Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 06/11-06/17

Review: Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch

OnePlus CEO teases black and white photo sample taken by the OnePlus 5

Microsoft outs its ‘smallest Xbox ever’

Logitech's Slim Combo case completes the iPad Pro

Motorola launches the Moto E4 for value tier market

‘Beyond Good & Evil 2’ finally gets first trailer at E3 2017

E3 2017 - Sony unveils new Spider-Man game slated for 2018

E3 2017 - Alienware and Dell reveal high-performance PC Gaming and VR offerings

Apple Music releases curated 'Canada's top 150 songs of all-time' playlist

Google crowns national winner and three grade group winners of Doodle 4 Google Canada

Uniqlo unveils LifeWear Fall/Winter 2017 collection

New Xbox Live Avatars system coming this fall with focus on diversity

Essential Phone coming exclusively to TELUS in Canada

Canadian carriers can’t lock phones to their networks now

Sphero outs an adorable Spider-Man toy

Sony Pictures Television heads Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg move to Apple

Charity auction offers lunch with Apple’s Eddy Cue at the company’s new HQ

Samsung begins testing Bixby Voice in the US

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ gets VR treatment, puts you in Spidey’s suit

If you’re wondering what it’s like to become Spider-Man, you can get a virtual reality taste of this. To promote the release of the film Spider-Man: Homecoming next month. There is a VR version of Spider-Man that puts you right into his new high-tech suit. You’ll be doing things like swinging through New York City using web shooters and take on Spider-Man’s rival in the film, The Vulture. In the US, moviegoers at select Cinemark theatres get to try this out at Intel-branded kiosks. If you want to experience it with your Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR, you’ll need to wait until June 30^th.

 Source: Mashable

Samsung begins testing Bixby Voice in the US

An early access program available to Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ users in the US are giving them a chance to try out Bixby Voice ahead of its official launch. Bixby Voice, which is Samsung’s answer to Siri and Google Assistant, is supposedly being rolled out late this month. With that coming up, Samsung has launched the aforementioned program, which lets some users beta test the assistant before everyone else. Those who can access the testing (there will be a “limited” number of users) will need to use their Samsung accounts to register and have the Galaxy S8 or S8+ since the feature isn’t available on other devices yet.

Source: Engadget

Charity auction offers lunch with Apple’s Eddy Cue at the company’s new HQ

Just last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook took part in a charity auction to have lunch with the highest bidder (plus a companion) at the new Apple Park. He was able to earn over US$680,000 for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, which broke his previous auction earning of $610,000. This time, Charitybuzz is launching an auction to have lunch with Apple’s services head Eddy Cue at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. The proceeds will go to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Cue is known to be a longtime basketball and Golden State Warriors fan.

The auction has an estimated value of $50,000 and bids can be placed from now until June 28^th at 12 p.m. Pacific Time. The lunch will be set at a mutually agreed upon date by June 30^th, 2018. The winning bidder needs to be 18 years old or older. And just like with Cook’s lunch, the meal and gratuity are included but travel and accommodations aren’t. It also can’t be resold, re-auctioned, or transferred. It also won’t include a formal tour inside Apple Park and photos will not be permitted.

Source: MacRumors