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Uber Canada Launches Safety Feature for Late Night Rides

Uber Canada has introduced a new suite of safety features designed to enhance the on-trip experience for riders, especially those late at night. The move comes as a response to the 81% of riders who cite safety as their primary factor in using Uber for transportation needs during night-time activities such as hanging out with...

DAZN Free Tier Launches in Canada

The DAZN sports streaming service has launched its free tier in Canada, after the latter debuted worldwide earlier this year. The freemium version this week will include two huge European matches set to go live: Atletico vs Dortmund and Benfica vs Marseille. The DAZN freemium service extends to a weekly selection of live matches across...

Google Unveils Axion, its First Arm-Based CPU for Data Centres

Google has announced the launch of Google Axion Processors, what it's calling is a huge advancement in its computing technology, at the Google Cloud Next event held earlier today. These custom Arm-based CPUs are designed for high performance and energy efficiency in data centres, set to be available to Google Cloud customers later this year....

Beeper Acquired by Wordpress Owner for $125 Million

Wordpress' parent company, Automattic, has acquired messaging app Beeper, the app founded by Canadian Eric Migicovsky (remember the Pebble smartwatch?). Beeper made headlines recently for allowing a workaround for Android users to use iMessage to message Apple users, through its app Beeper Mini. This resulted in a game of cat-and-mouse with Apple, in which the...

You Can Now Buy Refurb AirPods Pro 2 in Canada

Apple Canada started selling refurbished AirPods Pro (2nd gen) online recently, offering these earbuds at a discount versus regular retail pricing, iPhone in Canada has learned. AirPods Pro 2 were first released back in September 2022 and refurbished units are available at $279, saving you $50 off the regular price of $329. Amazon.ca is selling...

ArriveCan App Contractor Ordered Back by MPs for Dodging Questions

Members of Parliament (MPs) aren’t too happy with primary ArriveCan app contractor Kristian Firth, a partner at GC Strategies. On Monday, MPs unanimously adopted a motion to say Firth was in contempt of Parliament for his refusal to answer specific questions during an inquiry last month into the $60 million ArriveCan app, reports CBC News....

Alleged Beats Solo 4 Images, Specs Leak Ahead of Spring Launch

Apple’s Beats Solo 4 are coming soon and now we’re seeing what look to be the first images of these headphones, which haven’t seen a significant update since launching in 2016. Pictures shared by MySmartPrice today show headphones that claim to be Beats Solo 4. The headphones look pretty similar to the existing Beats Solo...