Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 8/13- 8/19

AirTag fail: A Vancouver thief fooled a car owner with a clever trick

Netflix runs limited game streaming test on TVs, browsers in Canada, UK 

'Starfield' delays 'Fallout 4' next-gen upgrade 

Lenovo may debut a Windows-based gaming handheld console

Report: iPhone 15 to charge faster than ever with USB-C port

Spotify's dilemma over white noise podcasts

Google's Pixel Watch 2: Everything we know so far from official leaks

Threads gets reposts on Following feed, profile pages

The end of blocking on X (except for DMs)

The end of blocking on X (except for DMs)

X, the social media platform that Elon Musk bought and renamed from Twitter, will eliminate the option to block other users, except for DMs. Musk, who has wanted to remove the feature for a while, said blocking "makes no sense" and that users should mute instead. The mute option will remain available.

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Threads gets reposts on Following feed, profile pages

Meta announced it is adding a new feature to its Threads app: reposts. It is coming to your Following feed and your profile page. Reposts allow users to share threads from other users on their accounts. The company said it made this decision based on user feedback. Instagram head Adam Mosseri revealed the feature in a Threads post. The reposts tab may not be visible in your app yet, but it can be seen on the browser version of your Threads profile. (There is no Threads web version yet.)

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Google's Pixel Watch 2: Everything we know so far from official leaks

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Google's Pixel Watch 2 leaks are getting hotter. The company hasn't officially announced a sequel to its first smartwatch, but a device codenamed Eos appeared in an official Android developer resource, as 9to5Google reported. This confirms some high-level details about the wearable's hardware and software from Google itself, making it the most reliable source of information about the Pixel Watch 2 so far.

The Google Play Console device catalogue, an official resource for Android developers to check device compatibility, listed the Pixel Watch 2 under its codename, Eos, today. The listing doesn't reveal any major surprises. But it mostly confirms what we already knew from previous leaks. 

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