Review: 2020 Volvo XC60 T8 Inscription

Text and Photos by Emily Chung

The 2020 Volvo XC60 T8 Inscription is a beautifully crafted compact luxury SUV. Our road test model combined a standard combustion engine (supercharged and turbocharged) and an electric motor. The 2020 Volvo XC60 is also available as a plug-in hybrid. The Polestar engineering added to the drive, the vehicle handled well, was powerful, and truly delivered for a performance SUV.

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Review: Microsoft Surface Duo

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By now you’ve probably read the scathing reviews of Microsoft’s ambitious and expensive new device. Initially available only in the US for $1400 but now coming to Canada as well. Surface Duo is Microsoft’s first Android device, and it was built with Google’s collaboration.

We’re seeing different takes on larger mobile devices like folding smartphones and even LG’s strange Wing device with a t-shaped screen array. The Surface Duo is composed of two screens that can be used independently or together in various ways. Which makes it more versatile than a three-screen folding phone, if you don’t mind the seam in the middle where the hinge resides.  

Designed around productivity, Surface Duo is built for multitasking and is capable of running two apps at the same time. It is also for spanning one app a cross the makeshift 8-inch display (composed of two 5.6-inch AMOLED displays connected by a hinge. Hit jump for our review.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops-Cold War is an 80's-era FPS extravaganza

The Call of Duty franchise has transcended a wide range of times and places. We've been to both world wars as well as a variety of one off locations and situations in Modern Warfare. This time around we gear up during the 80's and during the very tense and volatile Cold War between the USA and Russia. As expected, we get to immerse in team deathmatch and domination style battles as well as a truly gripping zombie killing session.

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