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  • OnePlus announces April savings

    43m By Matthew Mountjoy
    OnePlus has announced savings on several devices for April that can save customers up to $350 CAD off.  The discounts apply to devices like the OnePlus 13, 13R, 12, and the Nord N30 5G. The OnePlus Watch 3 is also included. For the OnePlus 13, the code…
  • I interviewed Realbotix’s Aria humanoid to understand an AI’s perspective on art

    59m By Steve Vegvari
    I’ve grown up a fan of sci-fi. For as long as I can remember, the concept of androids, and more specifically humanoids, has fascinated me. Whether it was Terminator, Blade Runner, Star Wars, AI: Artificial Intelligence, or Alien, these sci-fi properties…
  • Strava purchases widely popular Runna

    11:38am By Matthew Mountjoy
    Running has become one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and now two of the largest services for runners everywhere have joined forces. Strava, the largest app for the running community, has acquired the marathon training app Runna. Strava, founded…
  • Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2 will officially cost $110 in Canada

    9:31am By Bradly Shankar
    Nintendo has finally confirmed official Canadian pricing for key Switch 2 games. In a press release confirming a new April 24 date for Switch 2 pre-orders, the company revealed that Mario Kart World will cost $109.99 in Canada. We had expected the game to…
  • Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will open in Canada on April 24

    9:17am By Bradly Shankar
    Nintendo has confirmed that pre-orders for the Switch 2 will begin in Canada on April 24. Nintendo of Canada confirmed the new date in a statement sent to MobileSyrup. The company also reiterated that the costs of the standard Switch 2 and Switch 2 + Mario…
  • Telus announces two new offers supporting reforestation efforts

    Thu 6:42pm By Matthew Mountjoy
    With Earth Month 2025 ongoing, Telus has announced two new offers to support reforestation efforts following record-breaking wildfires that affected much of North America. From April 17 until May 15, Telus will be running the Buy one, Plant one deal. For every…
  • Gemini Live’s screen sharing is now free for Android users

    Thu 6:03pm By Matthew Mountjoy
    Google’s paid Gemini Advance has a few features that aren’t available to paid users, one of them being the all-new video generation feature we reported on yesterday. Another one of those exclusive features, the well-received Gemini Live screen share…
  • Nothing’s CMF Buds 2 are now available

    Thu 5:06pm By Matthew Mountjoy
    Nothing has debuted a new pair of earbuds under the CMF line, dubbed the CMF Buds 2. The company also shared teasers for the CMF Phone 2 Pro. The CMF Buds 2 is the latest in a series of new products released under Nothing’s CMF name. It features improved…
  • New on Disney+ Canada: May 2025

    Thu 3:57pm By Bradly Shankar
    Disney has revealed all of the new movies and shows hitting its Disney+ streaming service in Canada in May. Highlights include the latest Star Wars animated miniseries, Tales of the Underworld, the fourth season of FX’s Welcome to Wrexham (co-starring…
  • Hands on with the Bell Ahlo 1 smartphone

    Thu 3:35pm By Brad Bennett
    Early this morning, Bell released a smartphone under a new brand, Ahlo. If you buy the handset from Bell or Virgin Plus on a two-year contract, it costs only $1 per month, or $24 over the typical two-year period. Outside of the deal, it costs $270. I went to…
  • Cineplex offering $5 admission and popcorn later this month

    Thu 3:19pm By Bradly Shankar
    Cineplex is offering a pretty good discount on tickets and snacks later this month. On Tuesday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 29, both general admission tickets and small popcorn will be $5 each. It should be noted that the $1.50 online booking fee ($1 with…
  • Motorola’s next Razr flip phone to feature Perplexity AI as a built-in assistant: report

    Thu 2:15pm By Matthew Mountjoy
    Perplexity AI is reportedly striking a deal with Motorola and Samsung to have its AI assistant built into the upcoming Razr flip phone as an alternative to Google’s Gemini. Conflicting reports about how far along the two companies’ negotiation process are…
  • Find hundreds of limited-time deals on tech during Best Buy Canada’s 5-Day sale

    Thu 11:39am By MobileSyrup
    Starting today, Best Buy Canada is hosting an exciting 5-Day sale. Offering promotions and discounts on a variety of devices and tech, Canadian customers can find tons of exciting discounts. From April 17 through April 21st, shop and save on hundreds of items…
  • Fido starts charging for hotspot usage

    Thu 11:38am By Brad Bennett
    Rogers-owned Fido has re-tooled some of its mobile data plans to remove hotspot usage unless you pay for it. For instance, the main deal the carrier is promoting right now is a 60GB plan for $44 per month (after the $10 autopay discount), but it doesn’t…
  • Bell reveals Ahlo, a new Canadian smartphone brand

    Thu 10:04am By Bradly Shankar
    Bell has launched a new smartphone brand called Ahlo. The carrier says the phone has been designed in Canada with “value-conscious users” in mind. That said, it’s likely assembled in other parts of the world. So far, Bell hasn’t shared the phone’s…
  • Here’s 15 minutes of new Mario Kart World gameplay on Nintendo Switch 2

    Thu 9:24am By Bradly Shankar
    Nintendo has shown off 15 minutes of new gameplay for its highly anticipated Mario Kart World game. In an April 17 Nintendo Direct stream, we get a look at the Switch 2 exclusive’s large explorable setting, new modes and other features. First and foremost,…
  • The Google Pixel 9a has a selfie camera problem

    Wed 6:49pm By Matthew Mountjoy
    The brand new Google Pixel 9a faces a problem with the front-facing “selfie” camera. Users on Reddit have been reporting that dark areas of the preview flicker grey, especially in lower-light environments. The good news is that this isn’t a hardware…
  • Tinder launches new on-app AI game in Canada that rates your flirting skills

    Wed 6:19pm By Dean Daley
    Tinder has launched a new game in Canada that uses OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini. The game, weirdly called The Game Game, is a low-pressure experience designed to help users find a different way to communicate and build confidence. Here’s how it works,…
  • Google rolls out Gemini’s AI video generation feature

    Wed 5:53pm By Matthew Mountjoy
    Gemini is getting even more powerful as Google has rolled out the AI assistant’s all-new video generation feature. The new video generation feature will be powered by the company’s all-new Veo 2, the tech giant’s latest text-to-video model. Paid…
  • Xbox update brings app purchases, streaming own games on console

    Wed 5:21pm By Bradly Shankar
    Xbox has detailed its latest round of updates for the month of April, and these include two noteworthy new features. First, Xbox is now allowing you to purchase games, add-on content and Game Pass subscriptions from within its official mobile app. This feature…