Bell slashes mobile roaming rates for Bermuda, Caribbean islands

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Bell has announced a reduction in mobile roaming prices when used in Bermuda and in the Caribbean islands. Travellers can avail $50 Zone 1 bundle, which includes 25MB data, 50 minutes local calls or calls to Canada, and 50 sent text messages and unlimited incoming messages. For the 30-day add-ons, you can choose to just get one or two of these services, such as 100MB of data for $75, 100 minutes local calls or calls to Canada for $50, and 200 sent texts and unlimited incoming for $30.

Those travelling to the islands, including Aruba, Antigua, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, St. Barts, St. Martin, and St. Lucia, can avail of the services starting Wednesday. For more information, click on the link.

Android KitKat will allow users to pick default messaging app

The upcoming Android 4.4 version or KitKat will let you choose the third-party app to manage your text messaging needs. According to a post on Google’s developer blog, the company wants to provide a proper, supported way for the third-party messaging apps to gain access to your texts, instead of using workarounds that the company doesn’t approve of.

Canadian government wants to ‘unbundle’ cable and satellite channels

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The government wants to give its citizens the ability to buy channels on an a la carte basis, according to a report on The Verge. 

Industry Minister James Moore said on an interview, "We don't think it's right for Canadians to have to pay for bundled television channels that they don't watch. We want to unbundle television channels and allow Canadians to pick and pay the specific television channels that they want."

Updated Google terms of service can use your reviews and photos for ‘endorsements’

Based on a new terms of use announced on Friday, Google will be able to collect your comments and ratings on Play Store or any of its products and sell these to companies as “shared endorsements” to be used for online advertising. The new policy will go live on November 11 and will display users’ names, photos, and comments beside things liked, reviewed, followed, or positively commented on. You can opt out of the feature for now through this page.