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Razer is selling non-slip finger condoms for gamers

If your taps and swipes aren’t quite landing where you want them during your heated mobile gaming sessions, then boy does Razer have a product for you.

The Verge reported that self-described gamer lifestyle brand Razer is now selling non-slip “Gaming Finger Sleeves.”

The sleeves essentially function as a high-end version of the rubber finger tips used by office workers to get some additional grip — and paper cut protection — when quickly flipping through stacks of paper or money.

They also, unfortunately, resemble the latex finger condoms or “cots” worn to protect against the spread of bacteria or bodily fluids.

Finger cots are often used by restaurant workers during food prep as a health and safety measure, but can also be worn by regular folks during … other sorts of prep.

Jokes aside, Razer describes the sleeves as “lightweight and breathable” on your hand — a feature that we at MobileSyrup very much appreciate in a tech accessory.

The sleeves are woven out of silver and black fibres, accented by the Razor brand name and snakehead logo in iconic neon gamer green.

Razer is selling this very niche accessory for $14.99 CAD a pop. That means a matching pair will cost $30 CAD, while decking out both of your thumbs and forefingers for that next-gen gaming experience will set you back about $60 CAD.

Image credit: Razer

Source: The Verge 

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Staples’ monitor sale discounts the Asus ZenScreen portable monitor

Staples is currently hosting a “Big Monitor Event” with entertainment, gaming, and everyday use monitors up to 50 percent off. Check out the deals below:

Staples also has a single arm and dual-arm monitor mount on sale for $89.99 and $109.99, respectively. Staples’ Big Monitor Event is set to end on September 21st at 11:59 pm. Follow the link to visit the event page.

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Here are Amazon Canada’s top gaming deals for the day

Amazon Canada’s Deals Store has a bunch of gaming accessories, monitors, consoles and peripherals, including the Nintendo Switch, Samsung 34-inch Odyssey G5 gaming monitor, SteelSeries Arctis 5 gaming headset and more on sale.

Check out some of the deals below:

Samsung monitors

  • Nintendo Switch

Find more Nintendo Switch games on sale here.

PlayStation

Find more PlayStation games on sale here.

Xbox

Find more Xbox games on sale here.

Other gaming deals

TP-Link Wi-Fi range extenders

Asus deals

Source: Amazon

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LG unveils TV that comes in at 335 inches and costs over $2 million CAD

If you’re looking to upgrade your home theatre setup in this COVID-19 world we now live in, LG’s got quite the high-end option for you.

The South Korean tech giant has revealed a new lineup of Direct View LED (DVLED) home cinema displays, and the most expensive one comes in at $1.7 million USD (about $2.14 million CAD).

The reason it’s got such an eye-watering price tag is that it features a 325-inch, 2,000-pound (about 907kg), 8K resolution LED display. LEDs offer better contrast levels than OLEDs but are more difficult to miniaturize and fit across big screens — hence, the DVLED TV costing upwards of $2 million CAD.

Therefore, this obviously isn’t a feasible option for most people. However, as noted by CNET, the DVLED display is essentially a replacement for a large, high-end projector — more expensive, sure, but ultimately better performing. With that in mind, venues and other businesses might make good use of it.

Via: CNET

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These Sony wireless noise-cancelling headphones are 52% off for today only

If you’re in the market for wireless noise-cancelling headphones, you have a bevy of great options to choose from these days. And the good news is that, while some are engineered for different types of music, most models perform adequately when it comes to their noise-cancelling technology.

But what you don’t often see is a higher-end Bluetooth model from a leading brand in the sub-$150 price range in Canada. And until tomorrow, that’s the case for Sony’s WH-CH710N Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones at Best Buy.

Their name might be clunky, but their minimal weight and cushy ear pads make them one of the most comfortable sets of ANC headphones to wear for long stretches of working, watching, or ambient-chatter avoiding.

While their fit is stellar, their standout feature is the built-in AI-based noise-cancelling, which constantly scans your environment. Like most noise-cancelling cans, the Sonys do a fine job of eliminating persistent white noise, but the AI means they also cancel random spikes of volume, an area where most NC headphones fall short.

The Sony WH-CH710Ns don’t come packaged with many frills beyond the cans themselves, but at just $129.99, you won’t find a better deal on a great pair of headphones.

Buy at Best Buy for $129.99 (save $120)

Buy at Amazon for $129.99 (save $120)

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Samsung Pay now supports TD debit and credit cards

Samsung Canada has announced that TD cards, TD Access Cards and TD credit cards are now supported by Samsung Pay.

Samsung Pay also works with American Express, Simplii Financial, Tangerine, Stack, Scotiabank, RBC, Brim Financial, Rogers Bank Mastercard, KOHO, Alberta Treasury Branch and more.

Additionally, Samsung Pay users can collect rewards and benefits by uploading eligible loyalty cards. You can also use Samsung Pay with Galaxy wearables and smartphones including the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Note 20 series and Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+.

Samsung Pay is available for download on the Samsung Apps Galaxy Store and Google Play.

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Source: Samsung

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Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+ rumoured to feature 50-megapixel sensor, hole-punch display

Samsung’s Galaxy S22 is set to launch early next year and is expected to feature a significant camera upgrade.

Ice Universe, a well-known Samsung leaker, has posted some of the S22 and S22+’s purported specs. According to the leak, Samsung’s devices are set to use a GN5 camera sensor, which means both smartphones will offer a 50-megapixel camera sensor. This is a huge upgrade as the S21 only offered a 12-megapixel primary shooter. It’s possible that Samsung might use the GN5 for another camera lens, like to replace its 64-megapixel telephoto, but that seems very unlikely.

The GN5 sensor supports video up to 8K at 30fps and 12.5-megapixel output with 4-in-1 pixel binning.

Additionally, Ice claims that the S22 won’t use an Under Display Camera (UDC), but will stick with the hole-punch display from previous years.

Furthermore, Ice Universe indicates that the S22 will apparently feature 45W charging speeds with USB-C. The Galaxy Note 10+ offered this charging speed, but Samsung’s charging speeds are typically limited to 25W. The report also states that the S22 Ultra will be the only one with this higher charging speed.

Lastly, Ice says that the Exynos 2200 processor on Samsung’s device will feature a 1× Cortex-X2 core at 2.9GHz with 3 at 2.8GHz and 4 at 2.2GHz. The AMD GPU, meanwhile, will have a frequency of 1250 MHz, though only on the S22 Ultra.

Source: Ice Universe (2), (3),(4) Via: 9to5Google

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iPhone 13 and 13 Pro dual eSIM feature should work in Canada

The recently announced Apple iPhone 13 series will let you run two different cell lines from a single device, without needing a physical SIM card — and yes, it should work with Canadian carriers.

Apple told MobileSyrup that this new dual eSIM technology should be supported by all the same wireless carriers currently offering regular eSIM services in Canada — which, according to Apple Support, include Bell, Fido, Freedom, Koodo, Lucky Mobile, Rogers, Shaw, Telus, and Virgin.

MobileSyrup also reached out to Apple Canada to confirm this statement, and will update this story once the company replies.

At the September 14th Apple event, the company revealed that both the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro will offer Apple’s first-ever support for dual eSIMS, as noted by 9to5Mac.

While eSIM technology has been around for a while now, and dual SIM a bit longer, dual eSIMS specifically are pretty new.

Confused by the near-identical names? Here’s the difference:

First off, eSIM technology gives you the option of downloading a virtual SIM card to use on your phone, in lieu of having to insert a physical card into the slot on your device.

Next, this development opened the door for dual SIM technology, which lets you run two separate phone lines from the same device — one tied to a virtual eSIM and another via a physical SIM card.

Finally, this new Dual eSIM technology allows folks to maintain two lines on the same device, but now using two virtual eSIMS — no physical SIM card required.

Engadget warned that while combining this new Dual eSIM technology with a physical SIM card popped into the iPhone 13 series’ nano-SIM slot could, in theory, result in a three-line device, both Apple and the carriers themselves are unlikely to support that sort of sheer Cerberus-esque madness — or not yet, at least.

The iPhone 13 series is available for pre-order September 17th and launches September 24th.

Click here to see the Canadian pricing for the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Sources: 9to5Mac, Engadget

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Apple’s iPhone 13 series doesn’t support mmWave 5G in Canada

Like last year’s iPhone 12, Apple’s iPhone 13 series won’t support mmWave 5G in additional countries, including Canada.

mmWave 5G, which is only available in select urban areas of the United States and a few other countries worldwide, will continue to be exclusive to U.S. iPhone 13 models.

Apple’s cellular compatibility page states that only the U.S. iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max versions will support mmWave 5G. Further, the mmWave antenna is only visible on devices featured on Apple’s U.S. website.

Several months ago, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicated that iPhone 13 models sold in Canada, Japan, Australia and several European countries, would support mmWave 5G.

With that in mind, iPhone 13 series smartphones still includes support for the n78 5G band (TD 3500) like the iPhone 12 series, which will likely launch across Canada at some point in the next few years.

The Canadian government’s 3,500MHz 5G spectrum auction took place in late July, with major carriers, including Rogers, Bell, Telus, Vidéotron, Cogeco, Sasktel and more securing licenses. However, it’s unclear when carriers will start using this spectrum. 3,500MHz spectrum will make up part of what’s commonly called ‘Sub-6’ 5G, which isn’t as fast as mmWave but has a greater range. Further, no Canadian carriers offer mmWave 5G yet, so it’s not a huge loss that the iPhone 13 doesn’t support it here.

As such, it’s unlikely that Apple’s iPhone 13 series — just like every 5G smartphone currently available in Canada — will actually feature that significant a leap in data speeds. That should change once 3,500MHz starts rolling out to more locations.

The current 5G networks offered by RogersBell and Telus still generally feature faster speeds than standard LTE but only expect a 10 to 15 percent increase depending on where you live.

It’s worth noting that Apple’s new iPhone 13 series does support more 5G bands than the iPhone 12 series.

Apple’s iPhone 13 series is set to release on September 24th, starting at $1,399 for the iPhone 13 Pro and $949 for the iPhone 13 mini.

Source: Apple Via: MacRumors 

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Apple kicks keyboard app off App Store, releases own version shortly after

Apple has once again been caught using its power over the App Store to give itself an advantage over the competition. However, in this case, a small indie studio is the victim and not a giant corporate app developer.

During Apple’s recent ‘California streaming’ event, the tech giant revealed that watchOS 8 with the Apple Watch Series 7 includes support for a full keyboard. This is an exciting addition for Apple Watch users since responding to messages from the wearable has never been a great experience.

With that in mind, Apple is far from the first company to release an app that allows users to do this. In August, developer Kosta Eleftheriou released an app called ‘Flick Type’ that brings a full keyboard to the Apple Watch. This app has been around for a few months, but recently, Apple pulled it from the App Store, stating that keyboard apps aren’t allowed on the Apple Watch.

Since Apple followed up this move with its own watchOS 8 Apple Watch keyboard, the timing is more than a little interesting. It’s worth noting that Apple’s new keyboard is only available on the Apple Watch Series 7 because it features a slightly larger screen. Eeftheriou’s app, on the other hand, works on older Apple Watches and became pretty popular. It’s unlikely that a few millimetres of extra display space really make that much of a difference regarding the typing experience.

This isn’t the first time that Apple has done something like this. For example, Apple removed all Flashlight apps back in the iPhone 4s era, and last year, password locker apps were also worried the company had plans to pull users away from their apps.

In a recent tweet, Eeftheriou says he plans to launch a lawsuit against Apple tied to the company’s anti-competitive behaviour. In other Apple-related news, though the dust is still settling surrounding the court case, it’s widely believed that the recent Epic v. Apple trial will allow developers to offer external payment options outside of the App Store.

Source: @keleftheriou Via: Input