New Apple TV will sell for $119 in Canada
After months of rumours, Apple yesterday announced the new Apple TV, a slimmed down device which will give users in Canada and the U.S. the ability to rent HD movies from the iTunes store. Users in the U.S. will also have the ability to rent select HD shows from ABC, Fox and BBC America.
Apple says the new device will also let users stream content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe, as well as music, photos and videos from a Windows PC or Apple Mac.
Sony announces updated eReaders
Sony this week announced updated versions of its Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch Edition eReaders will go on sale in Canada next week.
The company says the new devices are smaller and lighter than their predecessors and feature an improved e-Ink display with touchscreen capabilities
World Fishing Network HD launches on Rogers
World Fishing Network HD, a 24/7 digital high definition specialty channel dedicated to, you guessed it, the world of fishing, will launch on Rogers cable on September 2nd.
Gmail gets a Priority Inbox
To help Gmail users deal with a plethora of email flooding their inboxes, Google has announced that beginning next week, it will introduce Priority Inbox, an experimental new way of taking on information overload in Gmail.
In addition to sending Junk mail to the Spam filter, Gmail will now split your inbox into three sections: “Important and unread,” “Starred” and “Everything else.”
CRTC orders Bell, Telus and MTS to give consumers $310 million in rebates
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Tuesday order Bell Aliant, Bell Canada, MTS Allstream and Telus to rebate $310.8 million to its urban landline customers.
The rebate, payable to customers residing in urban areas, must be paid out in the next six months and will range from approximately $25 to $90 per subscriber. Details on how the funds will be sent out will be made available by the respective companies in coming days.
CBC/Radio Canada demands complete distribution on Satellite TV
In a statement issued today, CBC/Radio-Canada says that all Bell TV and Shaw Direct subscribers should have access to their local CBC or Radio-Canada television signal.
Bell TV currently carries nine of 14 CBC stations and eight of 13 Radio-Canada stations, while Shaw Direct carries only 10 of 14 CBC stations and six of 13 of Radio-Canada stations.
Half of U.S. mobile phone users don’t know when their contract expires
More than half of American mobile phone owners do not know the month and year when their current mobile phone contract expires according to a recent study commissioned by Best Buy.
In addition, only four in 10 say they received a reminder notice that their contract was about to expire, leaving many consumers in the dark about upgrade eligibility and the plan options available.
Sirius: Hardcore Sports becomes theScore
Sirius Satellite and Score Media have announced the rebranding of “Hardcore Sports Radio” to “The Score Satellite Radio.”
The station will continue to broadcast its most popular stations on Sirius Channel 98 along with some new shows such as 24hrs in 40, Tim and Sid and the Footy Show.
