MobileSyrup

Every week, MobileSyrup goes over some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms. Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column typically focuses on new content from Amazon Prime Video Canada, Crave and Netflix Canada, but…

If you’re a big fan of Jurassic Park, you’ll probably get a kick out of looking up T-Rex on Google. Over the last year or so, Google has steadily added a number of animals and other cool things like astronauts to its augmented reality (AR) search system.…

If you’re worried about protecting yourself online, mobile app Jumbo can help put your mind at ease. When you set up the app, you provide it with information like your email address, Gmail account, social media accounts and more, and it offers a ton of…

It appears the clipboard reckoning is upon us. Both LinkedIn and Reddit have announced plans to stop repeatedly copying data from the clipboard following a change in iOS that exposed clipboard snooping. Popular app TikTok was also found reading users’…

OnePlus has fixed a security vulnerability in its out-of-warranty repair invoice system. The company says it found “no evidence of purposeful attempts to access” data through the vulnerability. The security flaw, which was discovered on June 30th, exposed…

An Amazon delivery driver has been caught taking a package he had just delivered. Speaking to CTV News, the Amazon customer — who asked to be referred to as Deep — said he recieved a notification that his package was delivered, but was told by his son who…

If you want an edit button on Twitter, you better start wearing a face mask. As COVID-19 cases continue to reach alarming numbers in the United States, Twitter has decided to help motivate people to be a bit safer and protect those around them — but, as you…

Google has announced plans to hold an ‘AskMeAnything’ (AMA) on the Android Developers Reddit (r/androiddev) next week to answer questions about Android 11. The Android engineering team plans to host the AMA on July 9th and will start answering questions at…

Mozilla is finally simplifying its Firefox browser lineup on Android. For the past several months, there have been a variety of options for those who want to use Firefox on their phone, but it wasn’t always clear what the differences were. To put it in…

Rumours have been swirling for the last few weeks that along with ditching EarPods, there’s a possibility Apple could also stop including a power brick with its upcoming iPhone 12. Understandably, this stirred up significant controversy, with several tech…

Captain America has arrived in Fortnite as an in-game character skin. Fortnite players can purchase the superhero for 2,000 V-bucks (about $27 CAD). You’ll also get the super solider’s iconic shield, which can also be used as an in-game pickaxe. The…

Amazon’s Echo Dot smart speaker with an LED clock display is currently on sale. The speaker is on sale for $39.99 CAD, amounting to a total of $40 in savings from its regular $80 price tag. The discounted item is currently only available in the…

NBA 2K21 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X has been confirmed to cost $89.99 CAD, which could be bad news for price-conscious gamers. Currently, new video games in Canada are priced between $69.99 and $79.99, so this is a $10 increase. When the Xbox One…

Google Chrome on Android will finally make the jump to 64-bit, a change long in the making. For those well versed in Android history, you’ll likely remember that Google introduced support for 64-bit architecture back in Android 5.0 Lollipop in 2014. In the…

Like it or not, foldable smartphones are still poised to be the next big thing in the handset industry. While early devices like the Galaxy Fold, Z Flip and Razr have all hit store shelves, each first-gen foldable smartphone features some sort of trade-off,…

One of the most effective ways to make someone not want to do something is to force them to do it. That’s exactly what Microsoft has done with its new Chromium-based web browser. Over the last few months, Microsoft began rolling out an update through the…

The upcoming iPhone 12 will reportedly feature a “high-end” rear-facing camera array, according to often-reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo goes on to say that Taiwan-based ‘Largan Precision‘ is set to supply the premium camera lens to Apple in…

Best Buy Canada has gracefully extended its big ‘Boxing Day in Summer’ sale and called it the ‘Boxing Day in Summer Extended’ sale. The tech deals are plenty and here’s a roundup of what we’ve seen. Smart home Google Nest Hub for $79.99 (Save $49)…

To kick off Friday, OnePlus has given us our first look at the OnePlus Nord in a brief Instagram ad. Most of the shots of the phone are so short that you need to pay attention to see them, but right at the end, the camera pulls out to reveal the front of the…

iRig’s latest device, the Keys 2 Mini, is a MIDI controller for mobile that has a headphone jack. The keyboard boasts 25 mini keys, four user programable knobs and a new, smaller case. Further, the keyboard features TRS MIDI in and out with an audio out…