Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 8/20- 8/26

Microsoft joins the console customization game with Xbox Series X wraps

Twitch won't let banned users view your streams anymore

What happened to Ellen’s Oscar selfie? A glitch on X explained

Sega completes USD 776 million Rovio acquisition

You can now edit captions on WhatsApp after sending media files

The end of an era: Charles Martinet steps back from voicing Mario and becomes a Mario ambassador

Microsoft brings PC Game Pass to NVIDIA’s GeForce Now service

Gemma Chan joins 'Diablo IV' as a vampire hunter in Season 2

Corsair Platform:6 A modular desk for gamers, workers, and creatives

'Fallout' TV series is coming to Prime Video in 2024

Chrome on iOS tests bottom address bar feature

This SNES-like dock lets you connect your Steam Deck to your TV

Google Keep for Android finally gets text formatting options

'Dune: Part Two' pushed back to March 15 amid Hollywood labor actions

PlayStation Portal: Everything you need to know about Sony’s portable PlayStation

PlayStation Portal: Everything you need to know about Sony’s portable PlayStation

Sony

Sony’s portable PlayStation, the PlayStation Portal, is set to launch later this year. This handheld device lets you stream PlayStation 5 games over Wi-Fi on an eight-inch LCD screen running at 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second. The PlayStation Portal will cost USD 199.99 and will be available in time for the holidays.

The PlayStation Portal has controllers on its sides resembling the PS5 DualSense controllers. They have adaptive triggers and haptic feedback to make PS5 games feel immersive and realistic. The PlayStation Portal can also play media content because it mirrors your PS5. However, you need a Wi-Fi connection to use the PlayStation Portal since it does not support offline gaming.

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'Dune: Part Two' pushed back to March 15 amid Hollywood labor actions

Warner Bros.

Dune: Part Two has been postponed to March 15, 2024, because of the ongoing writer and actor strikes. The film, which was slated for November 3, needs the publicity from its star-studded cast to reach its full box office potential. Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment decided to delay it for over four months after holding out as long as they could.

The studio and production company hoped the extra time would enable the cast, featuring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and Christopher Walken, to join a full marketing campaign. They would have had to start advertising the film by early September.

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Google Keep for Android finally gets text formatting options

Google

If you use Google Keep on your Android device, you’ll be glad to hear that it finally has text formatting options. You can now bold, italicize, and change the appearance of your text in your notes. Google said this week that the feature is rolling out, and you should see it soon in the app (if it hasn't yet). The text formatting options are not new or flashy, but are essential and long overdue. 

Keep is a great note-taking app. It's fast, simple, and smart. It works on Android, iOS, and the web. It can turn a link into a rich preview, a short note into a Post-it, and a long note into a document. You can also draw, record audio, and set reminders in your notes. And since it's a Google product, you can search and access your notes from other Google apps. As The Verge pointed out, its future felt tenuous, but seeing it get a necessary update gives us hope it'll be around for a while.