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Here’s what’s coming to Crave in March 2022

Bell has announced all of the content coming to its Crave video streaming platform in March.

Series and movies like Star Trek: Picard, Dune, Letterkenny: International Women’s Day, F9: The Fast Saga and many more are set to hit the service.

Below is all the content coming to Crave in March 2021:

March 1st

  • The Larry David Story: part I: American Jewboy @9pm PT — HBO + Movies 
  • The Larry David Story: part II: The Jewish Fountainhead @9pm — HBO + Movies
  • Percy’s Tiger Tales: season 2, episodes 1-26

March 3rd

  • Star Trek: Picard: season 2, episode 1
  • Our Flag Means Death: season 1, episodes 1-3 — HBO + Movies 

March 4th

  • F9: The Fast Saga — HBO + Movies
  • Catwoman — HBO + Movies
  • Die in a Gunfight — HBO + Movies 
  • Good Will Hunting — HBO + Movies
  • Life of Pi — HBO + Movies
  • Playmobil: The Movie — HBO + Movies
  • The Exchange — HBO + Movies
  • Teen Mom: Family Reunion: season 1
  • Underground Railroad: The Secret History
  • Air America — Starz 
  • Bad Turn Worse — Starz 
  • Catwoman — Starz 
  • Steve Jobs — Starz 

March 5th

  • Alvin!!! And the Chipmunks: season 1, episodes 1-52
  • Alvin!!! And the Chipmunks: season 2, episodes 1-20
  • Denver the Last Dinosaur: season 1, episodes 41-52
  • Handico: season 2
  • Rainbow Ruby: season 1, episodes 14-26
  • Team Dronix: season 1, episodes 1-13
  • The Jungle Bunch: season 1, episodes 41-52
  • The Legendaries: season 1
  • Zak Storm: season 1, episodes 1-10

March 6th

  • Shining Vale: season 1, episodes 1-2 — Starz 
  • Winning Time: The Rise of Lakers Dynasty: season 1, episode 1 — HBO + Movies
  • The Circus: season 7, episode 1 @8pm

March 8th

  • Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall: part 1 @9pm — HBO + Movies
  • Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall: part 2 @9pm — HBO + Movies
  • Letterkenny: International Women’s Day

March 11th

  • The French Connection — Starz 
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth — Starz 
  • Best Sellers — HBO + Movies
  • Gone Mom — HBO + Movies
  • Million Dollar Baby — HBO + Movies
  • Scent of a Woman — HBO + Movies
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies — HBO + Movies
  • The Gateway — HBO + Movies
  • The Year of Spectacular Men — HBO + Movies

March 12th

  • Polly Pocket: season 2
  • Robin Hood: season 2, episodes 1-6
  • Moominvalley: seasons 1-2
  • Pac-Man nd the Ghostly Adventures: season 3
  • Monchhichi Tribe: season 2, episodes 27-52

March 15th

  • Phoenix Rising: part I  @9pm — HBO + Movies
  • Phoenix Rising: part II @9pm — HBO + Movies 

March 17th

  • Minx: season 1, episodes 1-2  — HBO + Movies
  • DMZ: season 1 — HBO + Movies

March 18th

  • Folklore: season 2 — HBO + Movies
  • Dune (2021) — HBO + Movies
  • 2001: Space Odyssey — HBO + Movies
  • A Beautiful Mind —  HBO + Movies
  • Apollo 13 — HBO + Movies
  • Arrival — HBO + Movies
  • Beans — HBO + Movies
  • Blade Runner — HBO + Movies
  • Enemy — HBO + Movies
  • Imperfect High — HBO + Movies
  • Incendies — HBO + Movies
  • Prisoners — HBO + Movies
  • Water Walker — HBO + Movies 
  • Catfish: The TV Show: season 8E
  • Teen Mom: Girl’s Night In: season 1
  • True Life Crime UK: season 2
  • Wicker Man (1973) — Starz
  • The Means War — Starz
  • I Love You, Beth Cooper — Starz

March 19th

  • Flashback — HBO + Movies
  • Sesame Street: season 51
  • Sesame Street: Classic Episodes

March 23rd

  • A Criminal Affair: season 1, episodes 1-4

March 25th

  • Law & Order: seasons 6-10
  • Inception — HBO + Movies
  • Midway — HBO + Movies
  • The Hurt Locker — HBO + Movies
  • Dawn, Her Dad, And the Tractor — HBO + Movies
  • Holmes Family Rescue
  • Jersey Shore: Family Vacation: season 5a
  • Living the Dream: season 2B
  • Barton Fink — Starz

March 29th

  • Transplant: season 2
  • How to Survive a Pandemic @9pm ET — HBO + Movie

March 31st

  • Julia: season 1, episodes 1-3 — HBO + Movies

Leaving Crave

  • Shameless: season 11 (March 5th)
  • The Case Against Adnan Syed (March 9th)
  • Ash (March 14th)
  • Carrie Fisher & Friends (March 14th)
  • Grace Helbig & Marmrie Heart & Friends (March 14th)
  • Jay Pharoah & Friends (March 14th)
  • Jimmy Carr & Friends (March 14th)
  • Joe Mande & Friends (March 14th)
  • K Trevor Wilson & Friends (March 14th)
  • K Trevor Wilson: Bigger in Person (March 14th)
  • Katherine Ryan & Friends (March 14th)
  • Nikki Glaser & Friends (March 14th)
  • Pat Thorton: Different Times (March 14th)
  • Russel Peters & Friends (March 14th)
  • Sebastian Maniscalco & Friends (March 14th)
  • Con Man (March 18th)
  • Invisible Man (March 18th)
  • Inside the Disappearance: season 1 (March 19th)
  • Burden (March 20th)
  • Hope Gap (March 20th)
  • The Show (March 23rd)
  • Greed (March 23rd)
  • Shameless, Hall of Shame: season 1 (March 26th)
  • Monster High: The Adventures of the Ghoul Squad: season 1 (March 28th)
  • Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights (March 29th)
  • As Good As It Gets (March 29th)
  • Big Daddy (March 29th)
  • Click (March 29th)
  • Closer (March 29th)
  • Ghostbusters (March 29th)
  • Ghostbusters II (March 29th)
  • Groundhog Day (March 29th)
  • S.W.A.T (March 29th)
  • Stuart Little (March 29th)
  • Stuart Little 2 (March 29th)
  • The Devil’s Own (March 29th)
  • The Fifth Element (March 29th)
  • The Fisher King (March 29th)
  • The Pursuit of Happyness (March 29th)
  • You Don’t Mess With A Zohan (March 29th)
  • A Good Woman (March 31st)
  • All The President’s Men (March 31st)
  • Black Christmas (2019) (March 31st)
  • Buried (March 31st)
  • Cats (March 31st)
  • Contagion (March 31st)
  • Critical Care (March 31st)
  • Dark Waters (March 31st)
  • Daybreakers (March 31st)
  • Dial M For Murder (March 31st)
  • Django Unchained (March 31st)
  • Dreamland (March 31st)
  • Emma (March 31st)
  • For Glowing Hearts: season 1, episode 2 (March 31st)
  • Gretel & Hansel (March 31st)
  • House of 1000 Corpses (March 31st)
  • Jackie Brown (March 31st)
  • Kick-Ass (March 31st)
  • Martin Morning: season 1 (March 31st)
  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always (March 31st)
  • North By Northwest (March 31st)
  • Numb ChucksL season 2 (March 31st)
  • Ollie & Moon: season 1 (March 31st)
  • Peg + Cat (March 31st)
  • Raw (March 31st)
  • Requiem for a Dream (March 31st)
  • Reservoir Dogs (March 31st)
  • Seven Psychopaths (March 31st)
  • Slap Shot (March 31st)
  • South Park: seasons 1-23 (March 31st)
  • Strangers on a Train (March 31st)
  • The Expendables (March 31st)
  • The Rules of Attraction (March 31st)

We’ve separated the different shows and movies by which tier of Crave they fall within. Crave has three tiers: Crave Mobile for $9.99 (only mobile devices), a basic Crave for all devices (includes HBO content) and a $5.99 Starz add-on for both.

Further, Crave is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5 and more.

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Details on pricing and features for PlayStation’s Xbox Game Pass rival reportedly revealed

A number of new details have reportedly been revealed about PlayStation’s long-rumoured response to Xbox Game Pass.

On VentureBeat, credible reporter Jeff Grubb spoke about the yet-to-be-announced service, codenamed Spartacus.

To start, Grubb said that testing could begin in a few weeks ahead of a reveal in March. This would align with Bloomberg‘s original December 2021 report on Spartacus, which offered first-ever information on the service, including a spring release window.

More tantalizing, though, was Grubb’s breakdown of names and pricing for the three tiers which Bloomberg had stated the service would offer. First, there’s ‘Essential,’ which would be $10 USD (about $12.80 CAD) and offer the same functionality as the current PS Plus (online play, free monthly games and cloud saves).

‘Extra,’ meanwhile, would be the middle tier and cost $13 USD (about $16.64 CAD). Per Grubb, Extra is the base PS Plus membership plus a limited offering of PS Now, Sony’s game streaming service. Specifically, you’d only get what he says is a “downloadable game catalogue” of any game that’s currently downloadable on PS Now. As Grubb notes, there are around 250-300 downloadable games out of the full 800-plus title catalogue. No streaming functionality would be offered.

Finally, there’s ‘Premium’ for $16 USD (about $20.48 CAD), which would offer PS Plus, the full PS Now catalogue with streaming capabilities and more. Bloomberg first noted that one of the extra perks would be classic games from the PS1, PS2 and PSP eras, and Grubb corroborated that.

One other Premium benefit Grubb mentioned is EA Play-like full game trials. While PlayStation has dabbled in trials before for the likes of Death Stranding, Grubb suggests that trials for all first-party PlayStation games would be included with Premium.  While PlayStation most certainly wouldn’t offer its big-budget first-party games on day one as Xbox has with the likes of Halo Infinite, the free trials seem to be a compromise. Grubb didn’t mention whether these would be 10 hours like EA Play, but regardless, they would be an option for consumers at a time when games normally cost $80 to $90 CAD before taxes.

Grubb noted that the pricing for all three tiers could be placeholders, but that’s what he’s heard for now. He also said he’s not sure whether there will be annual subscription options. For context, PlayStation Plus costs $11.99/month, $29.99/three months or $69.99/year, while PlayStation Now is priced at $12.99/month, $34.99/three months or $79.99/year.

Xbox Game Pass, meanwhile, is $11.99/month on Xbox and PC with a $16.99 ‘Ultimate’ tier that includes Game Pass for both platforms, ‘Cloud Gaming’ (streaming on mobile/in browsers), Xbox Live Gold and EA Play.

It’s worth noting that PlayStation is rumoured to be holding a major March event; the company’s last significant showcase was in September. It’s possible that a formal reveal of Spartacus, as well as updates on the likes of Final Fantasy XVI and Hogwarts Legacy, could come during this rumoured March showcase.

Source: VentureBeat

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Select Fitbit wearables are currently on sale at Amazon

If you are interested in health tracking, a great place to start is with a Fitbit wearable, and a great time to start is now.

Amazon Canada is currently offering some of the best health tracking wearables on the market from Fitbit up to 20 to 30 percent off.

Below are several Fitbit deals currently available on Amazon:

Fitbit Charge 5 Advanced Fitness & Health Tracker with Built-in GPS: $158.94 (regularly $178.98)

Fitbit Charge 4 fitness and Activity Tracker with Built-In Gps, Heart Rate, Black: $141.97 (regularly $169.95)

Fitbit Versa 2 Health & Fitness Smartwatch With Heart Rate, Music, Alexa Built-In, Sleep & Swim Tracking: $169.95 (regularly $229.95)

Fitbit Luxe Fitness and Wellness Tracker with stress management, sleep tracking and 24/7 Heart Rate monitoring: $129 (regularly $184)

Fitbit Sense Health & Fitness Smartwatch W/GPS, Bluetooth Call/Text, Heart Rate SpO2, ECG, Skin Temperature & Stress Sensing: $258.98 (regularly $399.95)

Fitbit Inspire 2 Health & Fitness Tracker with a Free 1-Year Fitbit Premium Trial, 24/7 Heart Rate monitoring: $99.95 (regularly $129.95)

Head to the Fitbit store on Amazon to find all wearable deals.

Source: Amazon

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Eastlink nearing completion on $20 million core network facility

Technology and communications company Eastlink is nearing the completion of an infrastructure upgrade that will help with future growth and network resiliency.

Based in Halifax, the facility features powerful backup systems, and is the “most advanced energy-efficient facility the company has ever built.”

“We built this facility not only to address growth in our national customer base and the current need for ever-increasing capacity but also in anticipation of future growth,”  Jeff Gillham, the CEO of Eastlink, said in a statement.

The project began three years ago and supports the growth of the internet, data, and video streaming platforms for residents and businesses. The company has invested $20 million in the project.

“Over the past several years, particularly during the pandemic, internet usage has grown exponentially,” Steve Irvine, VP of engineering and Eastlink, said. “Our internet offering has been strong and we want to keep it that way through investments that will ensure the long-term reliability of our network.”

The project is part of Eastlink’s $880 million investment in maintaining and upgrading networks and services over the past five years in Canada.

Image credit: Eastlink

Source: Eastlink

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Best Buy’s “Happy Hour Deals” are live for the next few hours

Starting this February and happening once per month, Best Buy will be dropping prices on six smart-home products and computer accessories for a five-hour stretch.

All discounted products are voted on by customers through Best Buy’s Instagram Stories, so be sure to cast your vote next month.

For now, February’s batch of deals is live until 8 p.m. today. Check them out below, or on Best Buy’s site.

Twinkly Line Smart 1.5m LED Light Strip for $59.99 (save $40)

Netgear Nighthawk 6-Stream Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router for $199.99 (save $100)

Sony WHXB900N Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones for $149.99 (save $50)

Netgear AC1200 Wi-Fi 5 Range Extender for $39.99 (save $40)

Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard for $139.99 (save $90)

Razer Viper 16000 DPI Gaming Mouse for $44.99 (save $25)

TP-Link Wi-Fi Light Switch – 2 Pack for $18.99 (save $16)

Photo source: Best Buy

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Here are the free games hitting Xbox Games with Gold in March 2022

Xbox has announced the four games that will be offered at no additional cost to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in March.

It’s important to note that Xbox 360 titles offered through Games with Gold can be played on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The Series X/S can also play all of the Xbox One and Xbox 360 games that are made available through the program.

In Canada, an Xbox Live Gold subscription costs $11.99 for one month or $29.99/three months.

Additionally, Xbox Live Gold is included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is priced at $16.99/month and also offers Game Pass and PC Game Pass, Cloud Gaming (mobile streaming) and EA Play.

Image credit: THQ

Source: Xbox

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Vidéotron suspends long-distance calling charges for calls to Ukraine

Amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Vidéotron is suspending all long-distance calling charges for calls made from Canada to the country.

The long-distance charge-free calling initiative is effective immediately and will run until March 31st, 2022.

“The charges will be automatically cancelled for all residential, business and mobile accounts,” reads Vidéotron’s release about the initiative. “Customers do not need to contact Videotron before placing a call to Ukraine.”

It’s unclear if other Canadian carriers will make similar offers to customers.

Source: Videotron

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CRTC approves digital media survey for local and foreign broadcasters operating in Canada

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Committee (CRTC) now requires all digital media broadcasting undertakings (DMBUs) in Canada to partake in an annual digital media survey.

Approved on February 23rd, corporations in audio services exceeding revenues of $25 million collected from the Canadian broadcasting system will be obligated to participate. Corporations offering audiovisual services with revenues exceeding $50 million must also participate.

The survey will collect information on subscription and advertising revenues, program expenditures, and subscriber numbers, among other information, as shown in templates of the survey published by the CRTC. Program expenditures in the audio category specifically ask about royalty payments.

DMBUs have until June 30th to file responses to the survey covering the 2020-2021 broadcast year. The CRTC will share subsequent surveys in the fall with a November 30th deadline.

The CRTC first opened a consultation on the matter in March 2019, asking for comments on the survey they would administer. The commission received comments to broaden the scope and include non-Canadian DMBUs. It opened the survey to comments on different issues multiple times since.

Source: CRTC

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Newegg’s Winter Clearance Sale discounts all kinds of PC tech

Newegg Canada is currently offering a ‘Winter Clearance Sale’ with discounts on several Monitors, webcams, pre-built PCs, headphones, peripherals and PC components.

Check out some notable deals below:

HP Neverstop Laser MFP 1202nw MFP Up to 21 ppm Monochrome Laser Printer: $150 off with promo code ‘CWCBP2274′

ABS Master Gaming PC – Windows 10 Home – Intel i7 11700F – GeForce RTX 3060 Ti – 16GB DDR4 3000MHz – 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD: $1,999.99 (regularly $2,199.99)

WD Red 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive – 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6Gb/s, SMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5-inch – WD40EFAX: $99.99 (regularly $134.99)

ASUS TUF Gaming VG27VH1B 27-inch Curved Monitor, 1080P Full HD, 165Hz: $249.99 (regularly $329.99)

CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler, CW-9060048-WW LGA 1700 Compatible: $219.99 (regularly $239.99)

CORSAIR Carbide Series SPEC-DELTA RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case, Black – CC-9011166-WW: $84.99 (regularly $114.99)

Logitech C920S Pro HD 1080p Webcam With Stereo Audio and Privacy Cover: $79.99 (regularly $99.99)

Logitech G502 HERO High Performance Gaming Mouse: $49.99 (regularly $79.99)

Seagate Expansion 12TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0, with Rescue Data Recovery Services: $304.99 (regularly $399.99) – Use promo code CWCBP2278 for an additional $35 off

Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 SE Cherry MX Speed Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with RGB LED Backlit and White PBT Keycaps: $189 (regularly $249.99)

SAMSUNG PRO Plus 512GB microSDXC Flash Card w/ Adapter Model MB-MD512KA/AM: $129.99 (regularly $149.99) — Get an additional $12 off with promo code CWCBP2243

TP-Link Archer GX90 AX6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router: $329.99 (regularly $399.99) — Get an additional $25 off with promo code ‘CSSBP2A34′

Lenovo M202 Wireless Mouse 2.4GHz Optical Mini Mute Mouse Ergonomic Design 4 Keys with 3 DPI Adjustable Portable Office Mouse for PC Laptop: $15.99 (regularly $29.99)

TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Switch | Unmanaged Pro | Plug and Play | Desktop | Sturdy Metal w/Shielded Ports | Limited Lifetime Replacement: $39.99 (regularly $44.99)

CyberpowerPC Gaming Desktop Gamer Master GM61100 Ryzen 7 5000 Series 5700G (3.80 GHz) 16GB DDR4 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Windows 11 Home 64-bit: $2,199.99 (regularly $2,399.99)

MSI GF Series GF63 10SC-1415CA Thin 15.6-inch 60 Hz IPS Intel Core i5 10th Gen 10500H (2.50 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 8 GB Memory 512 GB PCIe SSD Windows 10 Home 64-bit Gaming Laptop: $849 (regularly $999)

MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD 27-inch WQHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 1ms (GTG) 165 Hz 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor with Quantum Dot Technology: $599.99 — Get $60 off with promo code ‘CWCBP2267′

Logitech C310 USB 2.0 HD WebCam: $39.99 (regularly $69.99)

Corsair HS60 PRO SURROUND 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset, Carbon: $69.99 (regularly $89.99)

Find all deals under Newegg’s Winter Clearance Sale here.

It’s worth noting that the products listed above have varying sale end dates, so make sure to check till when the product you’re interested in is discounted.

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Google Search has a new easter egg for ‘The Batman’

After nearly a year of COVID-related delays, Warner Bros.’ The Batman will finally open in theatres on March 4th.

To celebrate, Google Search now features a special themed easter egg.

Now, queries for “Bruce Wayne,” “Gotham City” or “Bat-Signal” will bring up a yellow Bat-Signal icon on the right of the screen. (Oddly, “Batman” or “The Batman” don’t actually work.) Clicking on this icon will darken the screen, illuminate the Bat-Signal and call a silhouetted Dark Knight to grapple across.

Speaking to Variety, a Google spokesperson confirmed that the easter egg isn’t sponsored by Warner Bros., but it will remain for one year.

Not counting 2017’s animated The Lego Batman Movie, The Batman marks the first solo big-screen Batman film since 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. Co-written and directed by Matt Reeves, The Batman follows a young Bruce Wayne/Batman (Robert Pattinson) as he pursues a serial killer named The Riddler (Paul Dano).

Image credit: Warner Bros.