Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 1/26 – 2/1

How to score $10 HAMILTON tickets in Toronto by using the official app

Lyft, Uber now operates in Vancouver 

You can now reach Freedom Mobile on WhatsApp 

Samsung aims to be the first manufacturer to bring 5G devices into Canada 

An online map tracks the Coronavirus outbreak in real-time 

'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' gets a new premiere date on Disney+ 

Apple patent shows a Mac with a curved glass display  

Shopify will open its first Vancouver office 

117 new emojis will be available later this year 

YouTube Music now shows new album and single releases 

Dell adds Cinema Guide app 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip to come with outer display 

New Dell XPS 13 Masterfully Designed 

Sideshow Collectibles opens pre-orders for life-size 'Baby Yoda' from 'The Mandalorian' 

Twitter works on preventing misinformation about coronavirus on its platform 

Netflix signs another deal with Adam Sandler for four more films 

Netflix signs another deal with Adam Sandler for four more films

Netflix has extended its deal with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions company for four new movies for the streaming service. Murder Mystery, which was filmed in Montreal, was Netflix's most-watched film in Canada and the US in 2018. That film is one of six Sandler movies that will be on Netflix within the first part of their agreement. The others include The Do-Over, The Ridiculous 6, Sandy Wexler, The Week Of, and the not-yet-released Hubie Halloween. There's also a Sandler-written film that he's set to produce and voice star in that's part of the previous deal. We don't know yet what the four upcoming movies will be. Perhaps one of them will be Murder Mystery 2?

Source: Variety

EA claims 'Apex Legends' mobile version is still in the works

Electronic Arts announced back in May 2019 that it had plans to release a mobile version of Respawn Entertainment's Apex Legends. But we haven't heard about the game since then—until now, that is. 

EA CFO Blake Jorgenson talked about the game in a recent interview with PC Gamer. He said EA isn't developing the mobile version of Apex Legends in-house. Instead, the company is working with an unnamed Chinese developer to port the game to mobile as well as release the game in China. 

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Twitter works on preventing misinformation about coronavirus on its platform

With both news and misinformation abound about the contagious coronavirus, Twitter is hoping to direct its users' attention to more credible and official sources of information. The social network has partnered with Canada and other nations like Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the U.S. and Vietnam affected by the problem. Those who search for information in those countries will get a pinned message linking them back to the official health agency in those countries. So, for Canada, it links back to the Public Health Agency of Canada's information on the coronavirus. 

Twitter is also putting a stop to any auto-suggest results that might direct users to non-credible content. The company said in a blog post that it is working with the Global Public Policy team to find ways to integrate organizations working to contain the coronavirus. Twitter says it hasn't seen any significant coordinated attempts to spread disinformation at scale, but it is on the lookout for them. And it promises to remove users who engage in malicious practices on its platform.