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Meta now listed as Facebook developer on Google Play and App Store

Earlier this year, Facebook was rebranded as Meta, and now the change is reflected on the Google Play Store and iOS.

First reported by Android Police, apps directly associated with Facebook, such as the Messenger app, now list ‘Meta Platforms, Inc.’ as their developer. Previously, Facebook was listed as the developer.

The change only seems to apply to apps directly connected with the Facebook name. While Whatsapp and Instagram are also part of the Facebook family, they aren’t listed as being developed by Meta Platforms, Inc.

MobileSyrup has noted the same change also applies to iOS. While Facebook and Messenger have a change in developer, Instagram lists ‘Instagram, Inc.’ as the developer. WhatsApp lists ‘WhatsApp Inc.’

According to 9to5Google, the change reflects the recent updates in the corporation’s identity and won’t necessarily change the Facebook experience.

Source: Android Police, 9to5Google

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Save up to 75 percent on select Ubisoft titles at Amazon Canada

Amazon Canada has a bunch of deals on Ubisoft games across multiple platforms. If you’re hunting for a last-minute gift for a gamer, or you just want to pick up something new to play over your holiday break, there are some great options to check out.

You can find some highlights below:

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – $29.95 (regular $79.99) | Xbox / PS4
  • Watch Dogs Legion – $19.95 (regular $79.99) | Xbox / PS4 / PS5
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising – $29.95 (regular $79.99) | Xbox / PS4 / Switch
  • Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition – $29.95 (regular $49.99) | Xbox / PS5
  • Far Cry 6 – $39.99 (regular $79.99) | PS5 / Xbox
  • Just Dance 2022 – $29.99 (regular $59.99) | PS5 / Xbox / PS4

You can check out more deals on Ubisoft games at Amazon here, or view Ubisoft’s Amazon store page here.

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Save up to 75 percent on select Ubisoft titles at Amazon Canada

Amazon Canada has a bunch of deals on Ubisoft games across multiple platforms. If you’re hunting for a last-minute gift for a gamer, or you just want to pick up something new to play over your holiday break, there are some great options to check out.

You can find some highlights below:

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – $29.95 (regular $79.99) | Xbox / PS4
  • Watch Dogs Legion – $19.95 (regular $79.99) | Xbox / PS4 / PS5
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising – $29.95 (regular $79.99) | Xbox / PS4 / Switch
  • Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition – $29.95 (regular $49.99) | Xbox / PS5
  • Far Cry 6 – $39.99 (regular $79.99) | PS5 / Xbox
  • Just Dance 2022 – $29.99 (regular $59.99) | PS5 / Xbox / PS4

You can check out more deals on Ubisoft games at Amazon here, or view Ubisoft’s Amazon store page here.

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Federal-provincial partnership to improve internet connectivity in Alberta

Internet connection with IP routing background

The federal government has entered into a partnership with the Province of Alberta to bring high-speed internet access to communities across the province.

The new partnership focuses on supporting projects that improve internet access in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. Each government will fund $150 million towards the initiative. Alberta made this commitment back in July. The federal government will match the funding through the Universal Broadband Fund, which supports internet projects across the country.

Details on which projects will be funded will be announced early next year.

“High-speed internet service is essential to the success of everyone living and working in rural communities,” Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, said in a statement. “[This] announcement will bring reliable, high-speed internet access to underserved households in Alberta, helping create jobs, improving access to health care and online learning services, and keeping people connected to their loved ones.”

Image source: ShutterStock

Source: Government of Canada

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Canada’s Snapchat Lens of the Year is ‘Big Mouth’

Snapchat has released a list of the most popular lenses used by more than 10 million Canadians throughout 2021.

Going forward, Snapchat aims to release this list annually to reflect back upon the Lenses that revolutionized the way Snapchatters created, explored, learned and played the past year.

“We’re amazed by the creativity and technical prowess of our community that has supercharged Snapchatter’s appetite for augmented reality,” said Sophia Dominguez, Snap’s head of AR platform partnerships.

  1. Big Mouth was the most popular Lens of 2021 and was used by more than 11.7 million Snapchatters.
  2. Soft Filter was used by more than 11.5 million Snapchatters this year.
  3. More than 9.7 million Snapchatters put on a Happy Face in 2021.
  4. Butterfly Cheeks was used by over 9.5 million users.
  5. 8.3 million Snapchatters across Canada turned themselves into Broccoli Head.
  6. ROM‘s Snapchat AR experience that showed the true scale of how massive Whales actually are was a hit, and so was the Little Bernie, with Snapchatters around the world placing the U.S. Senator in their meme-Snaps.

Clothing brand Levis and Snapchat collaborated this past year by creating a ‘Double Portal’ lens that allowed users to virtually try on a customized ‘Trucker’ jacket, whereas Tim Hortons and Snapchat partnered to create a custom lens that helped spread awareness about Tim Hortons’ ‘Smile Cookie initiative,’ which donates to 625+ local charities and organizations in communities across Canada.

Find Snapchat’s full global Lens report here.

Image credit: Snapchat

Source: Snapchat

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CRTC grants funding to improve internet access in Alberta and Nova Scotia communities

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is funding projects in Alberta and Nova Scotia that will help improve internet access.

$8.8 million is going towards four projects that are targeting 680 households. Five communities will be impacted, including four Indigenous communities.

In Alberta, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is the service provider receiving funds for three projects. The funds are allocated to We’koqma’q First Nation and Seaside Communications Inc. in Nova Scotia for the remaining project.

Funding was granted only after the companies submitted reports outlining projects, schedules, and costs for approval by the CRTC.

The money is coming from the Broadband Fund, which funds projects that improve infrastructure that delivers wireless internet access. The fund has committed $186.5 million since it launched in 2019. This has improved broadband access in 160 communities in Canada.

Source: CRTC

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CRTC grants funding to improve internet access in Alberta and Nova Scotia communities

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is funding projects in Alberta and Nova Scotia that will help improve internet access.

$8.8 million is going towards four projects that are targeting 680 households. Five communities will be impacted, including four Indigenous communities.

In Alberta, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is the service provider receiving funds for three projects. The funds are allocated to We’koqma’q First Nation and Seaside Communications Inc. in Nova Scotia for the remaining project.

Funding was granted only after the companies submitted reports outlining projects, schedules, and costs for approval by the CRTC.

The money is coming from the Broadband Fund, which funds projects that improve infrastructure that delivers wireless internet access. The fund has committed $186.5 million since it launched in 2019. This has improved broadband access in 160 communities in Canada.

Source: CRTC

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Mobile Syrup

CRTC grants funding to improve internet access in Alberta and Nova Scotia communities

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is funding projects in Alberta and Nova Scotia that will help improve internet access.

$8.8 million is going towards four projects that are targeting 680 households. Five communities will be impacted, including four Indigenous communities.

In Alberta, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is the service provider receiving funds for three projects. The funds are allocated to We’koqma’q First Nation and Seaside Communications Inc. in Nova Scotia for the remaining project.

Funding was granted only after the companies submitted reports outlining projects, schedules, and costs for approval by the CRTC.

The money is coming from the Broadband Fund, which funds projects that improve infrastructure that delivers wireless internet access. The fund has committed $186.5 million since it launched in 2019. This has improved broadband access in 160 communities in Canada.

Source: CRTC

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Rogers brings fast and reliable internet to Newfoundland and Labrador

Rogers is expanding its fibre-powered network to businesses and residents in three Newfoundland and Labrador communities.

The investment is valued at $6 million and will see 1,780 homes and businesses connected to high-speed internet in Humber Village, Little Rapids, and Bell Island.

To ensure a reliable connection in Bell Island, a new wireless tower will be built and the existing tower will be upgraded.

“Over the past year, when Canadians relied on connectivity more than ever before, we made significant investments in our network to connect communities across Atlantic Canada,” Matt MacLellan, president of Rogers’ Atlantic region, said in a statement.

Rogers’ 2020 investments in the Atlantic Provinces resulted in a $630 million economic footprint. This included the creation of 2,500 full-time jobs and the expansion of 5G network across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Source: Rogers

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Rogers brings fast and reliable internet to Newfoundland and Labrador

Rogers is expanding its fibre-powered network to businesses and residents in three Newfoundland and Labrador communities.

The investment is valued at $6 million and will see 1,780 homes and businesses connected to high-speed internet in Humber Village, Little Rapids, and Bell Island.

To ensure a reliable connection in Bell Island, a new wireless tower will be built and the existing tower will be upgraded.

“Over the past year, when Canadians relied on connectivity more than ever before, we made significant investments in our network to connect communities across Atlantic Canada,” Matt MacLellan, president of Rogers’ Atlantic region, said in a statement.

Rogers’ 2020 investments in the Atlantic Provinces resulted in a $630 million economic footprint. This included the creation of 2,500 full-time jobs and the expansion of 5G network across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Source: Rogers