TomTom launches Spark fitness wearable with music, GPS and 24/7 tracking

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Toronto - TomTom launched its 4th generation fitness wearable in North America today with an event in downtown Toronto. The TomTom Spark is the latest sports and fitness tracker since TomTom collaborated with Nike + Sportwatch GPS years ago before the deluge of fitness trackers hit the market.

While it can be paired with a smartphone or a PC for tracking stats, the strength of the TomTom Spark is that it can run fully independent of wired and cumbersome smartphones. Runners, for example, can use the Spark to measure their runs via GPS, track their heart rate with the built-in heart rate monitor and play up to 500 songs streamed to a Bluetooth headset.

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Steve Jobs 'biopic' fails at box office

Despite a lot of early hype and buzz, the Aaron Sorkin penned and Danny Boyle directed Steve Jobs biopic, which opened last weekend, bombed at the box office early on.

 The movie, which stars Michael Fassbender as the titular character and Apple Inc's iconic founder, earned a paltry US $ 7.3 million, which is just a bit more than Ashton Kutcher's execrable Jobs movie from 2013, which made US $ 6.7 million on its opening weekend.

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Halo 5: Guardians is coming to Xbox One tomorrow

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We've had a little time to play Halo 5: Guardians and it is an immersive, intense, action pack and extremely deep world which is currently the best game on the Xbox One. Check out the crazy introductory cinematic above which hints at the epic scale and frenzied multiplayer experience. So far, it is a very promising game on a number of levels. 

Microsoft's new Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book available this week

If you've been pining for Microsoft's new Surface Pro 4 and sexy Surface Book, now's the time to put in your order. The devices are expected to start shipping this week with the Surface Pro 4 and accessories likely being readily available and the Surface Book limited in availability. Microsoft's premium hardware is unlike anything currently available in the PC space but it is clear that Redmond is gunning for the premium market that's dominated my Apple's MacBook Pros. Check them out here.