapered metal frame sandwiched in luxurious glass.

Samsung's gone for two extremes in colour this year. Canadians will have to choose between the austere yet elegant Titanium Silver or the striking Lilac Purple. Samsung Canada says there's a 60/40 split on pre-orders between the two colour choices. Do you like Audi grey or are you going for a Lamborghini purple? Depends on your style. 

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Booking.com to celebrate Women in Tech this March

March 8^th marks International Women’s Day, a worldwide celebration of the incredible achievements of women around the world. But who says this has to end at just one day? This year, Booking.com, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies and a digital technology leader, is honouring International Women’s Day with a month-long series of events in Toronto that celebrate and empower women working in technology, an industry still largely dominated by men.

 Booking.com has partnered with Canada Learning Code, an organization dedicated to ensuring all Canadians – particularly woman and girls – are given equal opportunity to access education in tech. To help provide women with the tools they need to succeed in the tech industry, Booking.com is collaborating with the organization to run a two-part Ladies Learning Code workshop on March 21^st and 28^th.

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Swiss Chalet with the help of Waze updates its digital ordering customer experience

Continuing in the trend of giving restaurant patrons more digital ordering options, Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill is making it even easier for its customers to place an order for pick-up or delivery from one of their 200+ locations across Canada.

After unveiling a new modern restaurant design in late 2017, the brand has launched a new and improved mobile app and has partnered with a number of third-party apps including; navigation app Waze, The Weather Network, and sports team management app TeamSnap. These partnerships will offer all Swiss Chalet customers access to the most convenient and easy-to-use digital ordering technologies.

The partnership with Waze makes Swiss Chalet the first Canadian brand to integrate order-ahead functionality natively in this popular mobile navigation app. The Waze order-ahead feature allows busy customers to order their favourite rotisserie meal before they even begin their daily commute or road trip. This exclusive partnership creates a seamless mobile experience which locates the closest Swiss Chalet restaurant so that the user can order their meal and have it ready for pickup without waiting!

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