CES 2017: Cortana coming to BMW cars

Las Vegas - BMW has selected Microsoft's Cortana assistant to be part of their infotainment future. BMW says that its “connected driving experience will also be enhanced by intelligent voice control”, powered by a “personal digital assistant that customers are familiar with in other areas of their daily lives.”Cortana will be the voice asssitant component of BMW vehicles allowing a hands-free, yet interactive, way to access information, set reminders, check sports scores and integrate with other devices and services.

CES 2017: Samsung Canada announces mid-range Galaxy A phones with updated camera

Las-Vegas - Samsung Electronics Canada announced the addition to the Galaxy A series at CES 2017 in Las Vegas: the 5.2-inch Galaxy A5 smartphone, with refinements that deliver a beautiful design, powerful performance and ultimate convenience.

"At Samsung, we want to ensure Canadians have access to the latest innovation to get them closer to what they are passionate about," said Paul Brannen, COO and Executive Vice President, Mobile Solutions, Samsung Canada. "The Galaxy A5 is a testament to this; we integrated our unique approach to design with features Canadians have come to love to provide added performance to fit their connected lives."

Crafted with premium metal and glass, the Galaxy A5 seamlessly fuses 3D glass and a metal frame with a modern finish. Zero camera protrusion on the front and back complete its sleek, attractive design. The Galaxy A5 is available in two stylish colours: Black Sky and Blue Mist.

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Instagram now supports wide colour capture on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Apple's latest iPhones can shoot brighter, more detailed and wider colour gamut photos. Instagram has responded in kind by enabling wide colour capture support which brings all that detail, depth and colour on Instagram snap. 

Even better, Live Photos now import seamlessly and automagically into Instagram in the form of Boomerang videos which have recently gained renewed popularity for some reason. Best of all these new iPhone 7 features have been trickling out automatically so users don't need to do anything, if you have supported iPhones, they are most likely running the latest features already.

Source: Engadget

CES 2017: Wireless charging comes to laptops courtesy of Dell's Latitude 7285

Las Vegas - Wireless charging has been around for half a decade on various smartphones but never seemed to gain wider adoption, until now.

Dell's new Latitude 7285 2-in-1 notebook. This detacheable notebook doubles as a table and has a keyboard base which charges wirelessly when paired with Dell's charging pad. This chamelon can also be used with a slim keyboard as well as a more business-focused keyboard that adds 4 hours of battery life. Kudos to Dell, who is aiming to launch this in May, for getting creative with charging solutions. 

Source: Engadget