How-To TGet Your Voicemail Texted to You TTurn Your Phone Into an Xbox Remote TSet up Your Windows 8 Email TArm Your Rogers Smart Home Monitoring Contents

12 Spring Cleaning Tools Hands-On: Windows 8

MARCH/APRIL 2013 | connectedrogers.ca Black is Back The next generation of BlackBerry arrives with a revamped OS and the bold new Z10 smartphone

Ditch the Dish! 5 reasons to get Rogers digital TV Spring Travel How to stay connected this March Break

+ How-To tGet your voicemail texted to you tTurn your phone into an Xbox remote tSet up your Windows 8 email tArm your Rogers Smart Home Monitoring Contents

COVER STORY BlackBerry Hub You’re watching a video, browsing the web or playing a game and you notice a blinking red light on top Black is of your phone – a new message awaits. Pause what you’re doing by swip- 40 ing up from the bottom of the screen and over to the right to peek at BlackBerry Hub. It’s your command centre for all incoming messages, be it email, text (SMS), BlackBerry Messen- ger, social media updates, BACKHere’s why you should be excited about the voicemail – you name it. reimagined BlackBerry 10 operating system The Hub lets you instantly and Z10 smartphone choose whether or not to reply, or just let the screen snap back in place and TEXT Marc Saltzman seamlessly continue with PHOTOGRAPHY Hamin Lee what you were doing. ou know the old adage: “Good things come to those who wait.” If you’ve been waiting patiently for the latest BlackBerry release, you’ll no doubt fall in love with BlackBerry 10. Without abandoning Speed Demon what made BlackBerry such a universally sought device in the first When you get your BlackBerry Z10 through placeY – fast typing and messaging, the best battery around and security that even banks and governments trust – BlackBerry upped the ante with features Rogers, you’ll be on every smartphone owner loves and relies upon: blazing speed, smooth multi- the Rogers LTE net- tasking, a killer web browser, smart cameras and apps galore. Here’s a look work – Canada’s fast- at what makes the new BlackBerry so hot. est wireless internet. From downloading and BLACKBERRY 10 SMARTPHONE AT A GLANCE streaming to video chatting and multi-tasking, you won’t believe how LTE 1.5 GHz 8 MP 4.2 -IN 16 GB connectivity processor camera 1280 x 768 screen storage fast your Z10 operates THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: on Rogers LTE. For Super-fast Smooth Capturing A gorgeous Ample room downloads and fast pro-level HD display, for media more information, visit and seamless multi-tasking photos and great for vids and other browsing video and pics ﬁles rogers.com/LTE.

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Black is Back 40 BlackBerry 10 has arrived, and it’s awesome. Read our primer for the details. 44 REASON NO. 1 Say goodbye to weather worries Ditch the Dish Snow, wind, hail – what, me worry? Canadian winters are rough. Snow, freezing rain, hail in an interrupted picture. And who wants that in and the like can wreak havoc on everything from the middle of your favourite TV show, movie, award Why a satellite dish can’t compare to your daily commute to your favourite leather shoes. show or sports match? So why would your satellite dish be any different? It, With Rogers digital TV, the signal is unaffected 44 too, is susceptible to bad weather. by weather. You’ll get the strongest, clearest, un- Regardless of what all the dish fanboys say, severe interrupted picture possible, except in the case of Rogers digital TV. Why Digital TV is Better Than Satellite weather can adversely affect the performance of a a complete power outage. But then watching TV satellite dish. Specifically, harsh weather can result would be the least of your worries.

TEXT Jason Scott Alexander | ANIMATION Lollipop

There was a time when digital TV was piped into homes via ugly and fussy REASON NO. 2 LTE: Don’t Get Left in satellite dishes. Often prone to weather damage and sometimes needing updates and maintenance, they may have given Freedom to roam the Dust us more channels, but, arguably, at an Watch TV wherever you want with Rogers Whole Home PVR 48 annoying cost. Today, thankfully, you Most households today have more than one TV; the same recorded program at once. Or perhaps it’s can get digital TV delivery in a much upstairs, downstairs, in the kitchen and bedrooms – family movie night, but your daughter doesn’t want The Rogers LTE network is no longer for more sophisticated form, with much we’re watching in every room of the house. With to miss the Justin Bieber special airing at the same more choice and advanced features. many satellite dishes, you are limited to where you can time. Everyone can enjoy the flick together on the big Bottom line: there are some dis- enjoy digital TV, let alone the fact that you can only screen while recording the Biebs for later viewing. ™ tinct downsides to satellite TV, do just that – watch – without being able to pause, In all, up to two NextBox HDPVRs and six Next- rewind, start or stop programming wherever you wish, Box HD terminals may be connected, allowing for a tech nerds only. It’s for everyone. and so many upsides to digital as you can with Rogers Whole Home HDPVR. highly flexible network of access, play and manage- cable. Still need convincing? Take the Follow Me TV feature, for instance: You can ment over your recordings from as many as eight Here are four reasons why we begin watching a recorded show in your downstairs TVs throughout the home. With capability to record think Rogers digital TV is living room, pause it, and then resume viewing in the up to four HD shows simultaneously, plus pause, superior to satellite. kitchen as you prepare supper – all without missing rewind and play live TV from any set in the house, Social Solutions a second. What’s more, up to four TVs can access you’re all set. 52 How to connect with Rogers via its many handy 44 connectedrogers.ca MARCH/APRIL 2013 45 and helpful social media sites. March Break: Time to Travel 55 Taking a trip this spring? Here’s how to stay LTE: Don’t get connected the entire time. FEATURES 48 left in the Internet Then & Now 63 A fun look back on how we survived before the DUST internet – and how much better life is now.

The LTE network is the next generation of wireless internet. Get on it or get left behind. Not sure it’s for you? Here’s why Hands-On: Windows 8 everyone is getting onto LTE, and why you should, too Tips on how to take advantage of some of TEXT Jim Collins | ANIMATION Dynamic Mind 68 here are two types of people: fast adopt- way we play, work and communicate on our ers and those of us happy to wait a bit smartphones, tablets and mobile internet T longer before buying into whatever’s devices. No longer niche or just for tech geeks, Windows 8’s top features. new. But there comes a point when the slow LTE has proven itself an essential part of many adopters realize: Wait a second, this is happen- Canadians’ lives. ing and I need to get this. Now. Today. Still need convincing? Here are five reasons The Rogers LTE network is just such a thing. LTE is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. The Launched last year, it’s Canada’s fastest wire- next generation of wireless is already here. Travel: Sri Lanka less internet*– so fast that it’s changing the Time to join in. *Based on tests comparing download speeds on the Rogers LTE network vs. Bell and Telus’ LTE networks within Rogers LTE coverage area. LTE device, LTE SIM and plan required. Actual experienced speeds may vary based on device, topography and environmental conditions, network congestion and other factors. Rogers LTE network available in select Canadian cities. Visit rogers.com/LTE for coverage. 70 What to do on this beautiful South Asian island, 48 connectedrogers.ca MARCH/APRIL 2013 49 and how to stay connected while you’re there.

2 connectedrogers.ca ﬁrst up 14 Robo Remote 9 Toys you control with your device. Productivity apps 10 Digitize your to-do list. Rogers Phone Finder 11 A cool new service lets you protect your precious smartphone. Technology Trends 12 Canadians are using their mobile devices in new and surprising ways.

Gear UPGRADE My Stuff: Adam Korson Star of new sitcom Seed reveals the Smartt CleanClean Bluelounge Sanctuary 14 22 charging station In need of a spring cleanup?up? Here are 12 hihigh-techgh-tech US$130 | bluelounge.com tech he can’t live without. tools to make the job easysy – and ffunun This sleek charging station hides cables for a clutter-free appearance. It’s com- TEXT Jaclyn Law patible with thousands of devices.

NeatReceipts CableKeeps US$200 | neat.com US$16 | nicebydesign.com Digitize documents and business cards Keep cords tangle-free by wrapping with this scanning system, and access these around Apple power adaptors and the info on your smartphone. docking cables. gear iRobot Looj 330 Gutter- Organized Home Cleaning Robot Free | organizedhome.com US$300 | irobot.com This site features tips for decluttering, Place this machine in your eavestrough home organization and meal planning. and watch it power through dirt, leaves and other clogging debris. Dymo LetraTag Plus LT-100T label maker RabbitAir MinusA2 Ultra $45 | dymo.com Quiet Air Purifier Organize files, boxes and more with Tablets by the Numbers $659 | homedepot.ca legible labels. Clear the air with HEPA technology and a six-stage filtration system. Verilux CleanWave Portable Sanitizing Wand How do you get the most from your iRobot Roomba 650 US$60 | verilux.com Vacuum-Cleaning Robot Wipe out germs with the power of UV-C 16 $500 | canadiantire.ca light. This wand kills up to 99.9% of Roomba navigates around furniture and germs, allergens and bacteria. It’s tablet? Our report tells all. adjusts to different floor types. great for phones and electronics, since there are no liquids or sprays. Get Organized! app iOS | peterwalshdesign.com Fellowes Powershred 79Ci Overhaul your home with the help of Cross-Cut Shredder clutter expert Peter Walsh. $290 | staples.ca Devouring up to 14 sheets at once, this Spring Cleaning Chore Checklist app shredder even chews staples, paper AN, WP 7 | dotnetideas.com clips, plastic cards and CDs. This app features customizable lists for cleaning routines. Tools to help you tidy up this season. 22 connectedrogers.ca MARCH/APRIL 2013 23 22 entertainment TV 26 26 Game of Thrones returns with its third season; plus new viewing from HBO

DEPARTMENTS and Vice. Thronewars Movies TEXT Eric Veillette

Unsheathe your broadswords, because Les Miserables’ Hugh Jackman the universally acclaimed Game of Thrones 32 is back for a third season interview; the best new movies on here’s no room for civility in inches toward the highest of any HBO Game of Thrones. When a reviled series. Based on the books by fantasy or beloved character dies, the author George R. R. Martin, the big-budget Rogers On Demand. T beheadings and eviscerations are series follows the sword-wielding noble unrelenting. Never has a show intertwined families of the fictional continent of enemies and allies so tightly. As the War of Westeros and their attempts to claim the Five Kings wages on, the body count the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms. Sports & Games 26 connectedrogers.ca MARCH/APRIL 2013 27 36 Get your NHL ﬁx and U.K. football frenzy; plus three game reviews.

Digital TV Digital TV how-to Digital TV FAQs 76 You have questions, we have answers. Here’s everything you need to know to master your digital TV experience Q: WHENEVER I TRY TO ORDER A CHANNEL OR SET PARENTAL Q:Q HOW DO I CONTROLS, I’M ASKED 10-Second Tips PROGRAMP MY TO ENTER MY PIN REMOTE?R CODE. WHAT IS THIS? Here’sHe how to program your To order a channel, Pay Per View, set RogersRo remote: parental controls and perform other Fast, easy tricks for Rogers services. functions, you are required to enter 74 1 Turn on your TV, then a PIN. By default, your PIN is 0000. press TV. It will blink once. You can easily reset a customized Q: DO I NEED A SPECIAL TV TO PIN that only you know, to prevent WATCH HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) 2 Press and hold SETUP until your kids from ordering anything the TV button blinks twice, CHANNELS AND PROGRAMS? Q: HOW DO I ORDER CHANNECHANNELSLS or viewing content you don’t want You need an HDTV, which contains the technology THROUGHTHROUGH MY RROGERSOGERS REMOTE then release it. them to see. Digital TV FAQs needed to display HD-level visuals, and to properly

l TV CONTROL?CONTROL? connect to an HD digital set-top box. 3 Press 9 9 1 (the TV button Quickly and easily order new channels via the Quick Start To create a Purchase Control PIN: will blink twice). Menu. Note: the channel must appear in green, or it must 1 Press Guide until the Quick Start NOTE: Just because you’re watching an HD chan-

Digital TV Digital TV Get more from your Rogers digital TV offer an on-screen option to order it. (If neither option is Menu appears. nel doesn’t mean every program is broadcast in 4 With the remote pointed available, call 1-888-ROGERS1 to order.) at the TV, press Power. HD. When HD isn’t available, the broadcaster will 2 Scroll to General Settings and 76 air standard-definition programming. HOW-TO HOW-TO Order through the Quick Start Self-Service Menu: then press OK. HOW-TO 5 Repeatedly press and with these handy tips. release Channel + until Q: I WANT TO REACH THE 1 Press Guide until the Quick Start Menu appears, and 3 Scroll to Purchasing and press then scroll to Get More TV and press OK. The Order your TV turns off. Now PROGRAM GUIDE WHEN o OK, then scroll to Locking Status o N Services screen will appear. the remote will cycle and press OK. I PRESS “GUIDE,” NOT THE N through all possible codes QUICK START MENU. HOW DO 76 until a match is found. 77 2 Scroll to the package or channel you wish to order, then 4 Scroll to On, press OK and then I MAKE THIS HAPPEN? press OK. You may need to press enter your existing PIN Channel + several times 1 Press Guide until the Quick Start Menu Smartphone Tricks (default: 0000).

3 Press [A] to order the channel. Pricing and other details to find a match. appears. connectedrogers.ca

will appear. Press [A] again to purchase. 5 Press [A] to finish and exit. 6 Once the TV turns off, 2 Scroll to Self-Service and press OK. Helpful tips from Android to iOS. 4 After reading the Terms & Conditions, press [A] again. press SETUP once to To create a Parental Control PIN: Enter your PIN code (default PIN: 0000). lock the code. Then press Follow the steps outlined above, but 3 From the Self-Service menu, scroll to Change 78 POWER to turn on your choose Parental Control instead of Guide Order and press OK. 5 An Order Status screen will appear. Once complete, it TV and to confirm the code Purchasing.

connectedrogers.ca can take up to 48 hours to access the channel. was correct and is locked. 4 Select TV Listings and save. 72 connectedrogers.ca Tablet Tips 80 Tricks for your Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab or BlackBerry PlayBook.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Derek Malcolm from the editor MANAGING EDITOR Kim Shiffman ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Kendon Polak CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Back to the Future Jay Somerset ART DIRECTOR Have you ever been schooled by a 10-year-old? It happened to me recently, while Ally Tripkovic (on leave) visiting in-laws, when my nephew not only corrected something I said, but knew Amy Ward (acting) exactly how to prove he was right: he went online. Bruised but not broken, I accepted DESIGNER Greg Hall the blow – but it got me thinking. To him, the internet is just part of life; he doesn’t know what it was like to live during the olden days of the 1990s. With this in mind, we decided to investigate how the Web has changed our everyday lives in radical ways. CONTRIBUTORS Jason Scott Alexander, Matt Barnes, You can read about it here. Dave Chau, Wolfgang Dios, Dynamic Minds, Of course, my nephew isn’t the only one who can’t imagine life ofﬂine. We’re all like Peter & Maria Hoey, Barrett Hooper, this now, to some degree. Take the smartphone in your pocket – it’s now your lifeline Jaclyn Law, Hamin Lee, Lollipop, Dave McSporran/Bottled Media, to work, family and friends, media and virtually everything else. It’s more like a mini- Andrew Moore-Crispin, Chris Powell, computer with voice and texting capabilities. Fact is, I can’t imagine being without Marc Saltzman, Chad Sapieha, mine for even a minute – although I happily put it down in order to try out the Bonnie Staring, Amy Valm, Eric Veillette BlackBerry Z10, this issue’s cover darling. Slick, fast and reimagined, the new BlackBerry operating system and Z10 device is proving itself a worthy rival to Android, iOS and PUBLISHER, CONNECTED ROGERS VP, CONTENT SOLUTIONS, ROGERS MEDIA INC. Windows 8. Jacqueline Loch This issue is as much about looking back as it is forward. From ultra-modern devices SENIOR DIRECTOR, CONTENT SOLUTIONS to the Game of Thrones’s upcoming Season 3, there’s a lot to look forward to this Clodagh Wilson spring. Whether you’re planning a family trip during March Break, or you just want CONTENT DIRECTOR, CONTENT SOLUTIONS some insightful tips on everything from smartphones to tablets, TV and movies to Jaimie Hubbard home security and automation, we’re here for you. Connected Rogers and connect- MANAGER, CLIENT SERVICES Janine Cole edrogers.ca are your No. 1 resources for getting the most out of your Rogers products Judy Corvetti (on leave) and services. So, please, check us out online and let us help you do just that. PROGRAM MANAGER Here’s to a prosperous and fun spring. Enjoy the issue. Michael Thomas WEB CONTENT MANAGER Rachel Singer Derek Malcolm EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [email protected] | @connectedrogers DEREK’S PHOTOGRAPH: LINDSEY DRENNAN LINDSEY PHOTOGRAPH: DEREK’S

4 connectedrogers.ca EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING, ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS contributors John Boynton BUSINESS SPONSORS Lauren Harvey, Victor Pokan, Shirley Sze

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION OPERATIONS Sean McClusky PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Irene Solom SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER Samantha Roininen BUSINESS MANAGER Elzbieta Jurecka RESEARCH MANAGER Aditi Quadras

PRESIDENT, ROGERS MEDIA INC. Keith Pelley PRESIDENT, ROGERS PUBLISHING LTD. Kenneth Whyte VICE-PRESIDENTS Peter and Maria Hoey Immee Chee Wah, Patrick Renard ILLUSTRATORS Maria and Peter Hoey are the visual masterminds behind our “Internet Then & Now” feature, on p63. In PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS addition to illustration, the sister-and-brother act – she lives in Brooklyn, he’s in Northern California – also ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. draw and publish their own comics and flipbooks, including a new one called Singles. “It’s a 12-page comic Rob Bruce packaged like 45 rpm singles,” explains Peter. Working together since 1997, the siblings say they both love and loathe internet culture. “Shopping is definitely much easier online,” admits Peter. But when it comes to music, “listening to vinyl records is something the web just can’t replicate.” NEED HELP? Turn to our Essential Info section, beginning on p81, for fast, easy answers on everything from how to read your bill to how to access your account, find services and more.

essential info

Wireless Phone Easy Essentials account How to take control of your Rogers wireless services access Rogers offers two ways to manage Long distance explained Extreme Text Messaging your account: from Calls made and received on the Rogers wireless With Extreme Text Messaging, free a computer or from network are defined as either “local” or “long to all Rogers wireless customers, your smartphone. distance” based on the local calling area. Long you can: distance calls also incur airtime charges. s Copy, forward and auto-reply to text messages. RECEIVING CALLS s Block unwanted texts or send group Your Incoming Local Calling Area (ILCA) is messages. based on the geographical location associated s Add a signature to your texts and more. with your wireless number (e.g., 416 = Toronto). s Calls within your ILCA = local HOW TO GET STARTED s Calls outside your ILCA = long distance 1 Launch the Rogers My Account app on your smartphone and select Services. ONLINE: MAKING CALLS 2 Select Extreme Text Messaging and turn on Your Outgoing Local Calling Area (OLCA) the desired services, such as Forward or MY ROGERS is determined by your geographical location at the Auto Reply. Visit rogers.com moment you make a call. rogers.com/extremetextmessaging and set up a free s Dial local number to your physical My Rogers account location = local by clicking s Dial number not local to your physical Register Now. location = long distance rogers.com/longdistance or text LD to 2255

Roaming explained Once you leave Canada*, you’re roaming off the Rogers network and using your phone through ON YOUR the network of one of our roaming partners. Roaming rates differ for talking, texting and SMARTPHONE: internet, depending on the country you’re in. Text MY ACCOUNT APP TRAVEL to 7626 (free of charge) for more info on our affordable and easy-to-use roaming options, 1 Download the or visit rogers.com/roaming. free My Account Once you’ve booked your trip, text ALERT to app from your 4766 (free of charge) to sign up for a handy travel device’s app store. reminder text alert. Before your departure, you’ll 2 Launch the app, receive a text reminding you to add a roaming and it will access offer. Options for affordable talk, text and internet your secure info are also available. automatically to get * Exceptions are N.W.T. and Dryden, Ont., where domestic roaming rates are applicable. you set up.

NOTE: My Account does not authenticate if connected via Wi-Fi. Data charges for downloading the app apply. MARCH/APRIL 2013 81 Dave McSporran Lollipop DIGITAL ANIMATOR DIGITAL ANIMATORS The animation of the new BlackBerry Z10 on this Get a bunch of talented, clever new-media types issue’s cover is the craftwork of Dave McSporran, together and you’ve got the creative atmosphere of a Burlington, Ont.-based digital animator whose Toronto design agency Lollipop. After seeing their Connected Rogers is published six times per year by Rogers Publishing Ltd., a division of Rogers Media Inc., previous clients include BMO and web series handiwork – what they call “candy” – for clients One Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, M4Y 2Y5. ThisIsMeTV.com. Working alongside photographer such as Ford and AT&T, we asked them to animate Contents may not be reprinted without written permission. All brand names and logos are trademarks of their respective Hamin Lee, McSporran’s job was to make those our “Ditch The Dish” feature (p44), in which a owners. TMRogers and design and associated brands and logos are smartphones dance. So, how does one get into the ﬁgure rips a satellite dish off a house and tosses it trademarks of Rogers Communications Inc. or an afﬁliate, used under license. All rights reserved. ©2013 Rogers Publishing Ltd. digital animation industry? “I got a handy cam in into a nearby garbage can. It’s all in a days work Grade 9, and the following year, my dad gave me for the folks at Lollipop, who, continuing with the connectedrogers.ca $4,000 to buy some gear,” says McSporran, now candy metaphor, believe that building great brands Offers and pricing are accurate at time of publishing of the relevant issue of Connected Rogers. 27. “Then he told me I needed to pay him back!” takes crafting great stories in a “sticky experience.” Please visit rogers.com for current details.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 5 Online 10 Essential Travel Apps Our App Addict, Natasha Baker, rounds up the essential apps you need to research, book and enjoy your travels this spring. Here at Connected Rogers, we’re addicted to apps, so visit connectedrogers.ca often and follow us on Twitter for your weekly app fix.

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The Scoop on What to Watch So many channels, what to choose? Check out connectedrogers.ca/watch for daily updates of news, reviews and interviews on the hottest Connected Rogers Videos upcoming series, movies and On Tech experts and editors of Connected Rogers show you Demand programming, written by how to do everything from customizing your smartphone some of the best entertainment and using Rogers One Number to controlling your PVR. writers in the country. For more info, visit connectedrogers.ca

Follow Us On Twitter: @connectedrogers and Editor-in-Chief @derekmalcolm for links to our latest posts and live tweeting from device launches, tech-related events and more.

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Rogers has you covered

Here’s a snapshot of the wide range of Rogers services that are available to help keep you connected*

Wireless Internet Access

Tablets, mobile hotspot, internet sticks and Rocket™ hub Available only in Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rogers Hi-Speed Internet

Home Phone Television Smart Home Monitoring

Rogers Home Phone Cable/Digital TV (Including PVRs, Rogers On Demand Ch. 100 and HD)

Rocket™ hub Rogers Anyplace TV Wherever you have internet access in Canada. rogersanyplacetv.com

Visit rogers.com for availability in your neighbourhood

*Full coverage may vary in some provinces and territories.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 7 First/&84t7*&84t45"54t5&$)t&/5&35"*/.&/5 Up Robo Remote Control these robots with your wireless device

SPHERO AR.DRONE 2.0 SPYKEE $130 | gosphero.comgosphero com $330 | ardrone2.parrot.com US$28 | spykeeworld.com Sphero is a robotic ball that you With a touch of your tablet or Shoots video and takes photos control by tilting, touching or smartphone, you’re in control of via your smartphone or tablet swinging your smartphone or this lightweight, four-propeller and a Wi-Fi connection. This bot tablet. You can use it to play helicopter. An attached HD senses movement and can be tabletop or multiplayer games, camera records your journey. programmed to snap and then as a controller for on-screen email you a photo when it gaming, or just twirl it around. senses movement. Aimed largely Cute, round and robotic. What at kids who want their siblings could be better? out of their room. –Amy Valm

MARCH/APRIL 2013 9 First Up To Do: Get Organized Spring has sprung, and that means managing new projects. From gardening and yard sales to your kids’ soccer schedules, staying Is 3D a fad? When Avatar hit theatres in 2009, 3D organized means staying sane. Here are three to-do apps worth was big news. Now, 3D technology downloading. Do it now and check it off your list. is everywhere, from games to TVs. But is it here to stay? We asked John | AN, iOS ; free ANY.DO TO-DO LIST Jerit, CEO of American Paper Optics, Keep track of everything you need to get done – a company that’s been making 3D today, tomorrow, this week and this month – with this glasses for 22 years. sophisticated app. If you want your to-do lists to sync with your cloud-based apps and include widgets and features such as voice IS 3D HERE TO STAY? recognition, this app is for you. Definitely. We’ve had two 3D crazes before, in the ’50s and ’80s, Best for: multi-faceted, widget-loving, cloud-using types but nothing compares to what’s happening now. And yet, as popular WORKFLOWY | iOS; free as it is, it’s also no longer novel. You’re one of those “creative” types who’s got a zillion When Avatar was in theatres, more projects on the go. Your to-do lists typically take up than 75 percent of viewers paid to notebooks and include lots of tangental notes. Workflowy lets you see it in 3D. Now, a 3D film is lucky keep tabs on all your projects with collapsible sections that you to get 50 percent buy-in. can open and close for easy viewing. When you finally complete a project, your notes are saved for permanent retrieval, so you can BUT YOU BELIEVE 3D ISN’T revisit them at any time. GOING AWAY? Best for: multi-taskers in need of a digital notepad That’s right. Hollywood has invested too much money to move TODOIST | AN, iOS, WP; free away from it now. You like getting things done. No cloud sync, no special WHAT ABOUT THE HOME- widgets or bells or whistles. Just clean and simple. That’s VIEWING 3D EXPERIENCE – what this app is all about. Break down a project into an infinite IS IT JUST A GIMMICK? number of subtasks and use basic colour coding to distinguish Not at all. The quality is as good between projects. That’s it. as what you’d see in a cinema. Best for: those that believe “organized” equals “simple” The technology is there, and so the quality depends on what you’re watching. Sports are particularly good in 3D, as are games and, of course, movies.

10 connectedrogers.ca Rogers Phone Finder Prized Possession Protect your device with this easy to use tool

iamond rings aside, your phone is likely D the most expensive item you carry around with you. But unlike jewelry, your phone contains priceless information – contacts, photos, videos, files and other personal data – some of which can’t be replicated if your phone is lost or stolen. But wait, there’s help: protect yourself with Rogers Phone Finder and the newly launched Anti-Theft services. It’s free to sign up, and it just might save you in a moment of need. Here’s how Rogers Phone Finder works – and how to get it. SITUATION: YOU’VE LOST information from potential evil- YOUR PHONE AT A NOISY doers. If you’re sure you’ll never SITUATION: YOU’VE LOST PARTY OR BAR recover your phone, select YOUR PHONE. WHERE? If you include Anti-Theft cover- “wipe” to clear all data from IF ONLY YOU KNEW... age in your Rogers Phone Finder the handset. The first step is to get online and service, you can log into your log into the Rogers Phone Finder account on any web browser SITUATION: YOU FEAR website (rogersphonefinder. and click “alarm” to make your YOUR PHONE MAY BE UNDER A VIRAL ATTACK com). Using GPS and satellite phone emit a loud, constant Anti-Theft Premium solves the technology, the service locates noise, revealing its whereabouts. problem of viruses and malware your phone’s approximate location. Likewise, you can also track SITUATION: YOUR PHONE in the form of a local app that any of your family members’ IS STOLEN sits on your phone. Just open phones, so long as they’re also If you subscribe to the Anti- the app to scan and clean your registered with the service and Theft package, you can click device. Catch future problems they’ve granted you permission “lock” in the Rogers Phone by scheduling automated scans. to track their device. Finder web app to block your –Chad Sapieha

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TOP TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

How do Canadians use technology today? Rogers sought to find the answer to this question with its annual Innovation Report. The survey tracks our tech habits and predictions for the future. The conclusions? Technology has become an essential part of everyday life for Canadians from coast to coast. And the future? Life is about to get very, very interesting.

55% of you check your mobile before 15:00 brushing your teeth in the morning.

7:00 83% of you have used your smartphone in the bathroom.

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GANGNAM STYLE! 10% of you 18:00 fell in love 52% of you watch 43% of you caught with voice- TV and movies over “Gangnam Style” app Siri. the internet. on YouTube.

12 connectedrogers.ca 51% of you sleep with your smartphone in bed or on the nighstand. That’s 12% more of you than 2011.

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65% say you’d feel naked without your smartphone and mobile internet access. 21:30

10% of you downloaded a racy novel to a mobile device.

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80% believe by 2013 67% believe that in next 43% are expecting to save 44% believe that within the more people will connect two years most of us will at least two hours a day next five years babies will to the web on mobile use mobile devices to by 2017 using faster home be using technology before devices than desktop pay for purchases. and mobile internet. they can walk or talk. computers.

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MARCH/APRIL 2013 13 First Up MY STUFF

The Seeds ofStardom

TEXT Kim Shiffman PHOTOGRAPHY Matt Barnes

Though he’s appeared on Degrassi and 2 Broke Girls, you’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of Adam Korson – yet. You’ll get to know the Toronto- born, L.A.-based actor now that he’s starring in Seed, the new Modern Family–esque comedy, airing on City, Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Korson plays Harry, a carefree bachelor whose life takes an interesting turn when he ﬁnds out he’s got a couple of kids – the product of past sperm donations. A self-described “nerd,” Korson visited his hometown recently to tell us about the tech gear he can’t live without.

14 connectedrogers.ca 1 4 7 iPHONE 4 MACBOOK BOSE QUIETCOMFORT “I’m waiting for the PRO 15 ACOUSTIC NOISE- iPhone 6,” says Korson. “I’m a When he’s not surfing the web, CANCELLING nerd. I literally go on the com- Korson uses his MacBook mostly HEADPHONES puter and read rumours about for video and photo editing, and “They’re awesome for flying,” when new Apple products might swears by the Final Cut Pro and says Korson. “You can’t hear come out.” Lightroom software. the flight attendant making her loud announcements; you can’t 2 5 hear crying babies; you can’t hear iPAD APPS plane noise. I watch movies and Korson uses his tab- Korson loves his apps. “I use the sound quality is phenomenal.” let largely to read Maps all the time,” he says. “I scripts. “When Seed know it’s not Google Maps any- 8 scripts were sent to me, I’d read more, but I have no problem with GEORGE them on my iPad – it’s way easier it.” He also recently discovered FOREMAN to travel that way,” he says. He’s Twitter (@KorsonAdam). Another GRILL also watching Season 2 of Down- recent obsession: Minecraft, Korson loves to ton Abbey on his iPad, which which a kid on the set of Seed cook. Although he claims he’s he downloaded onto his tablet showed him. “I didn’t get it a traditionalist in the kitchen, through iTunes. at first, but I’m obsessed with he loves his George Foreman it now. I should show you the Grill. “I’ll get beef for stew, town I built.” but instead of making a stew, I 3 put it on the Foreman, sprinkle CANON EOS 6 some kosher salt on top, and 5D DSLR NINTENDO that’s it.” (He swears it tastes “I’ve really gottenn NES better than it sounds.) into photography The actor is over the last two to proud to own 9 three years,” says Korson, who an original Nintendo NES TOYOTA PRIUSS proudly showed off his Canon he’s had since the ’80s. WITH ENTUNE EOS 5D during the Connected “I haven’t even brought it to Korson’s car features Entune,Et an Rogers photo shoot. “It’s my joy.” L.A., because I’m scared to integrated multimedia system One of his favourite pics ever move it,” says Korson. Instead, that works with his iPhone and is one he snapped of the ocean Korson spends his downtime music service Pandora to provide crashing into the shore in Big Sur, playing God of War on his more tunes and other information he California (see above). modern PlayStation 3. needs while driving.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 15 Gear WIRELESS INTERNET

TABLETS by the NUMBERS You love your tablet, and why not? It’s portable, powerful and always connected – as long as you have a wireless internet plan

Text CHRIS POWELL

16 connectedrogers.ca It’s hard to believe that Steve Jobs once said in an interview that tablets, as a new product, would fail. He changed his mind, obviously, and look what’s happened since. Today, about one in 10 Canadians owns a tablet – an iPad, a Samsung Galaxy Tab, a BlackBerry PlayBook or otherwise – and that number is on a serious upswing. As tablets get more useful, the number of tablets on the market keeps growing rapidly. Tablets are portable and powerful – simply put, they’re awesome. How- ever, that awesomeness plummets significantly if you’re relying on Wi-Fi alone to get your tablet online. We’re using our tablets for everything these days, from on-the-go gaming and TV viewing to web surfing and shopping. But all this requires a wireless internet plan – one that’s super-fast, affordable, reliable and secure. Connecting your tablet to the Rogers LTE network means you can more fully enjoy your device, wherever you are. (See p48 for more about LTE.) Still on the fence about getting a wireless internet plan for your tablet? Consider what’s on the following pages.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 17 Gear WIRELESS INTERNET

ABOUT 1/3 OF TABLET USE OCCURS OUTSIDE THE HOME TO TETHER OR NOT TO Approximately 33% of all time spent with tablets happens outside TETHER? the home, whether at work/school (15%), in the car/commuting (14%) or while out shopping (4%). 4% “Why do I SHOPPING need a wireless internet 14 % plan when I CAR/COMMUTING can tether my tablet directly 15 % to my own smartphone?” 67% WORK/SCHOOL HOME USE ANSWER: Sure, you could tether, but that’s far from a perfect solution. It not only compromises your phone’s battery life, but tethered devices must also remain in close proximity to ensure a proper connection (bye- bye, freedom). Tablets offer a whole whack of ways to wherever you are, especially if you’re on What’s more, enhance those out-of-home occasions, the move. using a single connection for from maps, apps and TV streaming to You don’t use a pay phone for calls multiple devices comparison-shopping tools. But many while you’re out, so why be limited to can adversely of these tools rely on internet connec- Wi-Fi hotspots to get online? Don’t let affect download tivity, and there’s no guarantee you’ll your chance at a great shortcut or killer speeds. be able to establish a Wi-Fi connection deal be compromised by spotty internet.

18 connectedrogers.ca 52% OF TABLET OWNERS USE THEIR DEVICE FOR GAMING

% Fortune magazine has called tablets “the future of gaming,” while U.S. 67 app analytics firm Flurry found that the OF TABLET TIME majority of tablet time (67%) is IS SPENT PLAYING spent playing games, considerably more GAMES than social networking (10%) and other entertainment (9%). The vast majority of tablet gaming takes place either on the couch or in the car, and with multiplayer gaming gain- ing in popularity, thanks to titles such as ORDER & CHAOS Words With Friends, a reliable internet ONLINE CLICK HERE FOR connection is almost as important as MORE INFO ON having a “U” to go with that “Q.” THIS GAME

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MARCH/APRIL 2013 19 Gear WIRELESS INTERNET

MORE THAN HALF OF TABLET OWNERS WATCH VIDEO OR STREAM TV ON THEIR TABLET CAN MY TABLET & SMARTPHONE SHARE ONE PLAN?

Yes! Rogers offers Share Ready plans that allow you to use the wireless internet included with your phone plan to connect up to four additional devices such as tablets, mobile hotspots and Rocket sticks for your laptop. You % share the plan but 53 get the freedom and performance WATCH VIDEO OR STREAM TV of a separate SIM card and optimized connection for Whether they’re being used as part of free Rogers Anyplace TV Tablet app, each device. two-screen viewing or to watch full allow you to catch up on full episodes Prefer to have a episodes, tablets have become an of shows or watch trailers for upcoming separate wireless integral part of the 21st-century TV movies. Watching live streaming re- internet plan experience. What they lack in screen quires a reliable internet connection, for your tablet? size, they make up for with portability, however, and a wireless internet plan Rogers has accessible controls (no more losing the can ensure you don’t miss a moment flex rate plans remote) and, with headphones on, an of Modern Family or Seed. Visit rogers starting from immersive viewing experience. anyplacetvinfo.com/4screens and only $5 per month. No term At the same time, new tools, like the get the app from your app store. contract required!

20 connectedrogers.ca Gear UPGRADE Smart Clean In need of a spring cleanup?up? Here are 12 high-tech tools to make the job easysy – and fufunn

TEXT Jaclyn Law

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RabbitAir MinusA2 Ultra Quiet Air Purifier $659 | homedepot.ca Clear the air with HEPA technology and a six-stage filtration system.

iRobot Roomba 650 Vacuum-Cleaning Robot $500 | canadiantire.ca Roomba navigates around furniture and adjusts to different floor types.

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Chore Checklist app AN, WP 7 | dotnetideas.com This app features customizable lists for cleaning routines.

22 connectedrogers.ca Bluelounge Sanctuary charging station US$130 | bluelounge.com This sleek charging station hides cables for a clutter-free appearance. It’s compatible with thousands of devices.

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MARCH/APRIL 2013 23 Entertainment MARCH & APRIL’S TOP PICKS IN MOVIES, TELEVISION, SPORTS & GAMES

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Les Misérables arrives on Rogers On Demand on March 22 MOVIES

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Stannis Baratheon ponders his next move in Season 3 of Game of Thrones TV GAMES

Rogers On Demand Rogers Anyplace TV Smartphone Tablet Xbox Cable customers can turn online Wireless customers Download the Rogers Xbox Live Gold subscribers to Channel 100 to access Anyone can can download the Anyplace TV tablet app registered with rogersany WHERE this programming via register for free at Rogers Anyplace TV™ from Google Play or the placetv.com can watch this Rogers On Demand.* rogersanyplacetv.com or the Rogers Anyplace Apple App Store. program via the Rogers TO WATCH to watch this TV Live** mobile apps Anyplace TV app on Xbox programming online.* from Google Play or Live. the Apple App Store.

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26 connectedrogers.ca hronewars TEXT Eric Veillette

Unsheathe your broadswords, because the universally acclaimed Game of Thrones is back for a third season

here’s no room for civility in inches toward the highest of any HBO Game of Thrones. When a reviled series. Based on the books by fantasy or beloved character dies, the author George R. R. Martin, the big-budget T beheadings and eviscerations are series follows the sword-wielding noble unrelenting. Never has a show intertwined families of the fictional continent of enemies and allies so tightly. As the War of Westeros and their attempts to claim the Five Kings wages on, the body count the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.

MARCH/APRILMARM CH/APRIL 2013 27 SEASON 3 PREMIERES MARCH 31 ON HBO CANADA & HBO CANADA ON DEMAND. CATCH UP WITH SEASON 2 UNTIL MAY 31 ON HBO CANADA ON DEMAND

SEASON 3 THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE SERIES, A STORM OF SWORDS, SERVES PREVIEW AS THE INSPIRATION FOR SEASON 3. HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT:

The corrupt Joffrey The physically scarred Daenerys Targaryen Baratheon marries Mar- Tyrion Lannister recovers returns home to claim gaery Tyrell to create an from Stannis Baratheon’s the Iron Throne. But alliance with House Tyrell. city-wide attack and she’ll need an army, and But the wedding ceremony learns that he’s been re- the Unsullied (soldiers doesn’t quite work out in moved from power. That from Slaver’s Bay) will Joffrey’s favour. doesn’t sit well with him. do just fine. NEW CHARACTERS Game of Thrones has proven adept at integrating new charac- NEW ters into each season without compromising existing ones. FACES TO “This season is a little more intimate,” says Thrones screen- writer Bryan Cogman. “There are a lot more character-driven WATCH scenes, where you’re really getting under the skin of the characters and finding out what makes them tick.” OUT FOR

28 connectedrogers.ca DRINK BEFORE THE WAR HBO has partnered with New York’s Brewery Ommegang to produce a series of beers inspired by Game of Thrones. Iron Throne, a blond ale, will be released in time for Season 3. Others will follow.

EAT OR BE EATEN The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook, by Alan Kistler, is a perfect primer for your Season 3 premiere party. Recipes include House of Stark’s YIELD THY SWORD Venison, Bran’s Auroch Joints Roasted with Chris Beasley, owner of Valyrian Steel, designed the swords used on Leeks, and Baratheon Boar Ribs with Apple. the show based on Martin’s books. This spring, his company will begin Wild boar hard to come by in your neck of the selling Robb Stark’s sword to super fans (and the general public). woods? Try pork ribs instead.

Olenna Tyrell Jojen Reed Mance Rayder (played by the (Thomas Brodie (Ciarán Hinds) is a legendary Diana Sangster) is feared leader Rigg) is a master blessed with known as King Be- of court politics; “green sight,” yond the Wall; he also known as the which gives him will play a pivotal Queen of Thorns. prophetic dreams. role this season.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 29 entertainment TV

Under the Covers Rogue’s Thandie Newton gets gritty as a cop in deep cover to ﬁnd her son’s killer

ROGUE Premieres April 3 on TMN & TMN On Demand Rumour has it that Thandie Newton gets pretty But that’s just the half of it. She’s also having an hardcore in this gritty, new, 10-part cop series. We “undercover” relationship with a crime boss who can expect an abundance of sex and violence, by all may have played a part in her son’s death, and is accounts. Her character is an undercover cop who tormented by the probability her actions played a compromises her career by embedding herself with role in her son’s downfall. That’s a girl with a lot on the criminals she suspects of murdering her son. her plate. Kendon Polak

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Cool Goes Global VICE Premieres April 5 on HBO Canada & HBO On Demand

Given that inter- national arts, life- style and culture magazine Vice has Down-Undah Anarchy already been produ- BROTHERS IN ARMS cing its own journal- Premieres March 18 on Super Channel & Super Channel On Demand istic online videos for years, it’s only fitting that HBO This miniseries from Australia plays out like a real-life Sons of Anarchy. Two out- grant the free-to-all law biker gangs go head-to-head outside a suburban Sydney pub on Father’s Day mag its own weekly 1984. The showdown that’d been brewing for years and resulted in seven deaths newsmagazine TV and 28 injuries became known thereafter as the Milperra Massacre. KP show, hosted by Vice founder Shane Smith. With Bill A Wall of Conjecture Maher as executive PHIL SPECTOR producer and CNN Premieres March 24 on HBO Canada journalist Fareed & HBO Canada On Demand Zakaria on board as a consultant, Vice With an out-of-control grey Afro wig, Al aims to produce Pacino spookily embodies the spectacle that global stories on is Phil Spector. The complicated and fam- such topics as North ously eccentric record producer turned killer, Korean slave labour who revolutionized pop music in the 1960s, camps, Taliban child is the subject of a new HBO film written and suicide bombers directed by David Mamet. The film focuses and pesky Somalian on the (imagined) relationship between pirates. KP Spector and his lawyer, Linda Kenney Baden,

PHOTO: (PHIL SPECTOR) PHILLIP / HBO V CARUSO (PHIL SPECTOR) PHOTO: portrayed by Helen Mirren. KP

MARCH/APRIL 2013 31 entertainment MOVIES His name isJean Valjean

Hugh Jackman dishes about the responsibility and honour of playing one of the greatest characters in literary history in Les Misérables

YOU LOST 30 POUNDS TO BECOME JEAN VALJEAN. Victor Hugo uses the word “transfiguration.” It’s even more WAS THIS TORTUROUS? than a transformation because he becomes more godlike; it’s It’s a very big part of the story. [Director] Tom Hooper said, a spiritual change. It’s something that happens from within. “I want to make you unrecognizable. And if people in your life And, to me, it’s one of the most beautiful journeys ever writ- aren’t saying, ‘Man, you’re sick, something is wrong,’ then ten. I didn’t take the responsibility of playing the role lightly. you haven’t gone far enough.” So, you know, I did lose a lot of I think it’s one of the greatest opportunities I’ve ever had, weight and then had the joy of putting weight on, which was and if I’m even a tenth of the man Jean Valjean is, I’ll be a very a 30-pound journey from the beginning. happy man.

HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE THE VALJEAN CHARACTER? ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL IMAGES IS SEEING THE He’s one of the great literary characters. I see him as a real FACE OF GOD. WHAT’S YOUR PERSONAL TAKE ON THAT? hero, quiet, humble. Jean Valjean comes from a place of the For Hugo, there’s a large comment in the book about the greatest hardship that I could ever imagine, and manages to church at the time. It made him very, very unpopular when he transform himself from the inside. Obviously, on film, we wrote it. It was a big behemoth, powerful, distant, and I think wanted to show the outside change as well, but [novelist] he was reminding everyone at the time of the Jesus Christ

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Les Misérables Premiering March 22 Jean Valjean Few film titles aptly describe comes from the physical and emotional condition of its characters a place of the quite like Les Misérables. The greatest hard- film’s success is due to the hyperrealism in the vocal per- ship that I could formances. New technologies allow for the near-perfect re- ever imagine. cording of songs on location, which, since the 1930s, have always been pre-recorded. As Fantine, Anne Hathaway’s mournful “I Dreamed a example, which is to love people, and it has never been more relevant. You don’t Dream,” performed in one need to go to the top of a mountain in Tibet to find self-realization. You don’t need take, is one of its most power- to do great things or listen to spiritual leaders. The first thing you have to do is be ful moments. Unless you’re a present, to know what you stand for in life. robot, your tear ducts will react. But it is Hugh Jackman CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NEW SONG, “SUDDENLY”? as the Christ-like Jean Valjean Victor Hugo talks about two lightning bolts of realization for Jean Valjean: jus- who carries the film on his tice and, when he meets Cosette, love. For the first time in this 51-year-old man’s shoulders, pleading to God life he experiences love. Tom [Hooper] said, “This is one of the most incredible, above to end the misery in dramatic moments ever written about love, and we don’t have a song for that.” It “Bring Him Home.” propels the entire second half of the movie for Jean Valjean. So [Tom] asked the For an enhanced viewing ex- guys to write a song, and I think I’d count it definitely as one of the great hon- perience, popcorn is optional, ours of my life to have two incredible composers, [Claude-Michel Schönberg and but tissues are a must. Alain Boublil], write a song with my voice in mind. I’ll never forget first singing it. Eric Veillette

PHOTOS: (LES MISÉRABLES) WORKING TITLE COLLECTION; PHOTOS: FILMS / THE KOBAL ISTOCKPHOTO.COM JACKMAN) (HUGH I felt like I’d been singing it my whole life. –Ariel Coen

MARCH/APRIL 2013 33 entertainment MOVIES New on Rogers On Demand

Lincoln Premiering March 26

If there’s one reason to watch this film, it’s for Daniel Day-Lewis’s outstanding portrayal of Lincoln as a folksy, cagey, driven, morally righteous and haunted leader, father and husband. A film about Abraham Lincoln, simply called Lincoln, and directed by Steven Spielberg, implies something sweeping and epic – a defining portrait of America’s most revered president. But we are shown only a brief glimpse of a Civil War battlefield; Lincoln does not deliver the Gettysburg Address; his assassination takes place off screen; and not a single vampire is slain. Instead, the story focuses on a single month in the 16th president’s life as he struggles to abolish slavery. The country is divided by war, as is Lincoln’s own family. His son (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) wants to join the Union Army, which Lincoln and his wife (Sally Field) oppose. The result is an intimate and powerful film. Barrett Hooper

This is 40 Premiering March 22

Remember that annoying married couple in Knocked Up? Well, Pete and Debbie (Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann) are back, only now Debbie is in age-denial, Pete’s career’s in a tailspin, and the couple’s sex life is, well, not quite what it used to be. This is 40 has a loose, not-quite-polished feel, as though writer- director Judd Apatow is winging it much of the time. This often re- sults in unexpected hilarity and dangling subplots. But the actors, including Jason Segel, Melissa McCarthy, Albert Brooks and John Lithgow, provide plenty of charm while delivering wildly raunchy dialogue. Apatow never met a bathroom joke he didn’t like. BH

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Wreck-ItWreck It Ralph Premiering March 5

Whether your idea of video games is Life of Pi limited to flinging Angry Birds or you’re Premiering March 12 a joystick junkie weaned on Asteroids, Wreck-It Ralph is an inventive, subversive Director Ang Lee has turned a visionary book (by Canadian kick. Filled with colourful cameos, the film author Yann Martel) into a cinematic vision of sweeping beauty. delivers a funny, yet surprisingly emotion- “Animals have souls,” 16-year-old Pi (Suraj Sharma) stubbornly al journey with terrific voice performances informs his father, who runs a zoo in India. “I have seen it in and a richly detailed, animated world. their eyes.” His father then promptly forces his son to watch a Ralph (John C. Reilly) is tired of being tiger devour a tethered goat. That single scene encapsulates the the villain of his Donkey Kong–like video powerful theme at the heart of this remarkable film: the inter- N; (THIS IS 40) APATOW PRODUCTIONS / THE KOBAL COLLECTION; COLLECTION; / THE KOBAL PRODUCTIONS N; (THIS IS 40) APATOW game – smashing things so that hero connection of all living things. Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer) can put them When Pi, his family and numerous zoo animals embark on a back together – so he takes off across the Japanese freighter in order to emigrate to Canada, a ferocious arcade in hope of hitting the reset but- storm sinks the vessel. Pi finds himself alone on a lifeboat with ton on his life. Stumbling clumsily from several animals, including a tiger. What follows is a fable of game to game, Ralph’s meddling causes coexistence under brutal circumstances. a whole pile of videogame characters to The film has a lyrical visual grandeur, and Lee provides a vir- come together, and it’s up to Ralph to tuoso demonstration of the majesty and intelligence of cinema, become the hero he always dreamed of leaving the shores of reality far behind. A superb journey! becoming. Game on. BH Wolfgang Dios PHOTOS: (LINCOLN) DREAMWORKS/20TH COLLECTIO CENTURY FOX / THE KOBAL PHOTOS: (WRECK-IT RALPH) © 2012 - DISNEY. ALL RIGHTS - DISNEY. RESERVED.; COLLECTION (LIFE OF PI) RHYTHM AND HUES / THE KOBAL RALPH) © 2012 (WRECK-IT

MARCH/APRIL 2013 35 entertainment SPORTS

It didn’t look good, but there’s an NHL season this year after all, albeit a shortened one. The regular season began Jan. 19, and luckily for fans, there are now more ways to catch the action. From streaming to live TV, here’s how to get your game on!

Your New Favourite Channel NHL Centre Ice Get up to 600 regular-season games this season, including a number of games broadcast in high definition. If you’re a hockey fan, you can’t do better than this channel, which shows many out-of-market match- es otherwise unavailable to watch live on TV.

GET IT: NHL Centre Ice is available as part of the Super Sports Pak. It includes MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, OHL Action Pak, a subscription to Sportsnet Magazine and more. COST: $36.31/month TO SUBSCRIBE: Visit rogers.com + click TV, Packages & Pricing

Cherry Stream In Canada on your Rogers wire- Live stream CBC’s Hockey Night less device, download the Rogers In Canada on mobile Anyplace TV Live app. Whether you can’t get home in COST: $5/month for five hours of time to catch the game or you’re viewing. Overage charge of $1/ out and about, Rogers Anyplace hour. Until April 30, all overage TV lets you live stream all the charges are waived. App is free. nationally broadcast games straight to your mobile device. TO SUBSCRIBE: Download the Rogers Anyplace TV Live app GET IT: To stream Hockey Night

36 connectedrogers.ca FOOTBALL FRENZY Things are really starting to heat up for soccer fans tuned into the fierce UEFA Champions League. The season ends in May, and right now it’s too early to tell who will come out on top. Will last year’s winner, Chelsea FC, pick up the slack after a largely lacklustre season? Or will the 2012 runner-up, FC Bayern München, prevail? With Leafs Nation Goes Online perennial favourites, including Regional live streaming of Toronto Maple Leafs games Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, gunning for gold, on Sportsnet from your desktop only time will tell. If you live within the Greater Toronto Area and you’re a Rogers digital TV or wireless customer, you can now live-stream Toronto Maple Leafs games directly to your computer. This includes live games In the meantime, football fans broadcast on Sportsnet Ontario and on Leafs TV. You must be a can live-stream UEFA and BPL subscriber to Leafs TV to access these games; likewise for Sportsnet games onto their smartphone. Ontario games. Note: games are only available within the Toronto Download the Rogers Anyplace Maple Leafs broadcast television territory. TV Live app. Cost is $5/month for five hours of viewing. Over- age charges are $1/hour, but GET IT: To access live games on your PC, you must be a Rogers digital ™ until April TV Sportsnet subscriber and be registered with Rogers Anyplace TV. 30, all over- COST: Streaming from your PC age fees are TO WATCH: Visit is included with your Sportsnet waived. TV subscription. rogersanyplacetv.com/sports

MARCH/APRIL 2013 37 entertainment GAMES Prepare for battle Gameloft’s multiplayer online role-playing game returns to top form Order & Chaos Online Gameloft | AN, iOS Run out of havoc to wreak with your level-60 Order & Chaos Online? Not to worry. Gameloft has released an update for the iOS edition of its popular RPG that includes a newly created playable race of blue-skinned Mendels, who are in a state of revolt against their evil mas- ters, the Dark Elves. Not interested in starting over again from scratch? A new area designed for high-level characters offers a chance to earn new loot. Bring along some friends and coordinate strat- egies, thanks to the introduction of a real-time voice chat feature. Rounding out the iOS update are additional race-specific perks that confer minor bonuses in various abilities. Simply put, there are plenty of reasons, for lapsed or new players, to jump back into Order & Chaos Online. Chad Sapieha

Zombiewood World at Arms Gameloft | AN, iOS Gameloft | AN, iOS This polished, free-to-play isometric shooter has Playing the U.S. in a war game often means start- mobile gamers using one thumb to run around, ing from a position of vast power. Not this time. and the other to aim a variety of weapons at seem- An evil alliance called the KRA has decimated ingly never-ending hordes of walking dead. much of the nation, and it’s up to you to recon- Play as a stuntman working for shameless studios struct its cities and armies. You’ll divide your time intent on taking advantage of the living dead just between managing the economy and zipping to shoot zombie films. It’s mindless stuff, but it’s so through fast-paced battles that require deft de- much fun. CS ployment and quick reflexes. Just like Obama. CS

38 connectedrogers.ca Head over to connectedrogers.ca/watch CALENDAR entertainment for our up-to-date TV & movies listings Spring Into Action A glance at the movies, TV and sports available this spring

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NHL: Ottawa vs. The Master Toy Hunter Philadelphia Rogers On Demand & OLN Sportsnet Rogers Anyplace TV Chronicles a big kid The Senators ﬁght Joaquin Phoenix (at heart) on a cross- to protect their dig- stars in this drama country journey nity and home turf about Scientology. looking to ﬁnd rare against the rough- Expect Oscar-worthy and collectible toys. and-tumble Flyers. performances.

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Baggage Life of Pi UFC 158 Battles Rogers On Demand Pay Per View OLN A young man and a The rivalry of What happens to tiger ﬁght for sur- Georges St-Pierre unclaimed luggage vival and friendship and Nick Diaz will at the airport, and in this heartfelt and come to a head in more importantly, visually epic ﬁlm. Montreal. what’s inside?

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Bates Motel Les Misérables This Is 40 A&E Rogers On Demand Rogers On Demand & From the produc- Adapted from the Rogers Anyplace TV ers of Lost, a new Broadway musical, Hilarity, sentiment series rooted from this is a powerful and real life are plen- the Hitchcock thriller tale of despair and tiful in this grown-up shows a different triumph in 19th version to 2007’s side of “family.” century France. Knocked Up.

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Revolution Lincoln Doctor Who Game of Thrones The Walking City Rogers On Demand & Space HBO Canada Dead Back from hiatus Rogers Anyplace TV The long-running Winter is here. The AMC & Rogers and a 15-year power During the Civil War, British sci-ﬁ much-anticipated Anyplace TV outage, the post- the U.S. president sensation returns third season returns. The dramatic show apocalyptic world struggles to reach from its mid-season Who will survive and is laid to rest until isn’t for the faint of peace and end slav- hiatus. Expect thrills. who will reign? next season. Tune in heart. Trust us. ery. Epic. or be zombiﬁed!

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NHL: Toronto vs. How to Live with Philadelphia Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) Sportsnet City The Leafs host the A single mom moves Flyers. Could this be back home and soon a bid for the cup? discovers her family Tune in to see. is crazy.

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MARCH/APRIL 2013 39 Black is

BACKHere’s why you should be excited about the reimagined BlackBerry 10 operating system and Z10 smartphone

TEXT Marc Saltzman PHOTOGRAPHY Hamin Lee

ou know the old adage: “Good things come to those who wait.” If you’ve been waiting patiently for the latest BlackBerry release, you’ll no doubt fall in love with BlackBerry 10. Without abandoning what made BlackBerry such a universally sought device in the first placeY – fast typing and messaging, the best battery around and security that even banks and governments trust – BlackBerry upped the ante with features every smartphone owner loves and relies upon: blazing speed, smooth multi- tasking, a killer web browser, smart cameras and apps galore. Here’s a look at what makes the new BlackBerry so hot.

BLACKBERRY 10 SMARTPHONE AT A GLANCE

LTE 1.5 GHz 8 MP 4.2 -IN 16 GB connectivity processor camera 1280 x 768 screen storage THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: THAT MEANS: Super-fast Smooth Capturing A gorgeous Ample room downloads and fast pro-level HD display, for media and seamless multi-tasking photos and great for vids and other browsing video and pics ﬁles

40 connectedrogers.ca BlackBerry Hub You’re watching a video, browsing the web or playing a game and you notice a blinking red light on top of your phone – a new message awaits. Pause what you’re doing by swip- ing up from the bottom of the screen and over to the right to peek at BlackBerry Hub. It’s your command centre for all incoming messages, be it email, text (SMS), BlackBerry Messen- ger, social media updates, voicemail – you name it. The Hub lets you instantly choose whether or not to reply, or just let the screen snap back in place and seamlessly continue with what you were doing.

Speed Demon When you get your BlackBerry Z10 through Rogers, you’ll be on the Rogers LTE network – Canada’s fastest wireless internet. From downloading and streaming to video chatting and multi-tasking, you won’t believe how fast your Z10 operates on Rogers LTE. For more information, visit rogers.com/LTE.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 41 BBM Video with Screen Share Similar to BBM Voice, which lets you chat for free with other BBM users anywhere in the world over Wi-Fi, BBM Video lets you switch from a BBM chat to a BBM Video conversation with a simple tap. Not only can you catch up with someone face-to-face using the BlackBerry’s front-facing camera, but you can also initiate Screen Share, which lets the person you’re chatting with see what’s on your screen, be it a document, photo, game, web browser and so on. Or tap to share what your rear camera sees.

Time Shift & BlackBerry Story Maker All smartphones take photos, but only combine them into the same photo. BlackBerry 10 devices have Time Shift How crazy cool is that? Once you’ve mode, which captures a few milli- created the perfect shot by turning a seconds before and after you snap the couple of dials with your fingertips, photo. Scroll back and forth to select weave those moments together to the perfect shot – perhaps one where create a movie in just a couple of your eyes aren’t closed and another, swipes using Story Maker, and then a split second later, where your friend share it online. BlackBerry 10 also isn’t sticking his tongue out – and then shoots super-sharp HD video.

42 connectedrogers.ca BlackBerry Keyboard BlackBerry now has touchscreen typing. What’s more, the new virtual BlackBerry Keyboard learns how you type and cleverly adapts, so you can write faster, and with the least amount of effort. Your BlackBerry will suggest words as you type, and if you’d like to use them, simply swipe up on the screen and keep going.

What else? We’re just scratching the surface on what else BlackBerry 10 devices are capable of. There’s also Black- Berry Remember, which lets you view and organize your interests, ideas and projects in one single location; BlackBerry Balance, to help you manage your personal and professional lives on your one device (all your personal apps and info are kept separate and private from work data); a redesigned BlackBerry Browser that’s fast, powerful and versatile enough to handle whatever you throw at it. Also noteworthy: the huge amount of apps, music and videos now available for download in the revamped and renamed Black- Berry World storefront. Or touch your NFC-enabled BlackBerry to another BlackBerry and share files.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 43 DITCH THEDISH Why Digital TV is Better Than Satellite

TEXT Jason Scott Alexander | ANIMATION Lollipop

There was a time when digital TV was piped into homes via ugly and fussy satellite dishes. Often prone to weather damage and sometimes needing updates and maintenance, they may have given us more channels, but, arguably, at an annoying cost. Today, thankfully, you can get digital TV delivery in a much more sophisticated form, with much more choice and advanced features. Bottom line: there are some dis- tinct downsides to satellite TV, and so many upsides to digital cable. Still need convincing? Here are four reasons why we think Rogers digital TV is superior to satellite.

44 connectedrogers.ca REASON NO. 1 Say goodbye to weather worries Snow, wind, hail – what, me worry? Canadian winters are rough. Snow, freezing rain, hail in an interrupted picture. And who wants that in and the like can wreak havoc on everything from the middle of your favourite TV show, movie, award your daily commute to your favourite leather shoes. show or sports match? So why would your satellite dish be any different? It, With Rogers digital TV, the signal is unaffected too, is susceptible to bad weather. by weather. You’ll get the strongest, clearest, un- Regardless of what all the dish fanboys say, severe interrupted picture possible, except in the case of weather can adversely affect the performance of a a complete power outage. But then watching TV satellite dish. Specifically, harsh weather can result would be the least of your worries.

REASON NO. 2 Freedom to roam Watch TV wherever you want with Rogers Whole Home PVR Most households today have more than one TV; the same recorded program at once. Or perhaps it’s upstairs, downstairs, in the kitchen and bedrooms – family movie night, but your daughter doesn’t want we’re watching in every room of the house. With to miss the Justin Bieber special airing at the same many satellite dishes, you are limited to where you can time. Everyone can enjoy the flick together on the big enjoy digital TV, let alone the fact that you can only screen while recording the Biebs for later viewing. do just that – watch – without being able to pause, In all, up to two NextBox™ HDPVRs and six Next- rewind, start or stop programming wherever you wish, Box HD terminals may be connected, allowing for a as you can with Rogers Whole Home HDPVR. highly flexible network of access, play and manage- Take the Follow Me TV feature, for instance: You can ment over your recordings from as many as eight begin watching a recorded show in your downstairs TVs throughout the home. With capability to record living room, pause it, and then resume viewing in the up to four HD shows simultaneously, plus pause, kitchen as you prepare supper – all without missing rewind and play live TV from any set in the house, a second. What’s more, up to four TVs can access you’re all set.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 45 REASON NO. 3 Revolutionize your viewing Watch, record and schedule programs with the Rogers Anyplace TV Home Edition app Maybe the most exciting thing to happen to digit- any room. With remote management capabilities, al TV since HD and on-demand programming is you can use your smartphone, tablet or laptop the integration of mobile internet devices, such as to set your PVR to record the shows you love, tablets and smartphones, into TV land. And where even when you’re not home. PVR getting full? No there are devices, there are apps – none more sweat: with just a few taps you’re deleting old remarkable than the Rogers Anyplace TV Home recordings and freeing up space for new shows, all Edition app, which lets you control your TV view- from your mobile device, wherever you are. ing, recording and scheduling tasks. With integrated streaming, you can even enjoy Got an Apple or Android tablet or smartphone? You watching live TV channels right on your tablet, can access the full seven-day Interactive Program over Wi-Fi from anywhere in the home through Guide any time, any place, so you’ll always know your Rogers Hi-speed Internet connection. There what’s on and remain in complete control of your are 26 live TV channels available. TV at all times. You can also turn your iPad or iPhone Best part of all? It’s absolutely free! You simply into a remote control using the app, and quickly need to be an Ontario Rogers digital TV customer navigate programs using the Enhanced Guide. with at least one eligible digital set-top box. Then, The Rogers Anyplace TV Home Edition app brings download the app from the your device’s app all your digital boxes together, allowing you to set store and connect using your existing MyRogers PVR recordings on the fly and control devices from login information.

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46 connectedrogers.ca REASON NO. 4 No more ugly dishes Say goodbye to that eyesore affixed to your home’s exterior You’ve seen them perched on apartment building ing much cable throughout your house. For these balconies, staring forlornly up into the sky like little reasons, many condos, apartments and freehold lost pigeons. And everyone on your block knows the landlords have strict rules regarding the installa- neighbour who has one calling attention to their tion of satellite dishes. Also, dish mount locations natty roofline – such a shame that the eye misses may be regulated by local bylaws. And don’t even their beautiful cherry blossom tree in full bloom. think about going covert! Dishes in eastern Canada Nope, there’s certainly nothing aesthetically pleas- require clear southwest exposure and need to be ing about satellite dishes: they’re large, drab grey placed in direct line-of-site with the satellite (no discs that are oh so ‘80s. trees, buildings or overhangs blocking the dish) Aside from the negative curb appeal, dish instal- – and, no, they do not work indoors. Dish sizes lations carry other potentially problematic side typically range from 50- to 120-cm wide, and the effects. Whether installed by a professional or DIY, limited bandwidth of their receivers means that you the installation often requires numerous permanent can only run a few HD signals per dish. More dishes holes. There could be drilling into the concrete or equal more eyesores. Rogers digital TV, on the other brick wall or roof of your building, and thread- hand, is invisible to passersby.

GOT ANY QUESTIONS? Visit our comprehensive TV resource rogers.com/anyplacetvhomefaqs

MARCH/APRIL 2013 47 48 connectedrogers.ca LTE: Don’t get left in the DUST

The LTE network is the next generation of wireless internet. Get on it or get left behind. Not sure it’s for you? Here’s why everyone is getting onto LTE, and why you should, too

TEXT Jim Collins | ANIMATION Dynamic Mind

here are two types of people: fast adopt- way we play, work and communicate on our ers and those of us happy to wait a bit smartphones, tablets and mobile internet T longer before buying into whatever’s devices. No longer niche or just for tech geeks, new. But there comes a point when the slow LTE has proven itself an essential part of many adopters realize: Wait a second, this is happen- Canadians’ lives. ing and I need to get this. Now. Today. Still need convincing? Here are five reasons The Rogers LTE network is just such a thing. LTE is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. The Launched last year, it’s Canada’s fastest wire- next generation of wireless is already here. less internet*– so fast that it’s changing the Time to join in.

*Based on tests comparing download speeds on the Rogers LTE network vs. Bell and Telus’ LTE networks within Rogers LTE coverage area. LTE device, LTE SIM and plan required. Actual experienced speeds may vary based on device, topography and environmental conditions, network congestion and other factors. Rogers LTE network available in select Canadian cities. Visit rogers.com/LTE for coverage.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 49 THETHE RIGHTRIGHT CROSS-CANADACROSS-CANADA DEVICEDEVICE FORFOR YOUYOU COVERAGECOVERAGE It might seem trite, but we truly are living Just as the array of LTE-capable devices has in a wireless world. We’re demanding more grown, so has Canada-wide LTE coverage. from our smartphones and tablets than ever Rogers was the first to bring LTE into Can- before – the ability to communicate, work ada, and the coverage has since grown to and play with virtually no interruption or lag. cover a huge chunk of the country, with new We want it all, and we want it now. The mo- markets opening up in rapid succession. LTE bile world is increasingly complex, and only now reaches close to 60% of Canadians, and LTE-capable devices are able to meet this Rogers keeps expanding that coverage from demand. LTE has become the de facto net- coast to coast. work for the best new devices, from Apple to But what if the Rogers LTE network isn’t yet Samsung, LG to BlackBerry. available where you live? There’s a strong Rogers offers a wide selection of LTE-ready chance LTE will soon reach you, so having smartphones, tablets and wireless internet an LTE device means you’ll be ready when devices. Whether your preference is Android, it does. And in the meantime, any Rogers iOS or BlackBerry, Rogers has an LTE-enabled LTE device works beautifully on existing 4G device just for you. It’s only a matter of time HSPA+ and EDGE networks. Plus, if you travel before the device in your hand is LTE. For a to an LTE area, your phone will automatically complete list of LTE devices, visit switch to the LTE network at no extra cost connectedrogers.ca/lte_devices without having to do a thing. View the Rogers LTE coverage map at rogers.com/lte.

50 connectedrogers.ca SPEED!SPEED! SPEED!SPEED! READYREADY FORFOR SPEED!SPEED! THETHE FUTUREFUTURE When it comes down to it, LTE is all about Still not sure you need LTE? If the massive speed. And we’re not just talking a slight in- increase in speed didn’t sway you, or the fact crease over previous networks – we’re talking that all major smartphone and tablet manu- a revolutionary increase that’s significantly facturers are making LTE-capable devices, or faster. As in, Usain Bolt faster. When you’re that LTE allows you to do much more with using your phone or tablet, you’ll notice a your device, across Canada and abroad, then huge difference when you’re loading websites perhaps you need a basic truth rolled your and watching videos. With 4G HSPA+, the way: LTE is here to stay. Unlike previous net- number climbed to a maximum theoretical works, which were mere improvements on download speed of 21 Mbps. LTE reaches way previous ones, LTE is light years ahead of all beyond these networks with theoretical max- former networks, and represents not just the imum network speeds of up to 150 Mbps.* present day, but also the future. Rogers LTE devices currently support max- As devices get more sophisticated and the imum theoretical download speeds of up to Rogers LTE network continues to grow, so 100 Mbps, and typical speeds between 12 will speeds and mobile capabilities. We will and 25 Mbps or up to 40 Mbps on select de- no longer blink when deciding whether or vices*. The takeaway? That wireless device in not to download a movie on our phones, or your hand is now as fast, or faster, than your open a massive file. Fact is, this is already at-home, wired internet. You really have to try the case. You’d know this if you were on LTE! it out to believe it. *See rogers.com/lte for full details. What are you waiting for?

MULTI-TASKING MANIACS With LTE, you can: Smartphones, tablets and mobile internet devices are now s Download, upload or share HD built to handle much more complex tasks. We expect to use images in a split second. them as mini-computers: video chatting, media streaming, s Stream HD video, radio, games and virtually instant downloading and true multi-tasking – this is other media with virtually no lag, what an LTE device is capable of. Having a wireless device that even with other programs running. can’t do these things is like driving a moped on the Autobahn. s Make video calls and work with Since first launching the LTE network, Rogers has seen an other large multimedia programs 80% increase in mobile data usage, a number expected to and files that require top-speed grow six-fold by 2016. We’re doing more on our phones than processing. ever before, all thanks to LTE. To put it even more plainly, s Access all your online and cloud- everything you’re doing now on your phone or even your based apps and files simultaneously home computer, you will do much faster on LTE. and in seconds.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 51 SOCIAL

SOLUTIONSTEXT Eric Veillette Need tech support? Want info on new devices? Wonder what’s new on Rogers On Demand? Here’s how Connect with Rogers through one of its convenient and super-helpful social media sites.

@RogersBuzz @RogersHelps facebook.com/rogers To keep you plugged Rogers customer Keen on being in the into Rogers prod- support is available know on what’s new ucts and services, on Twitter. Have a with Rogers, promo- industry news and question? Follow tions, special deals giveaways, follow the official and send a tweet to get the an- and one-time offers on services home of Rogers on Twitter. Keep- swers and tips you’re looking for. and products? Then the Rogers ing up with the newest devices Rogers official customer-care and Facebook page is your friend. and services is a fool’s game, so technical-support Twitter account Learn about the latest additions stay informed with @rogersbuzz. helps personalize the customer to Rogers On Demand and Find out about specialty TV pro- experience by quickly answering Rogers Anyplace TV or get tips motions, new releases to Rogers your questions. and tricks to master your smart- on Demand, and geek out with phone and other products and retweeted links to tech-related services. You can also just pose a infographics. Don’t be afraid to question and a customer-service interact with the team – they’re rep will get back to you. Drop by always updating and replying. any time to join the conversation.

52 connectedrogers.ca 3 SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FROM ROGERS COMMUNITY MANAGER ELISE ONDET: Follow @RogersHelps for 1 customer service and @RogersBuzz for news, info and promotions.

If you have billing or account 2 changes, ensure you’re following @RogersHelps, so that Rogers can direct message you to protect privacy.

Never share private 3 information publicly. redboard.rogers.com communityforums. 3 MORE ROGERS Don’t let the rogers.com SOCIAL SITES WORTH KNOWING tech-talk on Years ago, long be- RedBoard fool fore Facebook and @connectedrogers you: the contribu- Twitter, forums were Our editors and writers are on the tors on Rogers official blog the original social ground covering everything from keep jargon to a minimum. media. A place to connect, share, CES to the latest TV premieres to all the major device launches. Check here for the latest news, learn and have a discussion with We’ve also got all the latest news announcements, staff picks, your peers on any topic. The apps roundups and tips and on Rogers products and services Rogers Community Forums are you need to stay ahead. tricks relating to products and where you can ask questions and services Rogers offers. get answers about Rogers prod- FUN FACT ucts and services. Tip: start by YouTube A recent “Technology Trends” asking your question in the youtube.com/rogerscommsinc Features content seen on report (see p12) revealed that search bar, as the answer may already be on the site some- RedBoard, Connected Rogers, plus 10% of Rogers customers many helpful how-to videos. downloaded a racy novel onto where. If you don’t find an a wireless device in 2012. answer right away, post a question and another community member will surely help you out. Pinterest pinterest.com/rogerscanada Interesting infographics, how-to guides, tech trends and vintage photos from the Rogers archives.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 53 STAY CONNECTED

THIS SPRING BREAK TEXT Jim Collins | ILLUSTRATION Greg Hall

Yes, it’s only one week, but for those living Wherever you’re going, one thing is cer- in the winter wonderland that is Canada, tain: taking a break no longer means spring break isn’t so much a few days off going offline. From Rogers One Number as it is a godsend. For some, it’s a chance to to mobile internet devices, Smart Home travel south to warmer climes; for others, Monitoring to Rogers Anyplace TV, there it’s a chance to ski and drink cocoa in a are plenty of ways for Rogers customers chalet. Then there’s the lucky few who get to stay connected this March break. Here’s to travel abroad. a handy roundup.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 55 TEXT & TALK FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR TABLET ROGERS ONE NUMBER

GETAWAY: You’re on the slopes in Whistler, B.C., on a ski Chat as long as you like vacation with your buddies. You promised your girlfriend without using up any of you’d check in with her daily, and your dad wants to hear all your wireless minutes. about the fresh powder you’ve been mastering. DILEMMA: Calling your girlfriend every night uses up a lot of your wireless minutes and incurs long-distance charges. SOLUTION: Call from your laptop or the computer in your chalet using Rogers One Number.

Rogers One Number lets you make and receive voice and video calls from any internet-connected compatible tablet or PC. This way, you’re able to chat for as long as you like, without using up any of your wireless minutes, and because you’re making the call through your internet connection, there are no long-distance charges. So, wherever you are, you can call any Canadian number for free – right from your computer or tablet – using your wireless number. You can also send and receive text messages that look exactly like you’re sending them from your wireless phone.

GET OUTFITTED: Signing up for Rogers One Number is free and easy. All you need is a Rogers wireless phone and postpaid account, plus access to an internet connection. To video chat with someone, both parties must be registered with Rogers One Number. Get started by heading online to rogersonenumber.ca and click Register Now.

56 connectedrogers.ca ON-THE-GO WI-FI FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY MOBILE HOTSPOT FROM ROGERS

GETAWAY: You’ve decided to brave the long drive and head to Florida with the family. Seven days of fun in the sun! DILEMMA: There are five of you in the car, and while the driver and front-seat passenger listen to tunes, the rest of the crew wants to play online games and stream movies. SOLUTION: Place the Rocket™ mobile hotspot on the dash (or leave it in your purse or pocket, it’ll still work) and the entire family can connect to the internet (up to 10 Wi-Fi devices at once).

The Rocket mobile hotspot is one of several mobile internet devices available from Rogers. Need to connect more people? Connect up to 15 Wi-Fi The Rocket hub lets you connect up to 15 devices at once (note: devices at once for an works in Canada only). Slightly larger than a DVD case, the Rock- on-the-go, reliable, et hub is portable and just needs an electrical outlet to power mobile hotspot. on and create a Wi-Fi network for the whole family. Need connectivity for only one laptop or person at a time? The ultra-mobile Rocket stick plugs into your laptop’s USB port and gets you connected in places where you wouldn’t normally get Wi-Fi, such as on a beach or in a boat.

GET OUTFITTED: The Rocket stick, mobile hotspot and hub are all available at rogers.com/mobileinternet. Choose the device that best suits your needs, and select a wireless internet plan to keep you connected on the go.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 57 TV STREAMED DIRECTLY TO YOUR LAPTOP OR DEVICE ROGERS ANYPLACE TV

GETAWAY: Where aren’t you going this March break? Between a few days at the cottage, your daughter’s hockey tournament and a bunch of daytrips, the week is going to blow by. DILEMMA: Travelling around always entails a bit of idle time, waiting between hockey games, the three-hour drive to the cottage and everything in between. How do you keep your kids – and yourself – entertained during down time? SOLUTION: Enjoy TV viewing, including new episodes of hit shows such as Modern Family and tons of kids’ content, wherever you are, with Rogers Anyplace TV. Whether you’re in line, in transit or at the cottage, this service lets you watch what you want, where you want – streamed directly onto your tablet, computer or smartphone. And TV is just the beginning. Rogers Anyplace TV also features sports, movies, kid’s programming, music videos and more. And if you’re a Rogers digital TV subscriber, some of your premium content will also be available to stream. Stream TV to your mobile device wherever you happen GET OUTFITTED: Registering for Rogers Anyplace TV is to be – in line, in transit, at free and easy. Sign up at rogersanyplacetv.com, using the cottage. your My Rogers account. Don’t have an account? Sign up at rogers.com/myrogers. Apps can be downloaded from your device’s app store; just search “Rogers Anyplace TV.” (Note: some content is available for an additional charge. Rogers Anyplace TV is only available for viewing within Canada.)

58 connectedrogers.ca CUSTOMIZE & MANAGE YOUR HOME PHONE FEATURES HOME & AWAY ONLINE MANAGER

GETAWAY: It wouldn’t be March break without a trip to the beach – the Dominican Republic, Mexico, maybe Cuba. Seven days of all- inclusive goodness. Bring on the sun. DILEMMA: Yes, you’re on vacation, but you also need to stay on top Control who can reach of what’s going on back at home, and that means you can’t be totally you, and who goes to unavailable all week. voicemail, remotely – SOLUTION: Customize and manage your Rogers Home Phone from wherever you are. features online with Home & Away Online Manager. Convenient and accessible anywhere you have internet access, just log in and you can: s#ONTROLWHOCALLSYOU Identify important callers, so you can decide whether or not to answer a call, or only allow specific numbers to reach you (the rest will go straight to voicemail or be forwarded to an alternative number; see below). s&ORWARDCALLS Send all calls directly to another number; or forward specific callers to another number. You can also forward busy or unan- swered calls to another number, so you never miss a call now or when you return from vacation. s!CTIVATEAh$O.OT$ISTURBv function so no calls come through. s-ANAGEYOURLISTOFCONTACTS conveniently and quickly online. Call the people you talk to most often by creating a Speed Call list.

GET OUTFITTED: To learn more about Rogers Home & Away Online Manager, visit rogers.com/homephone or call 1-888-ROGERS1.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 59 KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR HOME WHILE YOU’RE AWAY ROGERS SMART HOME MONITORING

GETAWAY: You’re at your relative’s place in a different province. You’re on a beach somewhere south. You’re wandering the streets of a European city. Heck, maybe you’re just working 24/7 as your family travels. In any case, there’s no one home. DILEMMA: No matter where you are, you want to know your house is protected from intruders, from a fire, from a basement leak – from anything that can go wrong. Imagine the peace of mind that comes from Home automation and knowing that your house is safe when you’re not there. top-level security – all SOLUTION: Rogers Smart Home Monitoring is both a home security controlled right from and a home monitoring system. It isn’t something you invest in for your smartphone. your week’s vacation; it’s an investment in 24/7 security year-round. It lets you do all sorts of stuff – arm or disarm your security system, control your thermostat and lights – from a smartphone, tablet or laptop. The system can even sense when a door or window is opened, or if there’s smoke or water leakage. You can set up a video camera for a live feed, or receive email alerts whenever a door is opened.

GET OUTFITTED: Set up a free in-person consultation to determine what hardware you require. Is your home already outfitted with security sensors? You can keep them. Call 1-866-865-4722 for more information or to order.

60 connectedrogers.ca INTERNET THEN & NOW

TEXT Bonnie Staring | ILLUSTRATION Peter & Maria Hoey

Remember back before the web? It’s hard to imagine or even remember what those days were like. After all, the internet has become an integral part of our lives, something we rely on so heavily to do, well, virtually everything. And yet as recently as 15 years ago, we had to do so many things – shop, communicate, even flip through actual photo albums – on foot, in person or by hand. Crazy, we know. How times have changed.

CONNECTED TAKES A LOOK BACK AT WHAT PEOPLE DID PRE-INTERNET. HOW DID WE GET THINGS DONE? HOW ARE WE DOING IT NOW?

MARCH/APRIL 2013 63 TASK: SHARING PHOTOS

Then: Now: Innocent family members were held prisoner on When’s the last time you saw a film camera, let the couch, subjected to a photo buff’s never-ending alone a slide projector? Now we snap digital pics slide show of vacation, family and pet photos. Slide and post them online. Photo sharing social net- trays never seemed to load properly, and they al- works such as Instagram allow you to share your ways smelled of burning dust. photos with the masses in an instant. It’s like hav- Time required: hours, sometimes days ing friends and family right with you on that beach or at the game. Plus, Instagram features cool filters to help your pics look more professional. Time required: minutes

Upload and download HD photos and videos virtually in seconds on the Rogers LTE network. With speeds comparable to your wired internet at home, you’ll be posting in no time. You won’t believe the difference.

64 connectedrogers.ca TASK: SHOPPING

Then: Now: Finding the best deals involved getting to know Everyone (including obsessive bargain hunters) can shopkeepers, leafing through paper flyers, travel- now shop from the comfort of their couch, bed or ling from store to store and, when bargains were anywhere you can access the internet. From clothes actually in stock, hauling everything home. Most of to groceries to you-name-it, you can order what us didn’t bother trying to source unique items such you need and have it delivered right to your door. as out-of-print books unless we had at least three Hard-to-find items (a mint-condition Star Trek fig- months to search. Back then, you had to know ure or “Bazinga!” hoodie, anyone?) are just a web someone who knew someone. or eBay search away. Time required: days, if not weeks Time required: minutes (plus shipping) MAKE IT BETTER: Don’t limit your shopping savvy to one computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone – research, browse and shop on Biddingall the computers on eBay? Don’tand devices lose the in auction your home because with Rogersof lag. RogersHi-Speed Hi-Speed Internet Internet Ultimate offers Tier Wi-Fi reliable Modem. service [ADD that’s LINK super TO PRODUCTfast – and PAGE] it just got faster. Speeds of many of the internet tiers have recently been increased.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 65 TASK: STAYING IN TOUCH

Then: Now: Information between friends and family used to Knowing all that’s happening with friends and travel at slug-like speeds. With friends, you’d write family is as simple as a quick email, Facebook them lengthy letters or plan to meet in person browse or Twitter exchange. The internet has made (which may have involved baking a Bundt cake or the world one big, connected place – 2.4 billion being interrupted by Mabel Lewis, the neighbour- people are now online. It’s easy to get the scoop on hood gossip). With family, a system involving fridge upcoming events, know who’s dating whom, who’s notes may have been employed. For out-of-town not talking to one another and when Mabel Lewis’ relatives, smoke signals. daughter’s tell-all novel is being published. Time required: hours Time required: minutes

MAKERogers IT BETTER: TechXpert Whether™ offers you’re you on fast the solutions road or atto theyour ski tech hill, problems. stay in touch Starting via Rogers at $9.99/month, Mobile Hotspot. you get [ADD access LINK to TO tech PROD- UCTexperts PAGE] byCreate phone your or onlineown password-protected chat for help with anythingWi-Fi hotspot from forvirus up removal to 10 devices. to speed optimization.

66 connectedrogers.ca TASK: EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION

Then: Now: You’d stand on a soapbox, proudly proclaim your Connecting people to ideas, opinions and world- thoughts and wait for the world – or, well, even one changing happenings is easy. You can post your person – to notice. Enterprising influencers distrib- thoughts on your own blog, deliver a witty podcast uted flyers (stating “The Apocalypse is coming” or or simply search for like-minded individuals or “Rutabagas are evil”), or passed around petitions groups on social media sites. Use Twitter to follow to protest one thing or another. Organizing meet- powerful people, or express your own captivating ings or rallies was challenging without knowing self in 140 characters,with hashtags like #ihateruta- whom to invite or who would attend. bagas or #elvisisalive, so others will join your tribe. Time required: days, months even Time required: minutes

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TEXT Marc Saltzman 8ways to master your phone So, you’ve scored a Windows Phone 8 device. Nicece cchoice.hoice. By now, you probably know all about your sleekk Start screen and its “live” tiles, which let you access familiar Windows programs (including Word and PowerPoint). You can also sync with your PC, tablet and other devices via the cloud-based service 5 SkyDrive. But there’s a lot more to know about this versatile device. Here are ﬁve ways to master your Windows 8 Phone. Watch our how-to video! connectedrogers.ca/tag/video-series 68 connectedrogers.ca 1 2 3 4 5 PIN TILES BACK UP MASTER IMPORT COPY TO YOUR YOUR INTERNET CONTACTS & PASTE START PHONE EXPLORER ONTO YOUR TEXT SCREEN MOBILE PHONE

WP8’s Start screen Protect your 4O SEARCH ONLINE WP8 consolidates /NE WAY TO COPY FEATURES LARGE phone by backing type your search contacts into a text in WP8 is by colourful tiles that up your content. term in the hub called People. highlighting the have real-time s/N YOUR PHONE browser’s address Each contact gets text. To do so: info pushed to sign in with BAR /R PRESS THE its own page. You 1. Tap a word THEM SUCH AS NEW your Microsoft hardware Search can import your you want to copy. messages and ACCOUNT THEN GO TO button on your contacts onto your 2. Drag the social network up- Settings>Backup. phone (the picture new phone in one circles at each dates. Personalize (ERE YOU CAN of a magnifying of three ways: end of the high- your Start screen turn on the service glass) to use Bing. 1. From a lighted text to with these tiles. that lets you 4O SEARCH BY VOICE removable SIM include the first sTo pin a tile automatically tap the micro- card from your and last words tap and hold the save things to the phone icon next to old device. you want to copy. item (such as an CLOUD SUCH AS the Search box. 2. From a cloud 3. Tap the Copy app). A menu photos. You can sShare a link service SUCH icon WHICH will appear with also back up by tapping AS /UTLOOKCOM looks like two an option to Pin your SMS/MMS the More icon Google or overlapping TO 3TART )N SOME MESSAGES AND THREE LITTLE DOTS -ICROSOFT /FFICE pieces of paper. CASES YOU CAN TAP even create then tap Share OR &ACEBOOK 4. Open the app the Pin icon in the backups of your before selecting 4WITTER OR INKED)N message or file MENU BAR WHICH PHONES APPS the recipient. 3. Through where you want to looks something SETTINGS )NTERNET s To open a new Microsoft Office paste the text. Tap like a push pin. Explorer favourites tab SELECT -ORE (if your contacts where you want s5SE YOUR FINGER and more. followed by Tabs are on a PC). THE TEXT AND IN to move the tiles and finally New. Find instructions the text sugges- wherever you /R YOU CAN SET THE for all three at tion bar (above like. You can also address bar button windowsphone.com. THE KEYBOARD tap tweak their size. to open new tabs; Paste (the icon simply tap the looks like paper address bar. on a clipboard). MARCH/APRIL 2013 69 View exotic animals up close on a Sri Lankan safari

SRI LANKA Stay connected in Southeast Asia’s top travel destination

TEXT Jaclyn Law

Where is the best place to travel in 2013? According to Lonely Planet, the answer lies in a tiny island in Southeast Asia: Sri Lanka. With more than two millennia of cultural history, world-class beaches, incredible food and wilderness adventures galore, Sri Lanka offers a wealth of riches for any traveller. Civil conﬂict battered the island in years past, and 2004’s tsunami devastated its shores, but now peace prevails and tourism is making a strong comeback – at affordable prices. Now’s the time to go, before the crowds take notice. Here are some can’t-miss highlights, plus details on staying connected while away.

70 connectedrogers.ca HISTORY WILD WORLD BUFFS, TAKE Sri Lanka boasts a stunning array of wildlife. Although NOTE it’s small, the country has Once a key stop along an- 10 national parks and seven cient trade routes, the island bird sanctuaries, and is has seen the rise and fall of home to more than 40 kingdoms that make Game endangered species, making of Thrones seem tame. Add it a less costly way for tour- to this the blossoming of ists to experience safari- religions and the arrival style sights than in much of and departure of European Africa or Asia. colonists, each leaving a Eco-adventures abound: mark, and you’ve got quite go on a safari and find spe- a storied past. cies such as the Sri Lankan The country features elephant and Sri Lankan several UNESCO World leopard in their natural Heritage sites, including habitat, join an excursion to the ancient city of Polon- see whales and dolphins at naruwa and the sacred play, or go camping in the city of Kandy. The latter is country’s lush jungles. No the home of the Temple of need to pack a tent – tour the Tooth Relic, otherwise companies provide all the known as the sacred tooth supplies you’ll need for of Buddha. your overnight adventure.

While exploring Sri Lanka, While abroad, don’t stress it’s simple to stay in touch about the cost of staying with family and friends back connected. It’s easy to pur- home. Rogers’ Talk & Text chase affordable roaming Sri Lanka at a glance Travel Packs include afford- solutions for mobile devices. able options for Asia (which Buy in advance and check covers Sri Lanka), starting it off your to-do list. Text POPULATION LANGUAGES TRAVEL to 7626 and click (2012) at just $50 for 15 minutes Sinhala and of talk time and 100 sent the link that you receive (link 21.5 million Tamil texts. If you go over your is free of charge). Or visit alloted minutes and texts, rogers.com/m/roam from $ $ you’ll get low rates for the your mobile device (free anywhere in the world). For CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS: entire month until your Pack Sri Lankan Visitors need a expires. For more info, visit more information, visit rupees (LKR) visa: apply at rogers.com/roaming. rogers.com/roaming. eta.gov.lk/slvisa

MARCH/APRIL 2013 71 Surf, snorkle, scuba dive or canoe along Sri Lanka’s multitude of beaches, rivers, GET YOUR lagoons and rapids GAME ON Do you thrive on adrenalin? Then you’ll love this island. Overflowing with sports, including sailing, surfing, windsurfing, waterskiing, snorkelling and scuba div- ing, Sri Lanka is home to numerous hotspots, but without the usual crowds. Make sure you take in the beautiful Negombo region on the west coast; canoe or kayak on Sri Lanka’s many rivers and lagoons; and be sure to hit the rapids at the Kelani Ganga. Need to dry off? Take a break from the waves and go hiking, rock climbing, cave trekking and mountain biking. The sky’s no limit, either: take flight with a hot-air balloon ride. In Sri Lanka, you’ll definitely run out of vacation time before you run out of things to do.

Be sure to send pictures home while you’re away. Why not? It’s inexpensive to email or send text-message pics with Roaming Data Passes from Rogers. Concerned about using more data than you signed up for? You’ll receive text-message usage notifications while you use your Roaming Data Pass and will be hard stopped once your Pass expires, so you never incur overage fees. 72 connectedrogers.ca Enjoy breathtaking views of the KICK BACK – Indian Ocean along Sri Lanka’s 1,300 YOU’RE ON kilometres of white-sand beaches VACAY! It’s not all go-go-go in Sri Lanka. If sunning and generally taking it easy are more your bag, there’s no better place to do it than while enjoying breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean along Sri Lanka’s 1,300 kilometres of warm, white-sand beaches. Popular destinations include Trincomalee on the north- east coast; Arugam Bay in the southeast (surfing season starts in April); and reef-protected Unawatuna on the southern edge. Had enough sun? Head indoors and find your bliss with Ayurveda-based pampering at one of the country’s many spas. Ayurveda is an ancient healing method that includes treatment with herbs, roots and massage therapy to boost well-being. Yes, please.

Once you’ve booked your trip, text ALERT to 4766 to sign up for a travel reminder text alert. Before you leave, you’ll receive a text message reminding you to purchase a Roaming Data Pass or Travel Pack for affordable internet, calling and texting. How Make sure to close apps that you’re not using. Most GOING apps use data, and some run in the background, even handy is that? AWAY? when you aren’t actively using them.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 73 Tips & Tricks 10-Second Tips Got a sec? How about 10? Become a master of all things Rogers with these super-quick tips

HOW SET UP EMAIL TO WITH WINDOWS 8 The Windows 8 app no longer provides POP3 support. If you use

HOW Rogers Mail or other POP3 email, TO GET YOUR VOICEMAIL TO GO such as Gmail or Yahoo!, you will You can have your home phone voicemail messages need to get set up. Here’s how: Tips & Tricls Tips emailed to you as an audio file. You can also have them sent to your wireless phone as an audio file and 1 You must have an active

HOW-TO HOW-TO as a readable text if the message was left in English or Windows Live ID to proceed. French. Here’s how to set it up: Don’t use the @rogers.com email address for initial set-up. 1 Go to rogers.com/onlinevoicemail and enter in o N your home phone number and voicemail password. 2 To add accounts to mail, hold 74 down the Windows key plus 2 Click Sign In and then click Voicemail Settings. C at the same time. This will let you access Settings, where you 3 To have your voicemail emailed, click the Email will select Accounts. Address menu on the left-hand side and enter up to two email addresses of your choice. 3 Select Other Account from the options, and enter your @rogers. 4 To have your messages forwarded to your mobile com email address and password phone as a text, click Voicemail to MMS. Enter your and then click Connect. wireless number, then place a check mark beside the Automatically forward my Home Phone voice- For more info,

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Q:Q HOW DO I PROGRAMP MY REMOTE?R Here’sHe how to program your RogersRo remote:

1 Turn on your TV, then press TV. It will blink once.

2 Press and hold SETUP until Q:Q : HOW DO I ORDER CHANNELS the TV button blinks twice, THROUGH MY ROGERS REMOTE then release it. TV

l CONTROL?CONTROL? 3 Press 9 9 1 (the TV button Quickly and easily order new channels via the Quick Start will blink twice). Menu. Note: the channel must appear in green, or it must Digital TV offer an on-screen option to order it. (If neither option is 4 With the remote pointed available, call 1-888-ROGERS1 to order.) at the TV, press Power.

HOW-TO HOW-TO Order through the Quick Start Self-Service Menu: 5 Repeatedly press and 1 Press Guide until the Quick Start Menu appears, and release Channel + until then scroll to Get More TV and press OK. The Order your TV turns off. Now No Services screen will appear. the remote will cycle 76 through all possible codes 2 Scroll to the package or channel you wish to order, then until a match is found. press OK. You may need to press Channel + several times 3 Press [A] to order the channel. Pricing and other details to find a match. will appear. Press [A] again to purchase. 6 Once the TV turns off, 4 After reading the Terms & Conditions, press [A] again. press SETUP once to Enter your PIN code (default PIN: 0000). lock the code. Then press POWER to turn on your 5 An Order Status screen will appear. Once complete, it TV and to confirm the code

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HOW TO TURN ON “DO NOT DISTURB” It’s an age-old dilemma: How do you avoid distractions (or get some sleep) without completely silencing your phone? Here’s how:

1 From the homescreen, tap on Settings, then tap Do Not Disturb to turn it on.

2 You can also set a Do Not Disturb schedule and change settings by tapping on Notifications, then Do Not Disturb.

3 Set Do Not Disturb to turn on at bedtime and off when you get up.

If a number calls twice in the span of three minutes while you’re in Do Not Disturb mode, your phone will ring, so you won’t miss emergency calls.

iPhone & BlackBerry BlackBerry

HOW-TO HOW-TO HOW HOW TO BACK UP YOUR BBMS TO FIND YOUR PINN Did you know that you can quickly back up “What’s your PIN?” It’s a all your BBM messages? Here’s how to do classic question asked by No it in BBM6 or earlier. (BBM7 now backs up many a BBM-er. Here’s an 78 using BlackBerry ID.) easy way to find out. 1 In BBM, hit the Menu key and scroll 1 Type PIN on the keyboard down to Options. to begin a universal search.

2 Scroll down to Backup Management 2 Select Options, which shows (1) result. and select Backup. 3 Select Device and Status Information. 3 Choose whether you want to back up files remotely (online) or locally (to an 4 Your BlackBerry’s PIN is the second entry in installed microSD card). the list under Network Information. connectedrogers.ca

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HOW GET MORE HOW ENABLE TO OUT OF SIRI TO PRIVATE Siri voice control can do BROWSING more than you probably Sometimes, you might realize. Here are a few of want to browse websites our favourite Siri tricks: without leaving a trail on your device. Here’s how: HOLD DOWN THE HOME BUTTON UNTIL YOU HEAR TWO BEEPS, THEN SAY: 1 )NYOURBROWSER tap sh/PEN;APPLICATIONNAME=vTOQUICKLY the action bar on launch an app. the very top of the screen.en.

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HOW TO ADD A FAVOURITE TO YOUR HOMESCREENEN By adding a shortcut to your favourite site on your PlayBook homescreen, youyou give yourself quick access to your daily online routine. Here’s how:

1 )NTHE Browser app, navigate to a website. 3 #HOOSE Add to Homeme ScreenScreen.

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NOTE: My Account does not authenticate if connected via Wi-Fi. Data charges for downloading the app apply.

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Digital TV Essentials Anyplace Get the most from Digital TV TV Enjoy RRogers On Demand programmingrogram wherever Digital VIP Package* The Movie Network, HBO Canada and andd wheneverw you want s With the Digital VIP Package, you get TMN Encore Package includes: up to 270 additional channels. Plus s Up to 19 channels, including TMN, with an HD box, you get up to 75 HD HBO Canada and TMN Encore. channels at no additional cost. s TMN HD and HBO Canada HD – up to s Exclusive specialty channels, such as eight channels in stunning HD. Sportsnet ONE. s TMN, HBO Canada and TMN Encore On s Thousands of new movies monthly. Demand – Hollywood hits and s Connect up to three TVs at no exclusive series on your schedule. All On yourour TVTV | ChannelChannnnelel 11000000 additional cost. included with your subscription. Rogersers OnOn DemandDeD mandd ((Ch.ChCh. 100)100)) is free withwith youry digital s Access to Rogers On Demand s Access to Rogers On Demand TV subscriptionubscrir pttioi n anandd ofoffersfers pprimetimerimetimme TTVV pprogram- (Ch. 100) and rogersanyplacetv.com. (Ch. 100) and rogersanyplacetv.com. minggplusnewreleaseandclassicmovie plus new-release and classic movie rentals any s Six exclusive On Demand channels. FOR MORE INFO: time. (New blockbuster movie rentals start at $5.99.) s Packaging varies by region. rogers.com/TMN FOR MORE INFO: On your computer | Rogers Anyplace TV rogers.com/VIP Free previews rogersanyplacetv.com Every month, Rogers features exclusive Catch up on TV shows and movies from any Super Channel Pack free previews of different specialty internet-connected PC, tablet or laptop.* Visit The Super Channel movie pack offers: channels.* rogersanyplacetv.com to register (it’s free). Rogers s Up to seven movie channels – uncut Go to rogers.com/freepreview to learn digital TV customers can link their account and and commercial-free. which channels you can preview today. access some of the specialty programs they get s Super Channel HD – two channels in * Channels may vary by region. through their TV service. stunning high-definition. * Only available in Canada. s Super Channel On Demand: see top Multicultural entertainment Hollywood films, film festival Rogers offers an array of multicultural On youry mobile device | Rogers Anyplace TV Live favourites and indie flicks any time channels in more than 20 languages & mobile apps you want. All included with your from around the world. Likewise, Connect to the Rogers 3G or LTE subscription. Multicultural On Demand network or any Wi-Fi hotspot to stream s Access to Rogers On Demand (Ch. 800) features new and classic live or on-demand programming right to your (Ch. 100) and rogersanyplacetv.com. foreign films and TV shows. Visit rogers. device.* Get live sports, news and kid-friendly FOR MORE INFO: com/multicultural for channel listings. programs by downloading the Rogers Anyplace TV rogers.com/superchannel Live app. Catch your favourite shows on demand by downloading the Rogers Anyplace TV mobile app. For info, visit rogers.com/mobileTV. *Packaging varies by region * On selected devices. and is subject to change without notice. On Xbox 360 | Rogers Anyplace TV Xbox Live Gold subscribers can log into their rogersanyplacetv.com account through the Xbox app and flip through TV shows and movies using the gaming remote, voice controls or Kinect gestures.* Modern Family * Rogers Anyplace TV app on Xbox 360 does not include movie rentals or live sports content.

82 connectedrogers.ca Monitoring Get your Account more Check your usage and balance, change your settings and more Connected Get the latest in tech, entertainment and Rogers news with Check wireless and internet usage ONLINE Connected Rogersg 1 Log into your My Rogers account and click Account Info, which will bring you to the Overview tab. 2 Internet: Under Hi-Speed Internet, you’ll see a summary of your monthly usage. 3 Wireless: Under Wireless, view usage by clicking the tabs, such as Data or Voice.

TIP: For more info on your usage, click Usage Details at the bottom of the page. ConnectedConnected RogersRogers WITH THE ROGERS MY ACCOUNT APP digital magazine 1 Launch the Rogers My Account app. What you’re reading right now is our snazzy, 2 Select Usage. new virtual magazine edition, featuring 3 Select the Voice, Data or Messaging tab articles, enhanced video content, links, slide to check the amount used shows and more. No matter how you get or remaining. here, you’ll always find a link to the digital mag at connectedrogers.ca.

Check your account balance Connected ONLINE Rogers 1 Log into My Rogers. e-newsletter 2 Select Account Info. Under the Receive the latest in Overview tab, your account balance will tech and entertain- be displayed under Bill Information. ment news, product reviews and how-tos WITH THE MY ACCOUNT APP each month with the Connected Rogers 1 Launch the Rogers My Account app. e-newsletter. Get all our great content 2 Select Balance. delivered to your inbox. To sign up, visit connectedrogers.ca/subscribe.

Change your contact info connectedrogers.ca 1 Log into My Rogers at rogers.com. Select Our website is better than ever! Great the account you want to update, then click Connected Rogers content on the latest Change. tech and Rogers news, exclusive features, 2 Fill out the form, then click Update. what to watch on Rogers digital TV and much more. Optimized to look great on whatever platform you use – from your smartphone or tablet to your laptop or desktop. Bookmark us today.

MARCH/APRIL 2013 83 essential info Your Rogers Bill Need All you need to know about your bill more

info? How billing cycles work Checking your account balance Have questions If you make any changes to your account See “Monitoring your Account” on p83. about your mid–billing cycle (e.g., adding or removing a services? product), your next bill may incur partial Paying your bill charges for the previous billing cycle plus the Pay online or with your smartphone: full amount for the next billing cycle. After that, your bill will only include new service fees ONLINE and charges. 1 Log into your My Rogers account. Join the Rogers 2 Select View Your Bill. Online Community 3 Select the account(s) you want to pay s Visit redboard.rogers.com, and select Make a Payment. the official Rogers blog, and stay informed about Rogers Calculating partial charges WITH THE ROGERS MY ACCOUNT APP products and services. If your billing period is the 12th of every month 1 Launch the Rogers My Account App. s “ Like” us on facebook.com/ and you activated a $30 plan with 150 minutes 2 Select the Balance tab. rogers and join the on April 5, here’s how the partial charges would 3 Select Make a Payment and follow conversation. work out: the instructions. s Get answers to your product 30 8 and service questions from ÷ x = Pre-authorized payments set-up the community at $30 ) $8 1 Log into your My Rogers account. ( days days communityforums.rogers. 2 Click View Your Bill. com. 3 From Bills & Payments click Edit next to Tweet @RogersHelps with MONTHLY NUMBER APRIL 5 TO PARTIAL s PRICE OF DAYS IN APRIL 12 CHARGES Payment Method. your questions. PLAN THE OF PRICE 4 Select the account(s) you want to pay and MONTH PLAN the method of payment (pre-authorized For more answers to all your first-bill chequing or credit-card payments). questions, visit rogers.com/firstbill TIP: Have a cheque on hand for the account details Rogers.com support section How to get your Rogers bill online Get the most from your Rogers It’s easy to check your account with My Rogers. B services with how-to-videos, FAQs and more. Visit SIGN UP FOR ONLINE BILLING rogers.com and click Support. Go to rogers.com/onlinebilling and register.

NOTE: Online billing lets you view up to 18 monthss Help from of past bills. your phone BILLS AND PAYMENTS: VIEW YOUR BILL ONLINE Call *bill from your wireless A. Sign into My Rogers. phone to check your balance Click . B. View Your Bill or to make a payment. C. From here you can make a payment, view your billing history, see your balance and sign up for ebill notifications. Need more help? Visit rogers.com and type Bill Explainer in the search box. UPDATE YOUR MY5 LIST: Call *611 or 1-888-ROGERS1 HAVE A BILLING QUESTION? and select Account Changes Rogers Bill Explainer website (rogers.com/billexplainer) offers clear explanations about all Rogers to update your MY5 list at services, charges and fees, including partial charges, long distance, roaming and more. no charge.

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