Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 8/8 – 8/14

Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

Razer Project Hazel is now Razer Zephyr

Google Hangouts is now signing out free users on mobile

Spotify will support AirPlay 2 on its iOS app

This is what the OnePlus 9 Pro looks in white

Google One's mobile VPN feature comes to Canada

Skip video chapters on YouTube for Android with a two-finger double-tap

Samsung releases its lightest and smallest earbuds yet

Samsung debuts Galaxy Watch4 series

Instagram rolls out more anti-abuse features, will let you limit DMs and comments from non-followers

Zoom's Focus mode hopes to lessen virtual classroom distractions

Honor launches Magic 3 series

TikTok sets notifications curfew for teens past 9 or 10 PM

Apple Music and Billie Eilish promote Spatial Audio in new clip

'Humankind' brings 'direct touch' to Google Stadia on mobile

'Hades' is now available on the Xbox, PlayStation

Following its initial launch on the PC and the Nintendo Switch, Hades is snow available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. You can also get it on Xbox Game Pass for the Xbox and PC. According to Supergiant Games, the title targets 60 frames per second at 1080p on the Xbox One and PS4, and it'll run up to 60fps in 4K on the Xbox Series X/S and PS5.

Physical copies of the game get a bonus download for the soundtrack and a 32-page booklet. The Xbox One and Series X versions will be available on the same disk. Both the physical and digital PS4 versions get a free upgrade to the digital PS5 version. Unlike the Switch version, what won't be available on these versions is the ability to transfer saves between the PC and the consoles.

Source: Engadget

'Humankind' brings 'direct touch' to Google Stadia on mobile

Touch controls on 'Humankind'

Amplitude Studios' strategy game, Humankind, will be bringing a new touch-focused control scheme to Google Stadia. "Direct touch" is designed around multitouch finger inputs, similar to what you get with traditional mobile games. It's a feature currently unavailable on Stadia on your smartphone as it requires a Bluetooth controller or gamepad overlay.

Humankind will also feature Stadia's State Share feature, which gives your friend a chance to pick up where you left off in a game just by sharing a screenshot or video clip with them. With this title, you can use a feature called "Leave Your Mark," where you allow your friend to play through your same world, find the ruins of your civilization, and compare achievements as they play.

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Apple Music and Billie Eilish promote Spatial Audio in new clip

Apple Music collaborates with Billie Eilish to promote its recent Dolby Atmos-based Spatial Audio. The 90-second video shows Eilish singing a mashup of "Getting Older" and "GOLDWING" from her latest album, Happier Than Ever, in front of a vanity mirror. As the song transitions, her reflections start to multiply, with additional mirrors surrounding her. According to Apple, this is a metaphor representing what it's like listening with Spatial Audio.

Spatial Audio is designed to offer a surround sound experience, and it's available on thousands of songs on the streaming service since it rolled out in June, including Eilish's new album.

Source: MacRumors