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The Matrix Resurrections is coming to Crave on May 13

The Matrix Resurrections is coming to Bell’s Crave on May 13th.

The Warner Bros. Pictures film released in Canada on December 16th and then hit premium video-on-demand (PVOD) on January 14th. However, now the movie is finally making its way to Crave.

The Matrix Resurrections stars Toronto-raised Keanu Reeves, Vancouver-born Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Jada Pinkett Smith, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and more.

You can check out what else is coming to Crave in May, here.

A Crave subscription starts at $9.99/month for a ‘Mobile’ plan, which includes access to HBO Max content like The Matrix Resurrections.

A $19.99/month ‘Crave Total’ subscription is required to stream this content other devices, including, Apple TV, PlayStation, Xbox and more.

Image credit: Warner Bros. 

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Google CEO teases new hardware at I/O 2022

During Alphabet’s earnings calls, Sundar Pichai, the company’s CEO, said that the Pixel 6 is the ‘fastest-selling Pixel ever’ and that there will be hardware and Android announcements I/O 2022.

Pixel 6 is a huge step forward for the Pixel portfolio. And it’s been great to see the response from Pixel users. It’s the fastest selling Pixel ever. And we are building broad consumer awareness of the brand and making good progress. I’m excited about the products we have coming and look forward to sharing more at Google I/O.

Further, the company plans to show off new Android features and services at I/O. Considering Google released Android 13 Beta 1 today without very many exciting features for users, it makes sense that the company plans to show off more at its I/O event on Ma

We’re expecting to see the Pixel 6a and the Pixel Watch at the May 11th Google I/O event.

Later this year, the YouTube app for television will improve smartphone control navigation and interactive features that will let people comment and share the videos they are watching on the TV screen.

Earnings-wise, Alphabet’s Q1 revenue is up 23 percent from 55.3 billion in Q1 2021, with an operating income of 20.09 billion and a net income of 16.44 billion for this quarter, down from 17.93 year-over-year (yoy). Further, in Q1 2022, YouTube ad revenue was 6.87 billion vs $6 billion yoy. Google’s other revenues, including its devices, Play Store and YouTube non-advertising revenue, reported $6.82 billion compared to $6.49 billion yoy.

Source: 9to5Google

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Apple says the latest macOS beta fixes Studio Display built-in webcam issues

Apple says that latest macOS update solves the Studio Display’s webcam problems.

Though I didn’t find the pricey monitor’s built-in webcam that bad, video quality with FaceTime and other apps is often far noisier than it should be. According to The Verge, the latest firmware update to Apple’s Studio Display should solve that issue.

“An update to the Studio Display firmware is now available with today’s beta release of macOS Monterey 12.4. This beta update has refinements to the Studio Display camera tuning, including improved noise reduction, contrast, and framing,” said Apple in a statement to the publication.

According to a recent iFixit teardown, the Studio Display features a camera array roughly on par with the iPhone 11, including a 12-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 lens and even an A13 chip.

This update is included in the macOS Monterey 12.4 public beta, which should receive a final release in the next few weeks. If you’re already running the public beta, head to ‘System Preferences’ and then the ‘Software update.’ The specific firmware build is listed as ‘Version 15.5 Build 19F5062g.’

For more on Apple’s standalone monitor, check out my in-depth look at the Studio Display and the Mac Studio.

Via: The Verge

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New PlayStation Plus to require certain games to offer free trials: report

One of the new perks that PlayStation is introducing with its upcoming expanded PlayStation Plus service is timed game trials.

While Sony hasn’t yet confirmed any of the titles that will offer these, a new report provides some insight into the types of games that will be included.

Citing developer sources, GameDeveloper reports that PlayStation is requiring games that have a wholesale cost of $34 USD (about $43.61 CAD) or more to offer a time-limited trial. These must be at least two hours long, although games that are under $34 USD will be exempt from this policy.

These requirements are also said to not be retroactive or applicable to upcoming PlayStation VR titles. Instead, developers are starting to be notified of this now and will have up until three months after their games launch to implement a trial. These must remain available to PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers (starting at $21.99 CAD/month) for at least 12 months.

PlayStation is also allowing developers to create custom trials instead of time-limited ones, although these will need to be approved on a case-by-case basis.

On the one hand, game trials are, in theory, an option for consumers to play a game without spending as much as $80 or $90. That said, game developers will need to allocate time and resources to create a polished demo, which can be tricky.

The new PlayStation Plus is set to launch on June 13th in Canada and the U.S.

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Ford reportedly has plans for another electric pickup truck

Production of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck is in full swing at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, but Ford seems to have its attention on a new electric truck.

Announced by Ford CEO Jim Farley earlier today at an event to celebrate the F-150 Lightning’s production, the new truck will be built at Ford’s new BlueOval City manufacturing complex in Stanton, Tennessee.

Not much else was revealed about the new truck.

Ford’s F-150 Lighting has been in development for the last four years and is the follow-up to the Mustang Mach-e revealed in 2019. The truck starts at $58,000 and offers a range of 370km. The more tricked-out ‘XLT’ version starts at $68,000 and can drive 483km per charge.

In other electric vehicle-related news, check out MobileSyrup staff reporter Bradley Bennett’s review of the new BMW iX.

Source: Ford Via: TechCrunch

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Sega is delisting Sonic games to push Sonic Origins sales

Sega always finds a way to ruin things.

In what seems like an effort to push would-be sonic buyers to Sonic Origins — an upcoming collection of retro Sonic titles that includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic CD — the company is delisting several standalone ports of the series from platforms like Steam and the Xbox Store.

According to Sega, all of these titles will be removed as of May 20th, so if you’ve previously purchased one and don’t have it installed on your console, hit that download button before it’s too late. The titles will still be available within Sonic Origins on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam, but only as part of the Sonic Mania collection.

There are a few exceptions, however. For example, the Sega Ages ports of Sonic and Sonic 2 will still be available in the Switch eShop, and so will the version of Sonic 2 included in Switch Online’s Expansion Pack.

All other legally downloadable versions of the titles included in Origins will be delisted from stores, though. Sonic Origins will release on June 23rd.

In other Sonic-related news, Sonic Spinball recently made its way to the Switch Online’s Expansion Pack.

Image credit: Sega 

Via: Nintendo Life 

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Apps on the Play Store to show info on how they collect user data

A new “Data Safety” section in the Google Play Store will now show users safety and privacy information about the app they’re attempting to download.

The feature was first revealed back in May 2021 and is just rolling out after a short delay. At the time, Google had said the feature will roll out in Q1 2022.

According to the new feature’s guidelines, developers of all apps on the Google Play Store have to provide information about how their product collects, shares and uses user data. But that’s not all.

“We heard from users and app developers that displaying the data an app collects, without additional context, is not enough,” reads Google’s blog post about the update. “Users want to know for what purpose their data is being collected and whether the developer is sharing user data with third parties. In addition, users want to understand how app developers are securing user data after an app is downloaded. That’s why we designed the Data safety section to allow developers to clearly mark what data is being collected and for what purpose it’s being used.”

This allows users to see whether an app needs to collect the data to function or whether it’s entirely optional. Additionally, the Data Safety section will also show:

  • Whether the developer is collecting data and for what purpose.
  • Whether the developer is sharing data with third parties.
  • The app’s security practices, like encryption of data in transit and whether users can ask for data to be deleted.
  • Whether a qualifying app has committed to following Google Play’s Families Policy to better protect children in the Play store.
  • Whether the developer has validated their security practices against a global security standard (more specifically, the MASVS – Mobile Application Security Assessment).

Google says that developers have until July 20th to update their app’s Data Safety section.

The new section is rolling out today and will be completely rolled out in the coming weeks.

Image credit: Google

Source: Google

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Check out what’s new on Crave in May 2022

Bell has announced all of the new movies and shows coming to its Crave video streaming platform in May.

Series and movies like The Matrix Resurrections, Letterkenny’s Shoresey, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Season 7, Time Traveller’s Wife, Kubo and the Two Strings, and more are coming this month.

Crave subscription starts at $9.99/month for a Mobile plan, which includes access to HBO content like The Matrix Resurrections.

A $19.99/month Crave Total subscription is required to stream this content on Crave’s supported devices, like Android, iOS, Apple TV, PlayStation, etc.

Below is all the content coming to Crave in May 2022:

May 1st

  • Vice: Season 3, Episode 1

May 3rd

  • Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known @9pm ET — HBO + Movies
  • She Whistles/Kwêskosîw *Canadian Short*

May 5th

  • The Staircase: Episodes 1-3 — HBO + Movies
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

May 6th

  • Kung Fu Panda 3 — HBO + Movies, Starz 
  • Sherly
  • Leverage: Redemption: Season 1
  • Rememory — Starz 

May 7th

  • Zorro: The Chronicles: Season 1, Episodes 1-13
  • Mini Ninjas: Season 2, Episodes 1-12

May 8th

  • Kubo and the Two Strings — Starz 

May 12th

  • Hacks: Season 2 — HBO + Movies 

May 13th

  • MTV’s Teen Mom 2: Season 11A
  • Shoresy *Crave Original
  • Comedy Central’s The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Globe – Hungary For Democracy * Special Premiere
  • The Master — Starz
  • Swingers — Starz 
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut — Starz
  • The Ipcrerss File — Starz 
  • See For Me *Canadian* — HBO + Movies 
  • The Matrix Resurrections — HBO + Movies 
  • Couples Therapy: Season 3, Episodes 1-9

May 14th

  • The Pirates Next Door: Season 1, Episodes 1-12
  • Sadie Sparks: Season 1, Episodes 1-20

May 15th

  • Time Traveler’s Wife (series) @9pm  — HBO + Movies

May 19th

  • Finding Kendrick Johnson — Starz 

May 20th

  • American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story — Starz
  • Burn After Reading — Starz 
  • Being John Malkovich — Starz
  • Cats & Dogs — Starz 
  • Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore — Starz 
  • Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird — Starz
  • Moonrise Kingdom — Starz
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Season 7
  • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
  • Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck
  • Elmo’s World
  • Cosmic Dawn — HBO + Movies
  • Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird — HBO + Movies
  • Ron’s Gone Wrong — HBO + Movies
  • Old — HBO + Movies

May 27th

  • Shakespeare in Love — Starz
  • A History of Violence — Starz 
  • MTV’s Siesta Key
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) — Starz 
  • Crave Original Special Kyle Brownrigg: Introducing Lyle *Canadian Stand-Up Special Premiere
  • South of Heaven — HBO + Movies
  • Dear Evan Hansen — HBO + Movies

Image credit: Crave

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E-Ink’s new Gallery 3 supports stylus input and features a colour display

After the Kaleido 3, E-Ink has just announced its latest colour ePaper for Readers.

According to the company, its new ePaper called the Gallery 3 will feature a higher colour resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi), in contrast to 150ppi on the Kaleido 3. Most importantly, the new display has a faster update time.

The black-and-white update time has been reduced to 350 milliseconds (ms), which means, pages with only black and white colours would update in .35 seconds, while the fast colour mode now takes 500 ms to refresh. The normal colour mode takes 750-1000 ms, and the best colour takes 1500 ms (1.5 seconds) to update.

Gallery 3 also supports pen input at 30 ms for black and white, along with support for “other colours,” though E-Ink didn’t mention which colours.

Additionally, just like the company’s recently released Kaleido 3, Gallery 3  also incorporates ComfortGaze technology. ComfortGaze reduces the blue light reflected off the display by lowering the blue light ratio by 60 percent and the blue light toxicity factor by 24 percent, allowing users to view content on the screen for longer durations without eye discomfort.

“E Ink is very excited to announce this significant breakthrough with E Ink Gallery 3,” said Johnson Lee, CEO of E-Ink.

“For the first time, our Gallery full color ink platform series can be offered for an enhanced reading and shopping experience for eBooks, and for colorful document viewing and editing in eNotes. We have invested over $100 million dollars in R&D resources and budget to improve every aspect of this technology. Our team across the world has worked tirelessly over the past several years, and has made a product we can all be proud of.”

The new Gallery 3 will be on display, along with the Kaleido 3 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, at Touch Taiwan from April 27th to 29th. E-Ink didn’t talk about any future products that might incorporate Gallery 3, though we might learn about them at Touch Taiwan.

Image credit: E-Ink

Source: E-Ink

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Android 13 Beta 1 is now available for Pixel devices

Android 13 Beta 1 is now available.

This beta is available for public testing, and since it follows two Developer Previews, it shouldn’t feature notable bugs that wreck your phone (at least no more than the bugs already in Android 12). However, it won’t be perfect, and this is only the first of four planned betas.

If you want to try Android 13 Beta 1 and have a Pixel 4 to Pixel 6 Pro, you head to the Android Beta Program website. When you tap “opt-in,” you’ll get the option to choose Android 12 Beta or Android 13 Beta. Make sure you tap the Android 13 option, or you might be stuck in the Android 12 Beta for a while.

Following that, you’ll receive an over-the-air software update. It can take up to a few hours, so don’t worry if you don’t see it immediately. After this, following Android 13 builds will just hit your device like normal software updates until Android 13 is finally released.

Android 13 Beta 1 features a new photo picker that lets you choose which of your photos an app can access, new app icon themes and Bluetooth LE audio support. Additionally, there are more permission controls for shared media files and more permissions for notifications.

You can check out more of those Developer Preview 2 features available on Beta 1.

I’m finding this Android 13 Beta 1 pretty stale, but we’ll likely see more interesting top-level changes at Google I/O 2022 on May 11th.