Apple launches Apps et jeux en français on the Canadian App Store

Apple has added 'Apps et jeux en français' to tis Canadian App Store to highlight Canadian-made apps and content with specific curated lists of apps that best represent this genre of Canadian contant. 

Some of the collections featured this week include:

• Apps créées au Québec (Apps Made in Quebec) 
• Préparez la rentrée (Get Ready for School) including apps for teachers and older students (productivity, organization, note taking etc.)
• De nouveaux lieux à explorer (Go Somewhere New): collections of apps  including Explore Western Canada, Explore Eastern Canada, Explore Atlantic Canada, as well as excellent apps to help plan your trips to new places (including Airbnb, Packing Pro, KAYAK, Turo, and more)
• Apps et jeux pour la longue fin de semaine (Apps and Games for the Long Weekend)
• Jeux créés à Montréal (Games Created in Montreal)

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Dyson's latest Cinetic Big Ball is the only vacuum that self-rights when toppled.

Dyscon's latest Cinetic Big Ball vacuum can self-right itself when toppled over. While other vacuums tip over and stay down. The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball canister is the only vacuum that self-rights when toppled. Dyson engineers made this possible by assembling the vacuum’s components in a spherical array, with the heaviest nearest to the floor. Placing them inside a curved body with a low centre of gravity means that whenever the vacuum is knocked over, gravitational forces will automatically return it to its upright resting position.

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Apple releases list of performers for Apple Music Festival's 10th anniversary

The 10 nights of live performances will be made available live and on-demand to Apple Music members in 100 countries on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, Apple TV and Android phones.  

The Apple Music Festival will celebrate it's 10th year with a return to London's legendary Roundhouse this September. Formerly the iTunes Festival, the series will feature  live music from Alicia Keys, Bastille, Britney Spears, Calvin Harris, Chance The Rapper, Elton John, Michael Bublé, OneRepublic, Robbie Williams and The 1975.

The full lineup was announced today by Julie Adenuga, the London voice of Beats 1, an Apple Music radio station. Apple Music lets fans get even closer to their favorite performers during the Apple Music Festival with exclusive playlists, artist news and backstage interviews throughout September.

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The Apple Beat: Tim Cook celebrates 5 years at the helm of Apple

Cook's commitment: "Apple has a culture of excellence that is, I think, so unique and so special. I'm not going to witness or permit the change of it.." - photo by Gadjo C. Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Tim Cook has been the face and leader of Apple Inc. for five years. After being endorsed by his predecessor, founder Steve Jobs, on August 24, 2011, Cook has been at the helm of Apple as it became the most valuable company in the world and has seen the launch of new product categories like the Apple Watch and updated Apple TV while overseeing the growth of Apple's various ecosystems and expansions.

To mark his 5-year anniversary, Cook gets a bonus of $100 million. Cook unlocked previously awarded stock bonuses adding up to US $100 million tied to both his length of tenure and Apple's performance under his leadership.

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