Contest: Win a Google Chromecast Ultra with 4K streaming and HDR

We're giving away one of the latest Made By Google products, the Chromecast Ultra, which is the fastest Chromecast yet, designed for a premium streaming experience. Chromecast Ultra brings everything you already love about Chromecast plus crisper picture up to 4K, deeper color, faster speed, and better performance. Learn more today: http://www.chromecast.com/ultra.

This is the ideal companion to a 4K HDTV and better than other streaming devices that can't provide 4K quality streaming. Hit jump for the contest rules.

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Microsoft offering deals on Surface, Xbox One and various accessories starting tonight

Microsoft Canada is getting into the spirit of giving early by giving customers access to upcoming Black Friday deals on various products.

As of 9 p.m. EST tonight, buyers can see the deals on microsoftstore.ca so they can plan holiday shopping ahead of time. Hit jump for the details.

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Video: See the opening of the first Canadian Google Shop

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Janell Fischer, Director of Global Retail Design for Google Inc. cut the ribbon today at the first Canadian Google Shop at the Best Buy Experience Store in Heartland Centre in Mississauga, Canada. 

 Comprised of nearly 700 square feet, Google's new shops are a reflection of the Google hardware brand in a retail space. Even the smallest detail, from the use of curved edges to the hand-picked colour palette, evoke a warm, inviting and playful feel. The shop is fully programmable, meaning its layout can evolve and change as Google’s products do.

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First Google Shop opens today at Best Buy Canada branch in Mississauga

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Mississauga, ON -Since Google is now a bona fide consumer electronics and hardware maker, it stands to reason that it needs to show off its wares in physical retails stores. Following the opening of their New York pop-up store, Google has decided to team-up with Best Buy Canada and create flagship Google Shop 'store within a store' locations in three Canadian cities.

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