Microsoft celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Microsoft is raising awareness and celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, reminding us that there are over a billion people with disabilities around the world.

This year’s IDPD theme, “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality,” is especially relevant to Microsoft’s efforts to weave accessibility into the fabric of what we design and build for every team, organization, classroom, and home.  

Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO of AccessNow, a mobile app and website that collects and shares information about the accessibility status of places worldwide, sat down with Ricardo Wagner, Marketing and Operations Lead at Microsoft, to discuss creating a more accessible world.

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Canadian Reviewer's best tech Gift Guide 2018

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2018 has been an amazing year for consumer technology. We’ve seen a multitude of smartphones with stunning camera capabilities and powerful performance. Laptop computers and professional-focused tablets and 2-in-1’s is stretching the boundaries of portable computing and are forcing us to ask, “what is a computer?” The real question for 2018 is, “what isn’t a computer?”

Smart home technology and personal assistants have become smarter, more integrated and are starting to emulate real people. They’re also coming with displays and a variety of sizes to suit more needs. Below is a list of products that we’ve used and reviewed and would be happening to recommend as technology gifts for 2018.

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Disney and Netflix cancel Daredevil leaving two shows out of the original six

Just as news that Netflix is raising prices for subscriptions, we are getting news that the company, along with Disney, who owns the rights to Marvel characters, is killing off Daredevil after three seasons. The move was expected after Netflix canelled Iron Fist and Luke Cage earlier this year and there has been no talk of bringing back The Defenders.

Daredevil has been the best adaptation of a Marvel character on Netfilx and the third season was outstanding in many ways. Disney is focusing on its own streaming service (no news of whethe this will be available in Canada), while Netflix has promised to let The Punisher and Jessica Jones "run their course", it looks like the Marvel Cinematic Universe's time in Netflix is coming to a Thanos finger-snapping end soon. 

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Google Assistant launching more family-friendly experiences in Canada today

Google Assistant which powers the Google Home speakers is introducing new, family-friendly experiences for Google Assistant, launching today in Canada, with a number of them from top Canadian brands.

Designed specifically for families with kids, the new experiences help families learn, play and imagine together. Hit jump for all the new experiences coming to Google Assistant.

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