Quiz
Which Google product will disappear by the end of the year?
Answer
Without fanfare, Google announced in mid-April the disappearance of its virtual private network (VPN), a service offered since 2020 integrated into the Google One subscription which has not had the expected success. This is the most recent of 295 Google products discontinued since 2006.
My eclipsemy record
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My eclipse generated 2.3 million Google location queries on April 8, and it has been downloaded 291,000 times since its launch in fall 2023.
As you can imagine, the application My eclipse, developed by the Fédération des astronomers amateurs du Québec (FAAQ), had its moment of glory on April 8. We have the stats to prove it: the app generated 2.3 million Google location queries that day, and it has been downloaded 291,000 times since its launch in fall 2023. “And it doesn’t is not finished, specifies the FAAQ on its site. Because the application is programmed for the eclipses of the next eight years to come. »
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A clown to take seriously
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Despite its psychedelic design, the DAO 150W GaN does a very serious job charging up to four devices for a total maximum of 150 watts.
You’ll never have seen a charger as fun as the DAO 150 W GaN, with its hallucinogenic lighting effects, animations and app control. But it does a very serious job of charging up to four devices for a maximum total of 150 watts, with its two USB-C sockets, a USB-A socket and a DC computer output. The DAO 150 W GaN has everything it needs to become your primary charger, but its US$199 price tag and less-than-essential frills will put many off.
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From music to books
SCREENSHOT
The choice in French in Spotify’s audiobook catalog is meager, but a few Quebec authors have a good place there.
Audiobook lovers now have a new provider: Spotify. The Swedish giant already offered the purchase of audio books; in mid-April it included a catalog of 250,000 works accessible for free with the Premium package. The maximum listening time is 15 hours per month, reserved for the main holder of a family account. The choice in French is meager, a few hundred books at most, but a few Quebec authors, notably David Goudreault, Patrick Sénécal and India Desjardins, have a good place there.
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Helldiverse 2 on your mind
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According to the most recent compilation published by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ALD), last February, it is the “shoot’em up” type game Helldiverse 2 which topped sales in Canada.
Last winter, Canadian players clearly wanted bloody battles, incessant shooting and spectacular cars. According to the most recent compilation published by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ALD), last February, it is the “shoot’em up” type game Helldiverse 2 which topped sales in Canada. He is followed by Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Despite a cold critical reception, Skull and Bonesfrom Ubisoft, inherited third place on the podium.
Consult the top 10 of the ALD
reference: www.lapresse.ca