Sony goes big with Xperia XA Ultra phablet focusing on night photography

Sony Mobile just announced the Xperia XA Ultra which is the latest and biggest addition to the Sony Xperia X line unveiled at Mobile World Congress. Featuring a borderless 6” display, to its generous 16MP front-facing camera, and premium body. The XA Ultra will feature 2 days of battery life plus quick charge capability.Xperia XA Ultra will be available in Canada later this summer, pricing and carrier details remain a mystery.

Joining the diverse Xperia X Series announced at MWC, this mid-range masterpiece doesn’t break the bank, but it certainly does offer big fun. From Insta-worthy selfies even in low-light to a long lasting battery.

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HP launches EliteBook 1030 premium business notebook

HP has launched a new EliteBook 1030 notebook aimed at businesses and enterprise. The device features a 12.5-inch CNC-machined aluminum body, and includes a 13.3-inch screen with an optional QHD+ (3200x1800) display. This gives you a thin and light notebook that’s designed to pass MIL-STD tests at only 15.7 mm thin and 2.55 lbs. Pricing in the US is $ 1,249.00.

The Apple Beat: Pressure mounts on Apple to make iPhone 7 truly great

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

“Skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been,” that’s a quote by the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, which Steve Jobs referenced during the momentous launch of the original iPhone in 2007.

Jobs continued by saying, “we try to understand as we develop our product road map, what’s going to be exciting in the future. And that’s one of the advantages we have over our competitors. Our competitors tend to put the cross hairs on where we are now, and by the time they come up with a product that tries to match where we are now, we’re beyond them. We’re one or two generations beyond, moving faster than they are.”

That was the spirit of innovation that powered the Apple engine and that’s what made the iPhone such an audacious, brave and, in hindsight, timely invention. But the world has changed and while Apple is still the most valuable company, the pressure is on to see if it is still the most innovative.

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Netflix raising prices in Canada for long time users

Netflix Canada is telling long time users that they are raising the subscription price for the service to $9.99 a month. Originally pegged at $7.99, the rationale for the raise in pricing is that Netflix is making more original content available like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. This is a clear example of how a market leader without viable competition can dictate pricing and customers just have to take it or go cancel their membership if they are not happy.

Netflx hasn't really raised prices in Canada before so given exchange rates but given that Netflix has already annoyed various Canadian users by blocking border hopping or the use of VPN services to see shows unavailable to Canadian subscribers, the timing of the price increase is quite audacious.