Moneris adds UnionPay to card acceptance offerings for Canadian merchants

Moneris Solutions Corporation ("Moneris"), Canada’s largest credit and debit card processor, today announced the availability of UnionPay card acceptance for merchants across Canada by partnering with UnionPay International. Moneris is the first Canadian acquirer to offer a full processing solution for the UnionPay card portfolio, including all of their domestic- and internationally-issued debit and credit cards.

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Review: Google Nexus 6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the most confounding products to come out of Google’s Nexus program, the Nexus 6 leapfrogs the Nexus 5 in terms of size, weight and pricing, while serving as the second official vessel of Google’s next generation Android Lollipop OS. 

There was a time when purchasing a Nexus device meant getting the very latest software and hardware on an affordable yet high-spec device. Buying into the Google Nexus ecosystem was like purchasing the future months before it happened and I, like thousands of other phone enthusiasts, often bought first and asked questions later when it came to these Nexus branded smartphones.

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BlackBerry to sell white and red Passports

While the world awaits the introdcution of the BlackBerry Classic, it looks like fans of the BlackBerry Passport will have some colour choices for the holidays. Blackberry today introduced a white colour BlackBerry Passport and a limited edition red colour BlackBerry Passport. Customers in North America will be able to purchase red and white BlackBerry Passports on ShopBlackBerry.com and Amazon.com. Canadians still have to pay the inexplicable $100 premium for the Passport.

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Pinć's case transforms iPhone 6 into an augmented reality VR headset

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The popularity of Minority Report type augmented reality (or Tony Stark's holographic desktop) may be years away from coming to market but this hasn't stopped huge interest in VR or virtual reality headsets like Oculus Rift and even applications like Google Cardboard. Toronto-based tech hub Cordon has developed a new iPhone 6 Plus case  called Pinć (as in pinch) that doubles as VR goggles complete with an in-phone augmented reality user interface which is kicking off on Indiegogo campaign to help bring their concept to fruition. Hit jump for my first impressions and their full press release.

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