Dark Sky brings weather forecasts to your Apple Watch

If you want to be warned of upcoming rain, a new Apple Watch app will tap on your wrist ahead of time. Dark Sky, which will be available when Apple’s smartwatch comes out next month, is an app that focuses on hyperlocal short-term predictions (for example, incoming rain in 15 minutes). It will notify of these weather condition changes with things like a little chime and tap on the wrist. You will also get an overview of the current weather conditions and extended forecasts. The app will be free for those who already have the US$3.99 iOS app.

Source: Mashable

Google brings Calendar app to the iPhone

Find yourself using Google Calendar more but can’t use it on your iPhone? Well, now your wait is over. Google has finally ported its Calendar app to the iPhone. You now get Gmail events, schedule view, and wider account support (such as iCloud and Exchange) used by Android users. So, if you switch between Android and iOS these days, at least you’ll get the same interface when it comes to your Calendar.

Source: 9to5Google | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Square offers Chargeback Protection to Canadian sellers

Square is looking to help out sellers on their platform with a new Chargeback Protection feature. It is available to Canadian and American sellers for free. If you receive chargebacks and you followed best practices, Square is willing to cover up to $250 a month. Like any chargeback, you will still go through the investigation. If your chargeback is covered, you won’t be liable for chargeback amount, regardless of the outcome. It, however, doesn’t cover times when you decide to issue refunds.

IBM opens new SoftLayer cloud centre in Québec

Hoping to service Canadian customers with local SoftLayer cloud services, IBM has opened its second cloud centre in the country. Located in Drummondville, just outside of Montréal, Québec, it helps keep data in country, which clients prefer. This centre allows clients to store, compute, and back up data locally. The centre offers a full-range of SoftLayer and IBM Cloud infrastructure services such as bare matel servers, storage, virtual servers, networking, and security services. These can be deployed on-demand with full remote access and control through the client’s Web portal or API, leaving you to create your ideal public, private, or hybrid cloud environment. The first cloud facility in Canada was opened in Toronto in August 2014.

Source: IBM