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The best deals from The Source’s Tech Event sale

The Source is back with their Tech Event sale. The even features dozens of discounts on popular items.

Laptops and tablets from popular brands such as Apple, Asus, and HP are the headliners for the event, but you can also find sales on Razer peripherals, memory cards, headphones, and more.

The event runs for the next week, so be sure to check out the deals before it ends. You can find the full list of deals at The Source. Here are some of our top picks:

Beats Studio³ Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
$269.99 (save $130)

BeatsX Wireless In-Ear Earphones
$79.99 (save $70)

Acer Nitro 15.6” Gaming Laptop with Intel i5-10300H, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM & NVIDIA GTX 1650
$799.99 (save $200)

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3” 256GB with M1 Chip, 8 Core CPU & 8 Core GPU with Touch Bar (2020)
$1499.99 (save $200)

Nintendo Switch Console with Neon Joy‑Cons
$379.99 (save $20)

Razer Ornata Chroma V2 Membrane Gaming Keyboard
$99.99 (save $40)

Razer Firefly V2 Mouse Pad (Medium size)
$54.99 (save $15)

ASUS 14″ Notebook with Intel® i3-1005G1, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD & Intel UHD Graphics
$449.99 (save $150)

HP 14-db0002ca 14″ Chromebook with AMD A4-9120C 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC & AMD Radeon R4
$279.99 (save $120)

Bower 8″ Selfie Ring Light
$42.25 (save $22.75)

VITAL 128GB UHS-1 Class 10 SDXC Memory Card
$34.99 (save $35)

Outriders for Playstation 5
$39.97 (save $10)

Check back for the latest deals across all major Canadian retailers.

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Rogers reports $7.5 million investment in indie Canadian productions

Rogers announced that over 60 Canadian productions have received $7.5 million in grants and investments this year through its funding, loan-offering, and equity investor programs.

The Rogers Group of Funds, as the name suggests, provides monetary backing for independent Canadian television and film productions.

According to the press release, so far 49 film productions have received support from the Rogers Documentary Fund, in addition to 13 television productions through the Rogers Cable Network fund.

The press release also notes that the Rogers Cable Network Fund is still open for applications until October 13th, 2021 — so heads-up to any independent Canadian television-makers out there.

Earlier this year in June, Rogers announced it was partnering with the Black Screen Office and the Canadian Independent Screen Fund for BPOC Creators to create a third, new $750,000 script development fund specifically for Black and POC creators.

Similarly developed in partnership with the Black Screen Office, Telus’ StoryHive recently launched a Black Creators Edition of their program early this month, offering $20,000 grants to Black content creators in Western Canada.

Source: Rogers

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Here’s what’s coming to Crave in October 2021

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

Series and movies like the original Canada’s Drag Race Canada season 2, Succession season 3, French Exit and more are set to hit the streaming platform this month.

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

October 1st

  • The Unusual Suspects
  • French Exit *Canadian Film*  — Crave + Movies
  • MTV’s Messyness: season 1
  • Dazed and Confused — Starz 
  • The Descent (2005) — Starz
  • Endangered Species — Starz 
  • Nerve — Starz 
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street — Starz 
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 — Starz
  • Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream — Starz 
  • Saving Private Ryan — Starz 
  • Scream — Starz
  • Scream 2 — Starz
  • Scream 3 — Starz 

October 7th

  • 15 of Shame — HBO + Movies
  • Crafttopia: Holiday Showdown: season 2, episodes 1-4
  • Creative Soles
  • October 8th
  • A.rtificial I.mmortality (HBO + Movies)
  • Let’s Brunch: Seasons 1-2
  • RL Stine’s The Haunting Hour: seasons 1-2
  • Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2009) — Starz 
  • Grindhouse: Death Proof — Starz
  • The Hateful Eight — Starz
  • Hop — Starz
  • The Levenger Tapes — Starz
  • Scooby-Doo — Starz
  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed — Starz 
  • Safer At Home — HBO + Movies

October 10th

  • Buried: season 1 @9pm

October 11th

  • We’re Here: season 2, episode 1 @9pm ET

October 14th

  • Canada’s Drag Race: season 2, episode 1 @9pm ET

October 15th

  • Spiral: From the Book of Saw
  • Four Good Days — HBO + Movies
  • Uninterrupted: Northern Ties — HBO + Movies
  • Awkwafina is Nora from Queens: season 2
  • Dark Side of the 90s: season 1
  • Arrival — Starz
  • Casper (1995) — Starz
  • Face/Off — Starz
  • The Mummy — Starz
  • The Mummy Returns — Starz
  • Spiral: From the Book Saw — Starz
  • Wallice & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Starz

October 17

  • Succession: season 3 @9pm — HBO + Movies
  • Hightown: season 2, episode 1 — Starz
  • Slumber Party (1982) — Starz
  • Slumber Party (1987) — Starz
  • Slumber Party Massacre (2021) — Starz 

October 18th

  • Wakefield: season 1, episode 1 @9pm ET

October 19th

  • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open — HBO + Movies
  • Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw *Canadian Film* — HBO + Movies 

October 20th

  • Four Hours at the Capital @9pm — HBO + Movies

October 21st

  • Blair Witch (2016) — Starz

October 22nd

  • Evil Dead (1981) — Starz
  • Evil Dead II — Starz
  • Just Friends — Starz
  • My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) — Starz
  • Scary Movie — Starz
  • Scary Movie 2 — Starz
  • Scary Movie 3 — Starz
  • Scary Movie 4 — Starz 
  • Scary Movie 5 — Starz
  • The Witches of Eastwick — Starz
  • Fatale — HBO + Movies
  • Skyfire — HBO + Movies
  • Oscar Peterson: Black + White — HBO + Movies

October 23rd

  • Ricky Velez Comedy Special — HBO + Movies

October 24th

  • Insecure: season 5, episode 1 @10 — HBO + Movies

October 25th

  • The Thing (1982) — Starz

October 26th

Boo! A Madea Halloween — Starz
Warm Bodies — Starz

October 28th

  • Star Trek Prodigy
  • Psycho (1960) — Starz 

October 29th

    • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it — HBO + Movies
    • Spell — HBO + Movies
    • Corner Gas Animated: Haunt for Dread
    • Hostel — Starz
    • Dawn of the Dead (2004) — Starz
    • Jennifer’s Body — Starz
    • Knocked Up — Starz
    • No One Lives — Starz 

October 31st

    • Chapelwaite: season 1
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Apple releasing series premiere of ‘Foundation,’ next ‘Ted Lasso’ episode early

In a surprise move, Apple has confirmed that it plans to release the premiere of Foundation, the next episode of Ted Lasso and several TV shows, three hours early on September 23rd.

Usually, East Coast viewers need to wait until midnight on Friday to watch new episodes of Apple’s original content, but that won’t be the case this week. However, given that the premiere of Foundation is set to drop on the 23rd, the tech giant seems to have made an exception.

Apple’s tweet regarding the pushed-up release specifies that any new Apple TV+ episodes set to release September 24th will stream early, including The Morning Show, Mr. Corman, Truth Be Told, Ted Lasso and See. New episodes in all of the above TV shows will start streaming at 9pm eastern on Thursday, September 23rd (today).

Upcoming science fiction drama, Foundation, is based on Isaac Asimov’s book series that shares the same name. The David S. Goyer-produced show that follows a band of exiles trying to take down a galactic empire, is one of the tech giant’s most significant original content releases coming up this fall.

Apple TV+ costs $5.99 per month in Canada and is included in all Apple One subscription bundles.

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Twitter says it’s working on a trigger warning feature

Twitter announced it will be introducing trigger warnings to the platform through an upcoming feature called ‘Heads Up.’

According to a press briefing, ‘Heads Up’ will warn users when they’re about to join “heated” conversations.

While details on exactly how ‘Heads Up’ will function are scarce, as its still in development, Twitter described its thinking behind the new feature as “sometimes you want to know who’s in the room and what’s the vibe, before you jump in.”

How those “vibes” will be determined by the company remains to be seen, but how users will be flagged can be seen in the image above provided by Twitter.

‘Heads Up’ will be the latest in a string of features rolled out by Twitter in recent months designed to auto-moderate content and give users more control over who can engage with their tweets and how.

This includes adding labels to distinguish between bot-run and human-run accounts, a Safety Mode setting that auto-blocks accounts engaging in harassment, a button that lets users manually remove followers from your account, and an in-the-works privacy setting that hides old tweets.

Image source: Twitter

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You can now ‘Tip’ using Bitcoin on Twitter, NFT ‘blue check’ in the works

Image source: Twitter press kit

Great news, crypto-enthusiasts: Twitter is expanding its “Tips” payment options to include Bitcoin, and is working on a new authentication system so users can show off their NFTs.

In a press release, the social media platform announced that as part of the global roll-out of its tipping feature, it was also expanding the list of third-party payment services users could tip through.

Notably, this list now includes Strike, a free application that lets people send and receive Bitcoin.

Twitter also teased an in-development NFT authentication system, which would let users connect crypto-wallets to Twitter accounts to track and display their NFTs.

Authenticated users would receive a visual symbol on their profile, which the company says could potentially be a badge — similar to Twitter’s iconic blue checkmark — or even a different avatar shape.

Twitter’s turn toward cryptocurrency is both unsurprising — given CEO Jack Dorsey’s personal investments and very public fascination with the stuff — and a stark reversal of its previous stance, such as its 2017 decision to ban cryptocurrency ads on the platform.

First announced in May 2021, the ‘Tips’ feature was previously only made available to English-language Twitter users.

However, despite today’s global roll-out, tipping is still only available on iOS, with Android compatibility reportedly coming soon.

‘Tips’ is one of several strategies from Twitter that aims to, in its own words, “turn followers into fans, and fans into funds.”

The funds are meant to support the platform’s “creators,” who Twitter defines as “people who are driving conversations and want to make a living on social media.”

Other recently announced monetization features include ‘Super Follows‘ and ‘Ticketed Spaces‘.

Image credit: Twitter

Source: Twitter

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Nintendo could have plans to reveal a new Kirby game

It seems Nintendo now has a history of accidentally leaking its biggest upcoming games.

A few hours ahead of Nintendo’s upcoming Direct, a new Kirby title was briefly added to the gaming giant’s Japanese ‘upcoming releases‘ page featuring a title called something along the lines of Kirby Discovery of the Stars or Kirby’s Dream Land Discovery.

As expected, Nintendo has already removed the page, but Nintendo Life was able to snap a screenshot of the game’s title card.

We won’t have to wait long to know for sure what Nintendo has planned, given that its next Nintendo Direct is set to stream tonight at 6pm ET/3pm PT.

Rumours indicate that the Direct may feature the reveal of Game Boy titles coming to the Switch, the final Smash Bros. Ultimate character, additional information about Splatoon 3 and more.

Image credit: Nintendo (via Nintendo Life)

Source: Nintendo Via: Nintendo Life 

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Fido drops pricing of iPhone X, iPhone 11 and iPhone 12

Rogers’ flanker brand Fido has discounted a few older iPhone models, including the iPhone 11, the iPhone 12 and the iPhone X, now that the iPhone 13 series has been revealed.

This includes $14.39 off the monthly cost of an iPhone 11 Pro and $8 off the monthly cost of an iPhone 12 mini. While none of these deals are incredible, they still offer a slight discount if Apple’s iPhone 13 doesn’t interest you.

For more on the iPhone 13 series, check out our review of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini and the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Deals

  • iPhone 12 Pro Max – $33.34 per month ($6.50 savings each month) – $640 upfront cost
  • iPhone 12 Pro – $33.34 per month ($6 savings each month) – $496 upfront cost
  • iPhone 12 – $34.99 per month ($3.81 savings each month) – $0 upfront pre-owned
  • iPhone XR – $19.99 per month ($9.19 saving each month) – $0 upfront
  • iPhone 12 mini – $20.99 per month ($11.68 savings each month) – $0 upfont pre-owned
  • iPhone 12 mini – $26.04 per month ($8.34 saving each month) – $0 upfront
  • iPhone 11 Pro – $39.99 per month ($14.39 savings each month) – $0 upfront

You can check out all the deals on Fido’s website.

Source: Fido

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New Oculus Quest 2 promotion knocks $150 off if you buy two headsets

After introducing a new 128GB variant for the Oculus Quest 2 at no additional cost in August, the Facebook-owned company is back with another promotion.

Now, you can buy an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset and get a second one for $150 off. Oculus is offering this deal on both the 128 and 256GB storage variants until September 27th.

The 128GB Quest 2 costs $459. Two of them would set you back $918 on a regular day, but you pay only $768 for the two under the promotion.

Similarly, the 256GB storage Quest 2 costs $629, and two of them would total $1,258, but instead, you pay only $1,108 if you place your order before September 27th.

It’s worth noting that last December, a small number of Oculus Quest 2 users experienced skin irritation due to the VR headset’s foam cushion gasket, prompting Facebook to halt the headset’s sale. Further, the company issued a voluntary joint recall with Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to replace the facial foam gasket.

Facebook sold nearly 4 million Oculus Quest 2 headsets in the United States and about 172,600 in Canada, with 5,716 and 758 reports of skin reactions to the Quest 2’s internal gasket in each nation, respectively. Now, the company offers a new and improved facial foam interface with the headset, further making the promotion a solid (and safe) deal.

Learn more or purchase the Quest 2 here.

Source: Oculus

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Amazon’s limited-edition Billie Eilish Echo Studio speaker isn’t coming to Canada

It looks like Amazon Canada is once again the “bad guy.”

Amazon has confirmed to MobileSyrup that its limited-edition Billie Eilish Echo Studio smart speaker that features the cover art for the artist’s Happier Than Ever album is not coming to Canada.

In the U.S., the smart speaker — which seems to be identical to a standard Echo Studio beyond its cover that features Eilish — is available to pre-order now and releases in October for $230 USD (roughly $291 CAD).

“I can’t wait for my cutie fans to be able to listen to my new album Happier Than Ever in spatial audio, available on Amazon Music Unlimited,” said Eilish in an Amazon press release. It’s unclear why Amazon and Eilish partnered for this speaker, but it could have something to do with the online retail giant acquiring MGM, the company behind the James Bond franchise. Eilish wrote the theme for the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die.

Billie Eilish

The reveal of the rather strange smart speaker comes ahead of Amazon’s September 28th fall hardware event where the company is expected to reveal several new Echo and Rin devices.

One thing is for certain — if I was Amazon, “I’d never treat me this shitty.” It’s unclear if Finneas O’Connell, Eilish’s brother and creative partner, plans to release his own special edition Nest Audio.