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Leaker says Apple considering price cut for iPhone 15 Plus

Apple may have plans to cut the price of the upcoming iPhone 15 Plus after poor sales of the 14 Plus, per a leaker with a decent track record.

As reported by Macworld and 9to5Mac, leaker ‘yeux1122‘ posted on South Korean blogging platform Naver that iPhone 14 Plus sales fell “far beyond” Apple’s lowest estimates. Because of this, yeux1122 says Apple is looking at new strategies with the iPhone 15 Plus to change that trend, including “seriously” considering a price reduction.

Moreover, yeux1122 noted that because Apple plans its phone releases years in advance, it’s too late to simply cancel the iPhone 15 Plus. The company pulled that move after the iPhone 12 mini and 13 mini missed sales expectations.

9to5 notes that this doesn’t come as much of a surprise given that reviewers urged potential customers away from the iPhone 14 Plus towards the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus offered very little over the iPhone 13, with the phones both using the A15 chip (albeit slightly updated in the 14 series) — why buy that when the iPhone 13 was available for less?

Although yeux1122 doesn’t specify how significant a price cut the iPhone 15 Plus would receive compared to the iPhone 14 Plus, 9to5 wrote it would need to be at least $100 USD (about $135.53 CAD) to have a significant impact.

Moreover, a reduction in iPhone 15 Plus price would likely mean the base iPhone 15 would see a price cut too. In Canada, the iPhone 14 Plus costs $150 more than the iPhone 14 — the iPhone 15 price would have to fall almost as much as the supposed 15 Plus cut to maintain that delta.

Of course, Apple won’t release the iPhone 15 line until September of 2023, leaving plenty of time for details and plans to change. Decent track record or not, you should take yeux1122’s leak with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Source: yeux1122 (Naver) Via: Macworld, 9to5Mac

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$100 Apple gift cards on Amazon get $10 promo

If you’re planning to buy someone an Apple gift card this holiday season, Amazon might have one of the best deals available.

If you use the code ‘APPLECA22‘ at checkout and buy one or more gift cards totalling $100 or more, you’ll get $10 in bounce-back credits, effectively making it $90 for a $100 gift card. These are email gift cards, so while the product listing says $25, you can fill it with a custom amount when you click on the card.

These gift cards apply to everything Apple, from digital app stores to real-world Apple Stores. You can also set a custom time for the code to get delivered as long as it’s within the next 365 days.

Source: Amazon

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These are a few of the better Black Friday smartphone deals

Amid the madness of Black Friday, a few smartphone deals from wireless providers stand out from the rest. Below you can find a few highlights:

First up, the $9/mo Pixel 7 deal is still ongoing at several carriers.

Bell offering free AirPods (2nd Gen) with iPhone 14.

Get iPhone 13 at Rogers for $0 down and either $20/mo financing or $0/mo financing with Upfront Edge.

Pixel 7 Pro $0 down, $16.12/mo financing with Upfront Edge at Rogers.

Bell: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra $0 down, $20.71/mo financing with Device Return Option.

Bell: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 – $0 down, $15/mo financing with Device Return Option.

Samsung Galaxy S22 – $0 down, $20/mo Tab + get free Galaxy Buds2 earbuds at Koodo.

Google Pixel 6a – $0 down, $0/mo Tab at Koodo.

iPhone 13 – $0 down, $20/mo financing at Virgin Plus.

Motorola Edge 2022 – $0 down, $10/mo financing + get free Verve Buds 120 at Virgin Plus.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE – $0 down, $14.58/mo financing at Fido.

iPhone 13 – $0 down, $30/mo financing at Fido.

iPhone 14 – $0 down, $24/mo with TradeUp on a $45/mo plan at Freedom.

Pixel 7 – $0 down, $10/mo with TradeUp on a $35/mo plan at Freedom.

You can check out other ongoing Black Friday deals at carriers here and tech retailers here.

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Cottage Life

All of the winter gear you need is now on sale for up to 60 per cent off

It’s time to bundle up! If you lost a mitt or need a new coat, now is the time to purchase those heavy duty, keep-you-warm-all -winter items. We’ve found the best winter weather gear from your favourite stores, like Sail, Sorel, Mark’s, and more. With the right gear, we promise winter will become one of your favourite seasons.

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Home deals you can score this Black Friday for up to 70 per cent off

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Whether you’re looking to upgrade your kitchen countertop appliances or buy a new vacuum for the cottage, now is the time to make your purchase. You can score some of the top-rated home products from Amazon this Black Friday for up to 70 per cent off. Take a look:

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Roots Black Friday sales are up to 75 per cent off popular products

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Black Friday sales have already begun and some stores like Roots are holding them all weekend long. Roots is a classic cottage brand known for its popular sweaters and pants and it’s not every day they have deep discounts on their popular apparel. This year the sale will run from Nov. 24–28, online and in-store. You also get free shipping on orders over $70.

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Some of the most popular board games are now up to 50 per cent off

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There’s nothing better than spending a cold winter night snuggled up by the fire playing a board game with your family. Whether you’re into games of strategy or pure luck, chances are there’s a Black Friday deal that has your name on it. (Or, someone else’s—board games make great gifts!) Take a look at some of the most popular board games, now up to 50 per cent off, and get ready for a winter of fun.

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Microsoft halts new sales in Russia amid invasion of Ukraine

Microsoft president Brad Smith announced that the company will “suspend all new sales” in Russia in a blog post published on March 4th.

The company behind Windows and Xbox is just the latest to announce a stop to some services in Russia amid the ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine.

The announcement specifically addresses new sales and doesn’t mention existing service contracts, nor did it address why. The Verge points out that Microsoft has recently focused on cloud and support services — cutting off existing contracts would be “devastating” for both organizations and individuals using Windows, Office, Microsoft 365, Azure, and Xbox products in Russia.

“We are coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we are stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions,” Smith wrote.

Moreover, Smith wrote that Microsoft would “continue to work proactively to help cybersecurity officials in Ukraine defend against Russian attacks, including most recently a cyberattack against a major Ukrainian broadcaster.”

The move comes after Ukraine asked Sony and Microsoft to pause operations in Russia and Belarus. Microsoft’s ban on new sales in Russia also comes amid restrictions from several tech giants, including Apple and Netflix.

Source: Microsoft Via: The Verge

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Pixel 6 helped Google set an ‘all-time quarterly sales record’

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, dropped its Q4 2021 earnings Tuesday evening. The numbers were impressive as usual, with 41 percent year-over-year growth. You can read all that here if you want. What’s more impressive, however, is that the Pixel 6 apparently set an all-time quarterly sales record.

Now, there are a few caveats here before we dig in. First, Google doesn’t break out specific numbers for hardware. Instead, as Android Police notes, the hardware is included in ‘Google Services,’ which covers Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Search, Google Play, and YouTube. In other words, there are a lot of big money makers in there for Google and no real way to estimate how much of that was from the Pixel line, or even the Pixel 6 specifically.

With that in mind, let’s look at what Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in the Q4 2021 earnings call:

“In Q4, we set all all-time quarterly sales record for Pixel. This came in spite of an extremely challenging supply-chain environment. The response from Pixel 6 from our customers and carrier partners was incredibly positive.”

Pichai also attributed some of the Pixel 6’s success to new artificial intelligence (AI) features, such as the new real-time translation tool. You can listen to the whole earnings call here.

While we can’t necessarily back up that statement with numbers (yet), Android Police did note that the Google Services segment is up, reporting over $69 (heh, nice) billion USD (about $87.5 billion CAD) in revenue in Q4. In 2020, the same segment reported $52.8 billion (roughly $66.99 billion CAD (heh, double nice)).

Considering Google launches Pixel flagships in the fall, usually around October or November, the company’s Q4 results usually include Pixel launch sales (even if we don’t get the exact numbers). And while I doubt that all of the difference between Q4 2021 and Q4 2020 came from Pixel 6 sales, we can likely attribute some of that increase to sales.

With all that in mind, it seems the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are proving popular with customers. Considering the various supply issues, software problems, and myriad other concerns with the phones, the sales record is even more impressive. Hopefully this marks a change for Google, which has previously struggled with its smartphone line.

Source: Android Police

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Xbox has a bunch of deals right now, including Lunar New Year and Ubisoft sales

Xbox has kicked off multiple promotions on digital games, offering discounts on Asian-made games for Lunar New Year, titles from Ubisoft and Warner Bros., and more.

See below for some of the most notable deals. Note that all of the listed original Xbox and Xbox 360 games are playable on Xbox One/Xbox Series X and S via backward compatibility.

The full list of deals can be found here. Note that the sales are valid through February 7th, though individual promotions have different end dates.

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