Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 10/27 – 11/2

Apple launches $329 premium AirPods ProAdobe Creative Cloud exposed database left 7.5 million accounts vulnerable

Tile trackers now support Google Assistant

Apple reminds iPhone 5 owners to update devices before Nov. 3rd or lose ability to go online

Google Pixel 4's software white balance 'fix' seems to be causing problems

Canada gets first dibs on Samsung's NFC payment acceptance system

Samsung wants to make a foldable flip phone

DJI unveils the Mavic Mini, its lightest and smallest drone yet

Bell shifts to eBills in 2020

Motorola Razr seen in new leaked images

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite rumoured specs spotted in Geekbench listing

Motorola Razr spotted out in the wild

Google to acquire Fitbit for US$2.1 billion

Uber and YWCA Canada offer rides to help underserved communities

Uber and YWCA Canada offer rides to help underserved communities

Uber Canada has partnered with the non-profit Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Canada to help young women and gender diverse people in the country arrive at essential meetings and interviews. The ride-sharing service will provide rides for things like job training, medical appointments, and job interviews. It's part of Uber's Community Impact Initiative, and it's available for residents in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Those who need a ride can get in touch with YWCA so that they can coordinate with Uber. 

The two parties previously collaborated on a project that raises awareness about gender-based violence. They provide training and resources for support programs and services around the country.

Source: YWCA

Google to acquire Fitbit for US$2.1 billion

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Fitbit is going to be the newest brand to be taken under Google's wings. Google announced that it has "entered into a definitive agreement" to acquire Fitbit for US$2.1 billion (around CA$2.7 billion). The announcement comes days after reports are going around that Google was in talks to purchase the fitness tracker company. Fitbit will be joining Google itself, in the same way that Nest is under Google right now.

According to Rick Osterloh, Google's senior vice president for hardware, the reason they want Fitbit is to help them create wearables within the company. That they "see an opportunity to invest even more in Wear OS as well as introduce Made by Google wearable devices into the market."

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Motorola Razr spotted out in the wild

In case you haven't seen enough of the Motorola Razr, here's a look of it out in the wild. Slashleaks shared a photo of the device out in public. It's unmistakable with that unique form factor that gives us flashbacks to the days of flip phones. Aside from seeing the thick chin, though, we also spy a thicker bottom bezel and what looks like a notch up top. Some will not be happy with either. But we hope there's less bezel with the final device.

The Motorola Razr, with its folding display, is designed as a mid-range device with a rumoured Snapdragon 710 processor, up to 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. From the renders, it looks like it has a single camera that pulls double duty. Plus, it is being rumoured to have a pretty steep US$1,500 (around CA$1,972) price tag. Motorola is reportedly launching the device on November 13, so we expect to hear more then. Hopefully, one with a lower price (but we kind of doubt that considering the type of device it is).

Source: Android Central