Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 7/31 – 8/6

Samsung's partnership with iFixit gets an official rollout

TikTok starts testing in-app mini-games

Check out the first extended trailer for 'House of the Dragon'

Spotify Friends Mix makes you a playlist based on what your friends are listening to

ExpressVPN update allows it to run natively on Apple silicon-based Macs

'Jetpack Joyride 2' will be an Apple Arcade exclusive

Winamp gets an update after four years

Facebook discontinues Live Shopping feature

Apple iPadOS might launch later due to issues with Stage Manager

'Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered' gets verified for Steam Deck

Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z Books launches this month

Amazon to purchase Roomba maker iRobot in US$1.7 billion deal

Disney moves 'She-Hulk' episode releases to Thursday

Valve works on Joy-Con support for Steam

Valve works on Joy-Con support for Steam

On top of adding support for Nintendo's classic controllers, Valve is testing out a way to support Joy-Cons. It's part of the newest Steam beta, where Joy-Cons can be supported either individually or as a matched pair like you would with Switch games. You can opt into the Steam beta to try it out. These are the instructions you can follow on Steam's website.

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Disney moves 'She-Hulk' episode releases to Thursday

When She-Hulk: Attorney at Law debuts on Disney+, it will come out on a new day. Disney has shifted the release to Thursdays, considering its upcoming heavily packed schedule. That includes September's new Star Wars series, Andor. So, beginning August 18, She-Hulk will drop at midnight on Thursdays.

Tatiana Maslany stars as Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner's cousin, who finds herself with Hulk powers of her own. This action comedy will focus on how she balances this new super ability with her career and love life.

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Amazon to purchase Roomba maker iRobot in US$1.7 billion deal

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Amazon has just signed an agreement with iRobot, the company behind Roomba robot vacuum cleaners, to buy the company for US$1.7 billion (around CA$2.2 billion). It'll be an all-cash transaction for US$61 (approx. CA$79) per share. Colin Angle, iRobot's CEO, will remain in his position.

As CNET noted, Amazon has been a market leader in smart home devices, but a vacuum cleaner hasn't been introduced in its wheelhouse yet. The company didn't detail how it plans to integrate iRobot with the rest of the company.