Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 12/14-12/20

Beyoncé's iTunes Exclusive stealth release sells 80,000 copies in three hours

Review: Dell Venue 8 Pro Tablet

Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 reportedly moving from capacitive to virtual buttons

Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra to get Android 4.3 updates

Yahoo! brings Weather app to the iPad

Twitter reportedly introducing edit feature

IBM 5 in 5 predicts online digital guardian, personalized education

YouTube lands on Roku 3, available in Canada and 3 other countries

Apple's Mac Pro available for order tomorrow

BBM to come pre-installed on new LG smartphones starting with G Pro Lite

Olloclip launches 3-IN-1 Photo Lens Solution for iPhone 5c

Apple's Holiday ad focuses on what's most important

Google puts out an interactive Moto Maker print ad

TELUS shows the greatest connection is a human connection

Nokia considers the Lumia 2520 as the mullet of tablets

Connecting with the 2013 Tesla Model S

Review: Honeywell HFD320 AirGenius 5 Air Cleaner & Odor Reducer

Facebook adds new features to Home launcher for Android

Facebook has introduced its Home launcher for Android to include notifications, time, and weather to the lock screen. What the social network also did was move the Facebook content back into the app more as you’re going to have to swipe to view the photos and posts that were previously displayed on the lock screen. Facebook Home also added new categories of wallpaper images, Cover Feed shortcut, and swipe down to unlock.

Review: Honeywell HFD320 AirGenius 5 Air Cleaner & Odor Reducer

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Flu season, dry air from the heater, pollen, cat dander and the constant fluctuations in temperature are some of the principal reasons why people get allergies or stuffy noses this time of year. When my toddler seemed to have a hard time breathing properly in his sleep despite having a humidifier going all night, I realized it was time to bring out the big guns, a proper air cleaner was needed.

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Connecting with the 2013 Tesla Model S

Text and photos by Corey Herscu

On a snowy, seemingly unassuming Tuesday in December, my mind was blown: I had the opportunity to test drive a Tesla Model S. The fully electric wonder-child of billionaire investor Elon Musk (think PayPal) is as gorgeous inside as it is out. Hit jump for my impressions of this iconic electric car.

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