Samsung's latest Galaxy Note 9 teaser hints at a solution for storage restrictions

Samsung's dropping a few hints about just how special the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 is going to be. The company has already given a sneak peek at an improved battery via a short and entertaining video. Now, they seem to be hinting at a solution for space limitations on flagship smartphones.

Since Samsung smartphones have always included microSD storage capabilities, could the Note 9 be offered in larger 128GB or 256GB capacities? Is there a cloud backup solution in the works? We will find out more when Samsung launches this flagship device on August 9.

Mouvement Desjardins announces “Coopérathon,” the World’s Largest Open Innovation Competition for Social Impact

Mouvement Desjardins announced the third edition of “Coopérathon,” an inclusive open innovation competition for social impact from September 26th until November 1st in nine sites across Canada, including Toronto, Waterloo and Ottawa/Gatineau. All proceeds will go to the Malala Fund benefiting safe education for girls

 A unique pre-incubation challenge, Coopérathon brings together students, experts, mentors, strategists, developers, designers, sociopreneurs and partners to collaborate on projects that provide meaningful, concrete solutions to social issues. 

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Canadian innovators smartARM win big at Microsoft's 2018 Imagine Cup

Microsoft recently hosted the 2018 Imagine Cup finals in Seattle, the competition that inspired 40,000 students from over 190 countries to innovate for a chance to compete on a global stage.

This year, Canada triumphed after taking the Gold at the Canadian finals in May, team smartARM from Toronto reigned supreme at the worldwide finals as well! As the winners of this year’s program, the team will receive $85,000 USD in cash, $50,000 USD in Azure grants and a mentoring session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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Galaxy Note 9's improved battery life teased in new Samsung advert

Samsung is gearing up the launch of the Galaxy Note 9 and one of the foreshadowed feature upgrades is an improved battery. The ad shows how battery life on flagship smartphones can be challenging specially with apps and services hogging Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and other features.

Will Samsung ship the device with the rumured 4,000 mAh battery? Do they have improved software that can optimize battery life? We will know more on August 9 when Samsung unveils its premium phablet.