Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 8/19-8/25

Incipio acquires Braven, expands portfolio to include rugged bluetooth speakers

Microsoft Tag to take a dirt nap on August 15, 2015

Gold Standard: Images of gold iPhone 5S parts emerge

'Jobs' biopic makes $6.7 million in opening weekend, below distributor expectations

Bell TV app goes live

YouTube 5.0 for Android brings card UI, picture-in-picture viewing, and more

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Google updates Search with synonyms and translation

Google made a quick announcement on its Google+ page about a new update for finding definitions using Search. When you enter “define:” followed by the word you want defined or use Voice Search to inquire about definitions, synonyms of the word will appear as well as examples of how to use the word. 

Also, a dropdown menu for the word you asked for will now have a translate feature. Once you select a language, all your future searches will be translated into that language in that section below the dropdown. You can change your preferred language any time, of course. Both features are available on desktop and mobile versions.

iWork for iCloud.com Beta now live

If you have an Apple iCloud account, you'll find the beta versions of Apple's iWork suite including Pages, Keynote and Numbers. This means it is easy for users to access and work on their iWork documents when using browsers like Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer. iCloud now competes with Microsoft's Office 365 and Google Drive cloud based office suites.

Review: Moto X

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Moto X is an intriguing new paradigm in smartphones. Created to compete with the iPhone, it is neither a flagship device with the best possible hardware specs, nor is it a Pure Android Nexus smartphone designed for serious smartphone enthusiasts. I try and discover what it is all about.

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