Google Home and Assistant gets French Canadian language support

Ahead of Monday’s launch for Google Home, Google adds French Canadian as a language option for Assistant and by extension Google Home. You can select the option on the control app or try telling Assistant to switch. According to The Android Soul, you can just say “Ok Google, speak to me in French Canadian.” Some of the other languages that will be supported in the future include Brazilian-Portuguese, Japanese, German, Italian, Korean, and Spanish.

Source: Engadget

LG X power 2 keeps you up and running all day

If having a long-lasting battery is what you want and need, LG is bringing in the X power 2 to the country. This smartphone packs in a 4,500mAh battery with QuickCharge 2.0 to make it easy to charge that hefty battery. It promises up to 18 hours of talk time, 18 hours of video, or 19 hours of web browsing. The X power 2 runs on a Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage (expandable up to 2TB via microSD), and Android 7.0 Nougat. This smartphone also packs in a 5.5-inch HD display, LTE connectivity, and USB OTG support. The LG X power 2 will become available at the following carriers: Fido, TELUS, Koodo Mobile, Bell, Virgin Mobile, Videotron, Freedom and Bell MTS. Check with your other local retailers for availability dates.

Report claims Tesla wants to build its own streaming music service

Rumour has it Tesla is currently in talks with music labels to build its own streaming music service in its cars. Why are they doing this? Because they can. According to music industry sources, the company is talking to labels to help create this music service that will be bundled with the cars. There are supposedly going to be multiple tiers of the service, starting off with a Pandora-like web radio offering.

Why they won’t just integrate existing services, we can’t say. A Tesla spokesperson told Recode, “We believe it’s important to have an exceptional in-car experience so our customers can listen to the music they want from whatever source they choose. Our goal is to simply achieve maximum happiness for our customers.

Airbnb goes after wealthy travelers with new premium tier

If you haven’t tried Airbnb because it’s missing the amenities you find in luxury hotels, the service seems to be reaching out to you. A recent report from Bloomberg claims Airbnb is looking to introduce a new tier being called unofficially as “Select” that will feature more upscale properties. Airbnb itself will inspect these listings to see if they meet certain standards and the company will offer incentives like having a consultation with an Airbnb-provided interior decorator. Those who want to be part of the Select program will need to have things like new and matching bedding, single-use toiletries, available bottled water, tea, and coffee, and other amenities available in hotels.

Airbnb is supposedly targeting “older and wealthier travelers” who haven’t used Airbnb so far. The pilot test of the program is supposedly starting this week and will get a full rollout by the end of the year.

Source: The Verge