Amazon is having yet another blast of discounts to its own product line. Both the Fire Tablet, including kids models, and the popular Echo Show 5 have been significantly reduced by up to 50 percent.
The Echo Show 5 features a 5.5-inch display and comes with six-months of free Amazon Music.
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Anker is starting the week off on a solid step by discounting charging accessories by up to 44 percent. It seems like these deals are a 1-day event, so if you’re in need of power on the go then check out the deals below.
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Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms.
Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column typically focuses on new content from Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are mentioned when relevant. Premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms are also fair game as movies continue to come to digital early amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finally, we’ll highlight shows or movies that are made by Canadian companies, involve notable Canadian cast or crew and/or are filmed in Canada.
Amazon Prime Video
Men
After her husband commits suicide, Harper retreats to the English countryside, only to soon discover that a strange man is stalking her.
Men was written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina) and stars Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter) and Rory Kinnear (James Bond series).
Original theatrical release date: May 20th, 2022 Prime Video Canada release date: October 20th, 2022 Genre: Horror-drama Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes
The full list of what’s coming to Apple TV+ Canada this month can be found here.
Crave
Buffy Saint-Marie: Carry It On [Crave Original]
Winnipeg’s Madison Thomas (Ruthless Souls) directs this documentary about the life and career of Indigenous-Canadian singer-songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie (the Oscar-winning song “Up Where We Belong”).
On a Halloween party train, college senior Alana must stop an unknown assailant from killing all of the passengers off one by one.
A remake of the Jamie Lee Curtis-led 1980 cult classic of the same name (also on Crave), Terror Train was directed by Quebec City’s Phillipe Gagnon (Moi) and stars Robyn Alomar (Utopia Falls), Montreal’s Tim Rozon (Schitt’s Creek) and Toronto’s Corteon Moore (Slasher). It’s also worth noting that the movie was filmed in Montreal.
Down on his luck, famed actor Nick Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) takes a job at a wealthy fan’s birthday party, only to get caught up in a CIA mission.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent was directed by Tom Gormican (That Awkward Moment) and stars Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Sharon Horgan (Divorce) and Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project).
Original theatrical release date: April 22nd, 2022
Crave release date: October 21st, 2022 Genre: Comedy Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes
Stream The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talenthere.
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99/month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Netflix
From Scratch [Netflix Original]
An American woman fall in love with a chef in Italy, but his health issues threaten their future together.
Based on Tembi Locke’s memoir of the same name, From Scratch was created by Tembi and Attica Locke and stars Zoe Saldaña (Avatar), Eugenio Mastrandrea (A.C.A.B. — All Cops Are Bastards), Danielle Deadwyler (The Harder They Fall) and Keith David (Greenleaf).
Netflix Canada release date: October 21st, 2022 Genre: Romantic drama Runtime: Eight episodes (50 to 58 minutes each)
Two best friends are whisked away to a magical school for future heroes and villains.
Based on Somain Chainani’s book of the same name, The School for Good and Evil was co-written and directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and stars Sophia Anne Caruso (Lazarus), Sofia Wylie (High School Musical: The Musical — The Series), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), Kerry Washington (Scandal), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix trilogy) and Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Discovery).
Netflix Canada release date: October 19th, 2022 Genre: Fantasy Runtime: 2 hours, 28 minutes
An undercover cop forms a close connection with a murder suspect while trying to get him to confess.
The Stranger was directed by Thomas M. Wright and stars Joel Edgerton (Boy Erased), Sean Harris (Mission Impossible series) and Steve Mouzakis (Where The Wild Things Are).
This new batch of perplexing cases includes a young athlete who was hit by a train, a beloved father who was brutally murdered and over 300 reports of a possible UFO sighting.
It’s worth noting that Montreal’s Shawn Levy (Free Guy) serves as an executive producer on the series. Additionally, if you have a tip on an unsolved mystery or a story you want submitted, you can do so here.
Netflix Canada release date: October 18th, 2022 (first three episodes, three new episodes every Tuesday) Genre: True crime documentary Runtime: Nine episodes (around 50 minutes each)
Google typically releases two sets of Pixel phones each year, the flagship Pixels in the fall and ‘a’ series mid-range Pixel phone(s) in the spring/summer. Next up on the docket for Google is the Pixel 7a — presumably, that will be the name — and it might be coming sooner than expected.
GSM Arena spotted an Amazon subscription listing for a “Google Pixel 7a Family Launch Announcement,” potentially hinting at an upcoming reveal of Google’s mid-range Pixel. You can find this by heading to Your account > email subscriptions > browse all subscriptions. However, it’s worth noting that the listing doesn’t appear on Amazon Canada (I had to use Amazon’s U.S. site to view it).
What stood out to me most about this listing was the “family” part. Google typically doesn’t release a “family” of A-series phones, but it has done so before. There was the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, and the Pixel 4a and 4a 5G. Could this be a hint at a Pixel 7a and 7a XL?
Also of note is the description attached to the subscription:
“Please subscribe to this list to receive notifications about the Google Pixel 7a and Watch launch.”
Watch… didn’t Google just release a Pixel Watch? Could this be hinting at a budget-friendly Pixel Watch A-series? Possibly, but I have my doubts. And I’m not alone.
Android Authority also raised some questions about the Amazon subscription, noting that Google only just released the Pixel 6a in July, writing it would be “an extremely early release for Google.” Moreover, it questions the mention of a watch, suggesting there could possibly be a typo and this was for the Pixel 7 and Watch that Google launched earlier this month.
However, Nikkei Asia published a report on October 6th that Google planned to produce four million units of a budget phone for early next year. That lends some credence to the Amazon subscription.
And of course, it’s worth acknowledging that this could simply be Amazon getting an extremely early jump on the Pixel 7a’s spring/summer 2023 launch. Even if that’s the case, I’d be skeptical of what’s mentioned and not read into things too much. There hasn’t been anything to corroborate multiple Pixel 7a devices or a Pixel Watch Series-A so far, and the latter seems extremely unlikely given the multiple Fitbit devices that technically fill that budget smartwatch role.
The Show 5 has a 5.5-inch display and comes with 6-months of free Amazon Music.
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The deals of tech, especially before the upcoming discounts this holiday season. However, Sandisk has your back and wants you to have more storage options. Below are some deals on SD Cards.
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Anker has discounted several accessories as part of an ongoing sale. If you’re looking for deals on iPhone or Android cables, or chargers then check out the below deals.
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Following up on the big 2-day Prime Early Access Sale last week, Amazon has continued to discount some of its popular products. This time around, the Alexa-enabled Echo Show and Echo Dot has been bundled with a number of other smart home devices, such as Blink, Ring and eero Mesh Wifi Routers.
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Amazon has revealed the full cast for LOL: Qui Rira Le Dernier?, its Quebec spin-off of the Last One Laughing comedy series.
The series, which got a Jay Baruchel-hosted Canada-wide version earlier this year, follows a group of 10 comedians as they try to make each other laugh without cracking up themselves. As previously confirmed, Patrick Huard (Good Cop, Bon Cop) is hosting LOL: Qui Rira Le Dernier?, and we now know it will feature the following comedians:
LOL: Qui Rira Le Dernier? will premiere on Prime Video in early 2023.
It’s one of several Canadian original titles in the works at Prime Video, including the Three Pines mystery series starring Alfred Molina, a Jamie Lee Curtis-produced comedy series about The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist and a Mike Downie-directed film about The Tragically Hip and his late brother, Gord Downie.
If you’re looking for a great deal on 2nd-gen Apple AirPods, then best you head over to Amazon as the online retailer has significantly reduced the price today.
While not the newest pair of earbuds on the market, these AirPods are now 17 percent off its regular price at $148. At its original launch in 2019, the AirPods were priced at $$219.
The Bluetooth earbuds feature the company’s H1 chip and hands-free ‘Hey Siri’ support.
