Communities in the mainly rural areas of Chatham Kent in southern Ontario have lots to celebrate. Through a partnership with SWIFT (South Western Integrated Fibre Technology), TekSavvy and Cogeco approx. 4584 households and businesses will soon be getting an upgrade to their rural broadband internet.As many have come to realize, in particular as a result …
US, Canada now have access to a new streaming service called Paramount+. This new online streaming service, which takes over from the former CBS All Access subscription, now includes all news, sports, movies and tv on-demand. All for $5.99 a month, with new users able to try the service for 7-days with a free trial. …
The online travel agency, FlightHub, which has been greatly affected by the drastic downturn in the travel industry, has reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau of Canada. The company which provides online flight bookings, was by the agency of having made a “false or misleading general impression” concerning certain fees it charged its customers.According …
Spotify, one of the largest online music streaming service providers announced today that are going to launch a new high-fidelity (HiFi) streaming audio option this year in addition to launching their music platform in new markets like South Korea.HiFi audio has been functionality that has been in high demand by Spotify members for months. Competitors …
Microsoft on the Office 365 blog today, announced that the company would release the Office 2021 versions of their popular product over the coming months. The company stated that they will offer two distinct variants, one a continuous subscription from Microsoft and the other a one-time purchase.Office LTSCIn their announcement, Microsoft announced the launch of …
Quad9 DNS, one of the largest and most widely used DNS public DNS providers, has announced a major shift in their operations–they’ve moved to Switzerland. This major development in the world of global public DNS providers means that a major shift in the internet’s governance may have begun.Prior to Quad9 making the move to Switzerland, …
Microsoft’s eagerly awaited Android-powered Surface Duo will finally arrive on customers' doorsteps on Feb 18th. The device, a hybrid of tablet/mobile devices, features two displays attached by a hinge featuring a Snapdragon 855 processor.Microsoft first announced the Surface Duo at its 2019 Surface event; customers in Canada have been waiting eagerly for its launch since …
Google’s Product Manager for Google Photos, Zachary Senzer, announced on the Google Blog yesterday that the company would add additional capabilities to their photo/video editing platforms. In the announcement, Google added additional capabilities to the Video editor and improved the value of Google One membership with previously Pixel exclusive features.Improved video editing capabilitiesIn the newly …
Xplornet Communications, one of Canada's largest rural-broadband providers, has expanded its rural internet access to more areas of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Nova Scotia. According to the company blog post, the company has been working to further expand its offerings to underserved areas. Fixed wired internet service providers, provide customers who live in rural areas …
There are some things that make the holiday season that much better and a great tech deal on the most popular electronics is one of them. We’ve compiled our best boxing day deals along with some editors’ favourites that are sure to please. So if you've missed someone on your list, need a tech upgrade …
