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Weekend tech deals from Amazon Canada

What a roller coaster of a week – new tech announced also brings on new deals! Below is a round-up of some deals you should take advantage from Amazon Canada.

Source: Amazon Canada

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Amazon has renewed Upload for Season 3

Amazon has renewed Upload for a third season.

The announcement came via a cast video posted to the Prime Video original’s official Twitter account.

In a press release, Amazon said the sci-fi comedy-drama series has become “a bona fide hit that continues to be one of the most-watched comedy originals on Prime Video.”

Created by The Office‘s Greg Daniels, Upload follows a computer programmer who, after dying prematurely, has his consciousness uploaded to a virtual afterlife. Notably, the series stars Toronto’s own Robbie Amell and is filmed in Vancouver. Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards and Zainab Johnson co-star.

The series’ second season dropped in March. A premiere date for the third season has not yet been confirmed.

Interestingly, this news comes just two weeks after another Daniels series, the Steve Carrell-led comedy Space Force, was cancelled by Netflix after its second season.

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SanDisk slashes SD Card prices by up to 34 percent

If you’re looking for additional storage on any of your devices, then head on over to Amazon Canada for some great deals from SanDisk. Here is a number of SD Cards on sale right now.

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Amazon Kindle begrudgingly accepts ePub book files

Amazon has held firm over the past 15 years by keeping the widely accepted (some would even say ‘default’) digital book format, ‘.ePub’, off its digital reading devices, but a truce has finally been struck.

A new update to the ‘Send to Kindle’ extension/app now ingests ePub files and converts them to a compatible Kindle file type before sending them over to your e-reader.

Obviously, this isn’t an ideal situation and requires a bit of a workaround, but at least it seems to be a step in the right direction. Perhaps in another 15 years, Amazon will actually tear the walls down and let anyone read anything on Kindle.

You can get the Send to Kindle app on Android, PC, Mac, Chrome or you can just send your documents through the email address associated with your Kindle. You can learn more about it on Amazon’s website.

It’s also worth mentioning in this story that Amazon’s long-standing .Mobi and .AZW files will no longer be supported by the Send to Kindle programs at some point later in 2022. Most people should be fine, since, over the years, these have updated into KF8/AZW3/KFX files. Existing ‘.Mobi’ and ‘.AZW’ files on your Kindle should also still work.

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Amazon Prime Day 2022 will take place in July in Canada

Prime Day is scheduled for some time in July in Canada this year, as revealed in Amazon’s first-quarter financial results.

“This year, Prime Day will take place in July in more than 20 countries. During Amazon’s annual shopping event, Prime members will be able to save on products from national brands and small businesses across every category,” reads the report.

Amazon had delayed Prime Day in Canada in 2020, and outright cancelled it in 2021, though Canadians will get a chance to grab their favourite tech gear at a majorly discounted price later this summer.

It’s worth noting that Amazon increased the Prime subscription cost in Canada earlier this month. The regular Prime membership now costs $2 more monthly, coming in at $9.99/mo or $20 more annually ($99/year).

Similarly, the cost of Prime Students has also been increased from $3.99/mo to $4.99/mo.

Like always, the event is expected to span two days (48 hours), so make sure you have your subscription ready around the end of July. Additionally, if you don’t want a long term commitment, Prime’s one-month free trial should get you through the two-day event.

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Amazon Prime just got more expensive for Canadians

After hiking the price of its Prime service in the U.S., Amazon’s upping Prime prices for Canadians.

According to a Canadian Press report published in the Toronto Star, Amazon’s Prime price will go up $2 to $9.99/mo. Customers who pay annually will see the price increase by $20 to $99/year.

Existing Prime users will see the price go up starting May 13th, while annual customers will see the increase on their next renewal. New customers looking to subscribe will already have to pay the higher costs.

Amazon Prime gives subscribers free shipping on several items, as well as access to things like the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform, and more. It’s worth noting Amazon also just raised the price of its music streaming service in Canada.

The Star notes that this is the first price increase for Prime since Amazon launched its membership in Canada in 2013.

MobileSyrup has reached out to Amazon Canada for more details about the impending increase.

Source: Toronto Star

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Amazon signs deals for 83 satellite launches to compete with Starlink

Nov 22, 2019 Palo Alto / CA / USA – Close up of Amazon logo and Smile symbol at one of their corporate offices located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco bay area

Amazon has signed deals with three companies to launch internet satellites in space.

There will be up to 83 launches under Project Kuiper over the next five years, Reuters reports.

38 launches are with United Launch Alliance, and 18 are with Arianespace. 12 launches are through a contract with Blue Origin, another company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. There’s an option to add an additional 15 launches with Blue Origin.

The move heats up the race to provide internet from space.

“Amazon is investing billions of dollars across the three agreements. Together, it is the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history,” a company spokesperson told the publication.

But despite the new agreements, Amazon is still trailing behind SpaceX. According to CNBC, the company, owned by Elon Musk, has launched 2,000 Starlink subscribers and serves roughly 250,000 customers.

The service is available in Canada, where customers recently experienced a price hike.

Project Kuiper plans to use 3,000 satellites to support high-speed internet for various customers, Reuters reports.

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Source: Reuters, CNBC

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Roku and Amazon extend their multi-year agreement

Roku and Amazon have reached a multi-year extension of their agreement.

“Roku and Amazon have reached a multi-year extension for their distribution agreement. Customers can continue to access the Prime Video and IMDb TV apps on their Roku devices,” writes Roku in a press release.

Roku added Amazon Prime Video to its devices back in 2018. The terms of this new agreement were not disclosed, but it means that Amazon’s Prime Video app will continue to be available on Roku devices.

Any Amazon customers with a Prime membership can use Amazon’s music and video streaming platforms at a $79.99 per year cost.

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Amazon’s new Eero 6+ and Eero Pro 6E are available to pre-order in Canada

Amazon’s Eero 6 and Eero 6 Pro‘s successors are here. Amazon introduced its latest Eero 6+ and Eero Pro 6E to its range of mesh Wi-Fi systems, with the latter giving users access to Wi-Fi 6E.

For reference, the 6+ and Pro 6E’s predecessors only supported Wi-Fi 6, so technically, they could only use 2.4 GHz or 5GHz radio bands, whereas the new Eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-fi systems can operate on the 6 GHz band, allowing multiple devices to use the internet at once without congestion, great for dense network environments like offices. In simple terms, it works like a Wi-Fi 6 system, but operates on the 6 GHz radio band. Learn more about the differences between the two here.

It’s worth noting that to be able to access the advantages of Wi-Fi 6E, you’ll need devices that are compatible with the spectrum. If you have a device that isn’t Wi-Fi 6E compatible, it’ll give you regular Wi-Fi 6 performance.

“Since Eero’s beginning a little over eight years ago, we have had a vision to provide every home around the world with wifi that just works,” said Nick Weaver, co-founder and CEO of Eero in a statement.

“Wifi has changed a lot since then, and we’ve worked hard to expand our portfolio and make our easy-to-use, fast, secure, and reliable whole-home wifi systems more accessible and affordable for everyone. With the introduction of Eero Pro 6E and Eero 6+ alongside our existing eero 6 series devices, we’re taking a big step in delivering our highest performing and most affordable wifi systems for everyone.”

The new Eero Pro 6E can support over 100 devices simultaneously, with speeds up to 2.3Gbps, which is great for gaming, streaming 8K videos or live streaming. Additionally, since the device has two ethernet ports (2.5 GbE and 1.0 GbE), the Eero Pro 6E can support multigigabit internet plans.

A single Eero Pro 6E covers up to 190 square meters and a 3-pack covers up to 560 square meters. The Eero Pro 6E is available as a single unit or as a 3-pack from Amazon or Eero.com for $429 and $999, respectively.

Similarly, the Eero 6+ can support over 75 devices at once, though it does not support Wi-Fi 6E, so you’ll have to make do with Wi-Fi 6, which in itself is novel technology and shouldn’t result in a bad experience. The Eero 6+ is ideal for those with a gigabit internet connection, with a single unit covering up to 140 square metres and a 3-pack covering about 420 square metres.

The Eero 6+ is available as a single unit or as a 3-pack from Amazon or Eero.com for $199 and $429, respectively.

In addition to the new releases, the last-gen Eero 6 (which is still a great buy for those with 500Mbps to 900Mbps plans) has now been discounted. The one-pack is now available for $129 (was $179), whereas the three-pack is available for $279 (was $399).

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Amazon now officially owns MGM following closure of $8.5 billion deal

Amazon has confirmed that its $8.5 billion USD (about $10.7 billion CAD) acquisition of MGM is complete.

This means that it officially owns the historic Hollywood studio, whose properties include the James Bond and Rocky film franchises and Shark Tank and The Handmaid’s Tale TV series. The deal was first announced last May, meaning it took just under one year to pass the necessary regulatory approvals.

Amazon aims to use MGM’s extensive catalogue of more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV episodes to bolster its Prime Video service. However, it’s unclear exactly what it looks to do with these properties, particularly Bond, which is set to enter a new era following the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as the British superspy in last year’s No Time to Die.

Image credit: MGM/Eon Productions

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