Mastercard and Cirque du Soleil unveil partnership, Priceless Experiences

Mastercard today announced a multi-year deal with Cirque du SoleilEntertainment Group to be the official partner of Cirque du Soleil Touring Shows in Canada. Beginning this month, Mastercard will make a suite of offers and benefits available to cardholders, allowing them to experience the magic of Cirque du Soleil like never before.

“Mastercard is continually innovating to bring people closer to their passions in new and exciting ways through our Priceless platform,” said Shawna Miller, vice president of Marketing and Communications for Mastercard in Canada. “Our partnership with Cirque du Soleil gives cardholders unparalleled access to creativity, unique entertainment experiences, and the inspiration to Start Something Priceless.”

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Take a look at the latest Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings enabled smart home solutions

We recently went on a walkthrough at Amazon's pop-up smart home and saw a variety of applied smart home solutions. Among the stand out products that caught my eye include the August smart locks that can be unlocked remotely with an app or through your voice. 

We also saw the impressive iRobot Roomba i7+ (which we will review soon), this smart robot vacuum can be controlled by voice as well and even empties its own filter on to its charging station. Samsung showed off various sensors, it's high-tech refrigirator with a display, it's Frame TV and other sensors. Check out the video above to see some of the demos.

How Google Assistant can help you navigate Black Friday

There are various ways that Google and its Google Assistant enabled products can help and assist you this Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend. The smart assistant can be used to search, track purchases as well as kick off the spirit of the season. Check out some tips below.

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Review: BlackBerry KEY2 LE

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Following up the success of the premium BlackBerry KEY2 with a very similar, more affordable and mid-range focused handset is a brilliant move by BlackBerry Mobile.

The company has brought back the brand awareness attached to the BlackBerry name, the modern Android -powered BlackBerry handsets are solid, well-built, and feature rich.

The new BlackBerry KEY2 LE, looks like a dead ringer for the more premium KEY2. It has the same 4.5-inch touch display and features the familiar physical QWERTY keyboard.

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