Entries by Nicole Batac (11988)

Tuesday
Jan212020

Google Pixelbook Go's 'Not Pink' variant is now available in Canada

It's been a long wait since last year's October 15th launch of the Google Pixelbook Go, but it's finally here. The laptop's Not Pink variant, with its light off-pink colour, is now available in the country. It comes in three configurations: an Intel i5 variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $1,149; i5 variant with 16GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $1,349; and i7 variant for 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $1,849. You can check it out on Google's store. 

Tuesday
Jan212020

Disney's 'The Mandalorian' gets animated sticker pack for iMessage  

Do you love The Mandalorian? If you have an iPhone, you can express your love for the Star Wars series through cute, animated stickers on iMessage. For $1.99, you can get a pack with 23 stickers that include the titular bounty hunter, the adorable The Child (or Baby Yoda as the internet lovingly calls the creature), Cara Dune, to name a few. It features some of the iconic moments of the Disney+ show. To make sure the animated stickers move, you'll need to have iOS 10 or higher installed. Otherwise, the stickers will appear as static images.  

The Mandalorian is scheduled to come back for season 2 exclusively on Disney's streaming service sometime this fall. 

Monday
Jan202020

Bell offers $75/20GB unlimited data plan for a limited time 

Bell seems to be matching Telus' new 20GB promo. The carrier is dropping its 20GB for $95 plan to $75 a month for 24 months. That is before you add on the price of your phone. This particular plan is for "Bring your own device" customers and those who are upgrading or activating a new gadget with Bell's SmartPay device financing plan.  

If you use up your 20GB data allotment, then your unlimited data usage will be throttled down to 3G speeds. The plan doesn't seem to be on Bell's website at the moment, but MobileSyrup contacted the carrier's customer service, and they confirmed that the offer is available. It isn't known how long Bell will be offering this plan. 

Monday
Jan202020

Google app on Android will let you disable Doodles in home screen widget

Google app on Android will let you disable Doodles in the home screen widget. If you don't like the little animation that shows up when you unlock your phone, or during special events in the year, you can turn it off. To disable the feature, head to the Labs testing section in the app and select "Search widget doodles." You can then turn the option off there. 

Unfortunately, Google hasn't rolled the feature to everyone. You can check out if you have it by heading into the app and click on the More in the bottom right corner of the app. You can select Labs there. Labs is a way for Android users to play around with experimental Google app features. There are three available features: Search Weight Doodles, Pinch to zoom on search results, and Screenshot editing.

Source: Android Police