Toronto's Snowman Studios wins prestigious Apple Design Award for Alto's Odyssey

Toronto’s Snowman studio has won a prestigious Apple Design Award for their whimsical and excellently designed “endless runner” game for iPhone and iPad, Alto’s Odyssey. 

Apple Design Awards are awarded at the Apple developer event and focus on the creative artistry and technical achievements of developers who reflect the best in design, innovation and technology on Apple platforms. Alto's Odyssey reflects artistry and innovation in gaming which is the most profitable segments of the Apple App Store.

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HP launches HP ProBook x360 440 G1 business convertible

Business convertibles allow for power, convenience and versatility, HP seems to have launched a premium notebook to handle the rigours of today's demanding business environment.

Powered by Windows 10 and high-performance 8^th Gen Intel Core processors, the ultra-slim HP ProBook x360 440 delivers the power, security, and durability growing businesses demand in a versatile 360° design. Users can quickly turn thoughts into action with the optional HP Active Pen, and easily transition to desktop productivity with a single cable that supports docking via USB-C. Pricing and Canadian availability has not yet been released.

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Review: Motorola Moto G6

It's easy to forget Motorola in the mix of top-flight smartphones today. While they make the only viable modular devices in the Moto Z lines, the Moto G6 is a perfectly viable option for anyone craving a sleek glass smartphone, dual-camera  functionality and long battery life.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Motorola's G-line has evolved from an affordable and overachieving mid-range smartphone that became Motorola's best selling device specially in emerging countries transitioning from feature phones to smartphones. Unboxing the Moto G6 revealed a surprising premium Jet Black glass body, dual camera and thinned out bezels. Is this really a midrange smartphone?

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Apple CarPlay will soon allow third-party navigation apps

One of the best bits of news from WWDC 2018 was that Apple CarPlay, which is the car infotainment fork of iOS 12 will soon be able to use other navigation solutions aside from Apple Maps. This is tremendous news for fans of Google Maps, Waze or any wacky third-party navigation app.

This is a good move by Apple, it reflects a respect for the end user's choice and is similar to their acceptance of alternate music services on CarPlay (i.e. Google Play, Spotify). CarPlay is the stock infotainment app on many new vehicles and is considered one of the more seamless and safe tools to interact with the apps on one's iPhone safely while riding a vehicle.