Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 9/20-9/26

Leaks of Microsoft Band 2 show a better looking wearable

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus coming to Canada on September 25

watchOS 2 now available for download for existing Apple Watch users

Apple Music Festival venue gets ‘environmental makeover’

Masters of Code takes over Montreal this weekend

Overview: Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Gmail finally introduces a block feature

Review: 2015 Ford Fiesta ST

BlackBerry completes acquisition of AtHoc, secure crisis communications provider

First look at the Apple iPad mini 4

Video: The iPhone 6S 3D Touch and Live Photos demo

Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P handsets surface in new leaks

Mac users can buy Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 for a one time price of $150

Google Keep comes to iOS

Review: Forza Motorport 6

MCE ships 2TB SSD upgrade kits for Pre-Retina MacBook Pro, MacBook, mini

The Apple Beat: The iPhone ‘S’ Cycle in focus

NASA set to announce ‘major science finding’ on Sept. 28th

Here’s our first look at Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ for Netflix

We’re getting our first official teaser of the second Netflix-exclusive Marvel show, Jessica Jones.  Jessica, played by Krysten Ritter, isn’t your typical superhero. She’s not your regular goody two-shoes and she doesn’t seem like a morning person either, as seen in this trailer. The show will be picking up from where Jessica Jones retires from being a hero and sets up her own detective agency in New York City. The show will be premiering on the streaming service on November 20^th.

Source: The Verge

NASA set to announce ‘major science finding’ on Sept. 28th

Big news seems to be heading our way from NASA. The space agency will be holding a press conference on Monday, September 28^th. It’s said they be detailing a “major science finding” and that a big Mars-related mystery has been solved. The press con will be happening at 11:30 a.m. EDT. The people leading the event include: Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA Headquarters; Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters; Lujendra Ojha of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta; Mary Beth Wilhelm of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California and the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Alfred McEwen, principal investigator for the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Source: io9

MyCarAcc 1.0 for Android measures car acceleration and speed

MyCarAcc 1.0 for Android measures car acceleration and speed with utmost accuracy thanks to combined use of both GPS and the in-device accelerometer. As a result, users can quickly learn true dynamics of their cars compared to factory values or pre-tuning parameters.

It goes without saying, car performance on the road is one of those things both professional and newbie car owners like to discuss, compare and test. While manufacturers do provide dynamics specifications, the consistency of these data with out-of-the-lab operation of a car is questionable. And when it comes to measuring acceleration of tuned or modified autos, the need for an accurate tool to evaluate true acceleration and speed of the car becomes even more evident.

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