Toronto Transit Commission delivers free WiFi to commuters in two stations

Text/Photos by Sonya Davidson

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced the official launch of its free WiFi service at Bloor-Yonge and St. George stations. TCONNECT offers subway patrons access and cellular connections on platforms and other public spaces within the two stations. 

These two initial locations are Toronto’s busiest subway stations and accommodate approximately 25 per cent of TTC subway riders each weekday.

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OS X Mavericks to add enhancements and battery life to existing Macs for free

Apple's Craig Federighi is up on stage talking about OS X Mavericks and he says the new OS, expected to come later this month, will add an hour of battery on existing MacBook Airs. There are also a number of new features coming to Mavericks like iCloud Keychain, Maps, iBooks as well as updated versions of native apps like Safari. Mavericks will  be available today for free.

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Lucky Surface RT buyers getting free Touch or Type Covers for a limited time

In a move that should have really happened sooner rather than later, Microsoft is giving buyers of their Surface RT ARM processor-powered tablet free Touch or Type Covers with their purchase. As reported by Cnet, US and Canadian Surface RT buyers who add the keyboards to their orders will not have to pay for them starting May 31. While they indicate a limited time offer, the promo could go on for around a month as per Microsoft's Surface blog. My advice, go for the Type Cover.

Source: Cnet

Lenovo and SugarSync offer 5GB free storage, open device access and secure hosting

Lenovo and SugarSync today announced Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync, the first cloud storage service to be integrated as an out-of-box experience based on Lenovo’s PCs and tablets. This industry-leading cloud service will provide consumers with the ability to access, sync and backup their files, photos, music and movies across their devices.

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