Apple Music festival kicks off in London on September

Formerly known as the iTunes Music Festival, this year's Apple Music Festival kicks off in September in the usual Roundhouse in London. A show which displays the most important musicians in the industry today and which flexes Apple's reach as the biggest music store in the world (via iTunes), 2015's Apple Music Festival will feature Pharrell Williams, One Direction, Florence + The Machine and Disclosure are among the headliners of this multi-day festival. While promising a heck of a live show for attendees, Apple Music Festival will be streamed live and on demand via Apple Music on iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches as well as via a special AppleTV channel.

“We wanted to do something really special for music fans this year,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “The Apple Music Festival is a greatest hits set of ten unbelievable nights featuring some of the best performers on the planet appearing live and interacting directly with their fans on Connect and Beats 1.”

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Kyocera Duraforce comes to TELUS for $50 on 2-year terms or $530 outright

The super-tough and water resistant Kyocera Duraforce smartphone is now available to TELUS customers for $50 on a 2-year term or $530 outright.

The Kyocera Duraforce is designed to withstand everyday abuse while keeping users connected. Whether you like to explore the outdoors, work in a tough environment or are just clumsy, the Duraforce is ready to take whatever you throw at it. Check out our review here.

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VW recalling more than 670,000 vehicles in North America due to faulty airbags

VW AG has issued a recall for over 670,000 vehicles in North America including 250,000 in Canada due to potentially faulty airbags. The recall includes the 2010-14 CC, 2011-13 EOS, 2011-14 Golf and GTI, 2010-14 Passat and Tiguan plus the 2010-13 Jetta models.

VW says the issue is that debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring — a spiral cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. It may tear the cable and result in a loss of power.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation in March into the 2012 Passat and CC after receiving reports of nine air bag failures from clock springs in VW vehicles.

Source: DetroitNews.com

Canadian-made ONE Messenger app for iPhone teases capabilities on video

ONE Messgenger app is an iPhone exclusive messsaging applications that it's creators say, "allows you to stay in touch with everyone you know without paying for SMS. It’s all free. Now you can send and receive anything from photos, videos, voice, news articles, postcards, YouTube, stickers and more – all within the app." The interface and scale of communication tools seems pretty dynamic, like a mashup of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, BBM and Snapchat.

The above video gives a glimpse of what the app can do while a sign-up page here, ensures you get notified when the app is available.