Technology News That Affects Canadians
1. Google’s Pixel Buds Pre-orders Start Shipping https://phandroid.com/2017/11/10/google-pixel-buds-shipping/ 2. Canadian Scalpers Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Uncovered in Paradise Papers https://www.thestar.com/news/paradise-papers/2017/11/09/montreal-scalper-scooping-up-tickets-by-the-hundreds-at-lightning-speed-to-big-names-like-adele-ed-sheeran-and-drake-then-selling-them-back-to-you-at-huge-profits.html 3. Walmart Canada Unveils Some of Their Black Friday Deals https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/13/walmart-canada-black-friday-2017/ 4. Lyft Set To Challenge Uber In Canada https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/lyft-expansion-enters-canada-from-us-1775170 5. Amazon Canada Launches Pre-Orders For Echo Devices https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/15/amazon-alexa-canada-echo-echo-dot-echo-plus/ 6. The Ecobee4 Is Now Available in Canada https://techvibes.com/2017/11/15/the-ecobee4-is-now-available-in-canada 7. GoTenna Will Create A Mesh Network In Canada https://techvibes.com/2017/11/15/gotenna-wants-to-create-a-new-mesh-network-in-canada 8. Amazon Canada Has Launched Prime Music http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/amazon-canada-launches-prime-music-657645113.html 9. Telus Enables Wi-Fi Calling For Android Devices https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/16/telus-enables-wi-fi-calling-android-devices/ 10. Microsoft Surfacebook 2 Is Now Available in Canada https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/16/surface-book-2-now-available-in-canada-starting-at-1979/
Microsoft Reveals Game Discounts For Black Friday https://majornelson.com/2017/11/16/xbox-live-gold-members-can-now-get-a-jump-start-on-black-friday-savings/ Paypal Canada Must Disclose Business Information To The CRA https://techvibes.com/2017/11/17/paypal-canada-must-disclose-business-information-to-the-cra Telus Enables Wi-Fi Calling For Android Devices https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/16/telus-enables-wi-fi-calling-android-devices/ Amazon Boosts Developer Support In Canada https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/amazon-boosts-developer-support-in-canada-following-alexa-launch/96565 Microsoft Surfacebook 2 Is Now Available in Canada https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/16/surface-book-2-now-available-in-canada-starting-at-1979/
GoTenna Will Create A Mesh Network In Canada https://techvibes.com/2017/11/15/gotenna-wants-to-create-a-new-mesh-network-in-canada Google Maps Has A New, Cleaner Look https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-maps-redesigned/ Amazon Canada Has Launched Prime Music http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/amazon-canada-launches-prime-music-657645113.html The Razer Phone Is Now Available in Canada https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/15/razer-phone-now-available-canada/ How Amazon Alexa Will Work In Canada http://whatsyourtech.ca/2017/11/15/how-amazon-alexa-will-work-in-canada/
Google Adds Salary Ranges To Its Job Search Tool https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-job-widget-update/ Amazon Canada Launches Pre-Orders For Echo Devices https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/15/amazon-alexa-canada-echo-echo-dot-echo-plus/ The Ecobee4 Is Now Available in Canada https://techvibes.com/2017/11/15/the-ecobee4-is-now-available-in-canada The Nintendo SNES Classic Will Be Available At Select Canadian Toys R Us Stores On November 18th https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/14/snes-available-toys-r-us-november-18th/ Amazon Cash Is Now Available in Canada https://techvibes.com/2017/11/14/amazon-cash-comes-to-canada
Walmart Canada Unveils Some of Their Black Friday Deals https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/13/walmart-canada-black-friday-2017/ Bitcoin Price Booms After A Rocky Weekend http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bitcoin-price-monday-1.4399976?cmp=rss Toronto Will Host An Event To Encourage And Empower Female Entrepreneurs https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/toronto-hosts-event-to-encourage-empower-female-entrepreneurs/article36944824/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& Lyft Set To Challenge Uber In Canada https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/lyft-expansion-enters-canada-from-us-1775170 Canadian Team Wins International James Dyson Award https://betakit.com/canadian-team-wins-51000-international-james-dyson-award/
Google’s Pixel Buds Pre-orders Start Shipping https://phandroid.com/2017/11/10/google-pixel-buds-shipping/ Rogers Smart Drive and Telus’ Drive+ https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/12/rogers-smart-drive-telus-drive-review/ Apple Admits That Some iPhone X’s Lock Up in Cold Weather http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-iphone-x-cold-1.4397967?cmp=rss Canadian Scalpers Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Uncovered in Paradise Papers https://www.thestar.com/news/paradise-papers/2017/11/09/montreal-scalper-scooping-up-tickets-by-the-hundreds-at-lightning-speed-to-big-names-like-adele-ed-sheeran-and-drake-then-selling-them-back-to-you-at-huge-profits.html Oneplus 5T Design and Full Spec Sheet Leaked
1- Zombie Bill Tabled by Ontario MPP https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/30/ontario-mpp-tables-distracted-walking-bill-aims-ensure-pedestrians-aware-surroundings/ 2- Amazon Will Bring 1000 New Jobs to BC By 2020 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amazon-to-bring-1-000-new-tech-jobs-to-b-c-1.4386173 3- Google Assistant Will Finally Identify Songs https://phandroid.com/2017/11/06/gogole-assistant-what-song-is-this/ 4- IBM Wants Canada To Use Blockchain Technology On Its Upcoming Marijuana Industry https://thenextweb.com/tech/2017/11/06/ibm-blockchain-weed-canada/ 5- Sony Rolls Out Google Assistant to Their Android Powered Smart TV’s https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/7/16617780/sony-android-tv-google-assistant 6- Freedom Mobile Is Enabling LTE for Those That Have a Grandfathered 3G Rate Plan https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/07/freedom-enabling-lte-customers-grandfathered-plans/ 7- Canadian Company Wants To Use Virtual Reality To Improve Watching Sports http://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-sports-tech-companies-1.4387762 8- More Than 50% of Canadians Limit Their Use of Online Services Due To Cybersecurity Concerns https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/08/canadians-cybercrime-concerns-limit-use-of-online-services/ 9- Canadians Are Using More Broadband, But Not At The Highest Speeds http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/crtc-broadband-1.4308685?cmp=rss 10- More Than Half of Canadian Will Do Most of Their Holiday Shopping Online This Year http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadians-turning-to-digital-to-shop-year-round-for-the-holidays-annual-accenture-survey-reveals-656356983.html
Deloitte Reveals Top 50 Canadian Companies To Watch https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/deloitte-unveils-its-top-50-canadian-tech-companies-to-watch/398613 Canadians Are Using More Broadband, But Not At The Highest Speeds http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/crtc-broadband-1.4308685?cmp=rss How To Resist Technology Addiction http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/health/science-of-tech-obsession-partner/index.html Facebook’s Personal Fundraising Feature Is Now Available in Canada https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/09/facebook-fundraising-features-comes-to-canada/ More Than Half of Canadian Will Do Most of Their Holiday Shopping Online This Year http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadians-turning-to-digital-to-shop-year-round-for-the-holidays-annual-accenture-survey-reveals-656356983.html
Canadian Company Wants To Use Virtual Reality To Improve Watching Sports http://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-sports-tech-companies-1.4387762 More Than 50% of Canadians Limit Their Use of Online Services Due To Cybersecurity Concerns https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/08/canadians-cybercrime-concerns-limit-use-of-online-services/ Quebec Government Wants To Charge A Sales Tax on Netflix & Other Online Services https://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKBN1D82VS-OCABS B.C. Outreach Group Works With App Developer to Improve Sex Worker Safety http://www.canada.com/technology/group+testing+worker+safety/15589107/story.html CEO of Shopify Will Lead a Strategy Group Designed to Bring More High-tech Jobs To Canada https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/11/08/shopify-ceo-to-lead-strategy-group-aimed-at-bringing-more-high-tech-jobs-to-canada.html
All Star and Toronto Raptor Demar DeRozan is Now also a Video Game Cover Athlete http://www.canada.com/technology/derozan+canada+video+game+cover/15502815/story.html Google Photo Books Are Now Available in Canada https://phandroid.com/2017/11/07/google-photo-books-canada/ Sony Rolls Out Google Assistant to Their Android Powered Smart TV’s https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/7/16617780/sony-android-tv-google-assistant American Express Launched a Digital Payment Solution For Canadian Businesses http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/american-express-launches-digital-payment-solution-for-canadian-businesses-655793003.html Freedom Mobile Is Enabling LTE for Those That Have a Grandfathered 3G Rate Plan https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/07/freedom-enabling-lte-customers-grandfathered-plans/
Toronto Artist Creates Custom Toronto Themed Xbox One X’s https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/06/xbox-canada-consoles-toronto-artist/ Google Assistant Will Finally Identify Songs https://phandroid.com/2017/11/06/gogole-assistant-what-song-is-this/ IBM Wants Canada To Use Blockchain Technology On Its Upcoming Marijuana Industry https://thenextweb.com/tech/2017/11/06/ibm-blockchain-weed-canada/ Autotech Symposium Wonders if the Canadian Auto Industry is Ready for Upcoming Changes http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/is-the-canadian-auto-industry-ready-for-coming-transformative-changes-autotech-symposium-asks-655576833.html A New App Hopes To Help Find Missing Indigenous Women http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/taken-app-mmiwg-murdered-missing-women-1.4379782?cmp=rss
Zombie Bill Tabled by Ontario MPP https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/30/ontario-mpp-tables-distracted-walking-bill-aims-ensure-pedestrians-aware-surroundings/ Canadians Line Up at Apple Stores to Buy the iPhone X http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/iphone-x-launch-1.4385719 A Silicon Valley Court Says Google Can Ignore Canadian Search Ban https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/03/us_court_google_canada_block/ Amazon Will Bring 1000 New Jobs to BC By 2020 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amazon-to-bring-1-000-new-tech-jobs-to-b-c-1.4386173 Virtual Reality Will Return to the Camrose Library http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2017/11/02/virtual-reality-returns-to-the-library