Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 08/29-09/03

Ford GT production in Canada extended for two more years

‘No Man’s Sky’ issues refunds to unsatisfied players

First Look at the 2017 GMC Acadia SUV

Apple to reportedly refresh Mac and iPad lineups

Microsoft addresses battery issues with Surface Pro 3

Best Buy highlights consumer life & wearable tech in Toronto

Niantic is reversing bans for mistakenly banned ‘Pokémon GO’ players

Thermos has an iOS-connected Smart Bottle that minds your hydration

Acer aiming for ultraportable notebook space with latest IFA releases

Lenovo and Hasselblad team up to create True Zoom Moto Mod camera

Lenovo announces Moto Z Play smartphone coming to Canada

Capital One Canada helps out local charities with 40-hour hackathon

TomTom expands fitness wearable line with three new models

Latest Instagram app update brings pinch to zoom functionality across devices

Facebook now features Instant Video on Messenger App

DJI lessens smartphone video camera shakes with Osmo Mobile

Breaking: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recalled due to exploding batteries

X marks the spot: Sony’s new mobile focus

Google shelves Project Ara

Introducing Lenovo’s new smartphones

Huawei outs new colour options for the P9

While Huawei’s P9 smartphone hasn’t made its way here yet, there are already additional colour options for the smartphone. The premium device, which the Chinese brand co-developed with Leica for the camera optics, is now also available in very striking colors of red and blue. It was previously available in Haze Gold, Ceramic White, Rose Gold, Prestige Gold, Titanium Grey, and Mystic Silver. The new models come with 32GB onboard storage, 3GB of RAM, and will retail for €549 (or almost CA$800).

Source: Android Authority

Introducing Lenovo’s new smartphones

Lenovo’s own line of smartphones weren’t neglected during this week’s IFA 2016 in Berlin. There’s the new A Plus, Vibe P2, K6, K6 Power, and K6 Note. We give a quick rundown on five of its new devices here.

Starting us off with the image above is the A Plus, a budget-friendly smartphone with meager specs. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen (480 x 854 resolution), MediaTek MT6580 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD, dual-SIM support, and a 2,000mAh battery. This 4G with VoLTE-ready device has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front shooter. The Android 6.0-powered handset retails for €69 (approx. CA$100) for the single SIM version and €79 (approx. CA$110), which will be available in Europe starting this month.

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Google shelves Project Ara

It wasn’t too long ago when Google announced it planned to bring the modular Project Ara smartphone by 2017. Unfortunately, it seems those plans have been scrapped. As a refresher, Project Ara allows users to swap out various parts of a smartphone for times when you need to upgrade or just want to improve a particular feature. A Google spokesperson confirmed to TIME that the initiative isn’t pushing forward as the company wants to consolidate its hardware operations, which include the Nexus line of phones and Chromebook computers. But while Project Ara might not live in its current form. It might still live on in the initiatives from the likes of Lenovo’s Moto Mods and the LG G5. Reuters has reported that Google might be open to working with partners via licensing agreements to bring Project Ara’s technology to the market.