Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 11/8 – 11/14

8,700 2nd-gen Ring Video Doorbells get recalled due to fire hazard

Apple MagSafe Duo charger supports Apple Watch 

Netflix experiments with a linear-style channel in France 

'Fruit Ninja 2' is now available for mobile 

YouTube introduces HDR support for iPhone 12 

Rumoured OnePlus Watch won't reportedly run on Google's Wear OS 

What the Oral B iO Series 7 powerful intelligent toothbrush can do 

The Pokémon Center site expands to Canada 

Apple reveals new MacBook Air, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro 13-inch with Apple Silicon M1 chip 

Garmin brings pregnancy tracking to smartwatch lineup 

Apple M1 Macs won't support external GPUs 

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 update improves its blood oxygen saturation feature 

Netflix renews 'The Umbrella Academy' for the third season 

Google Photos won't offer free unlimited 'high quality' backups after June 1 

Philip Hue bulbs get support for Apple HomeKit's adaptive lighting 

David Fincher, Netflix sign exclusive four-year deal 

Marvel's 'WandaVision' to premiere on Disney+ on Jan. 15 

Apple releases Mac OS Big Sur, a total revamp of its desktop operating system 

Instagram adds Reels, Shop tabs on homescreen 

Google is working on Nest Audio and Chromecast integration 

PS5 remote comes with dedicated Spotify button

Spotify wants you to know there are different ways to use the streaming service with Sony's new PlayStation 5 console. One of the quicker ways to access the app is the new PS5 media remote, including a Spotify button. It's sold separately for $39.99.

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Google is working on Nest Audio and Chromecast integration

Source: Google

One significant feature missing from the Nest Audio is its inability to serve as a speaker for TVs that use Chromecast. Its competitors—Apple and Amazon—allow their new smart speakers to work with their set-top boxes/media players to turn them into home theatre speakers. But now, Google confirms it is working on Nest Audio and Chromecast integration. The feature was already hinted at by the company in unused marketing material. 

Google hasn't revealed anything beyond that. And there are some unknowns regarding the feature. We don't know yet if you can use it with more than one Nest Audio at the same time. Or whether it'll support older Google speakers and older versions of Chromecast. We also don't know when it might arrive. The marketing material was supposed to be for the September 30th Launch Night In event, but it was pulled at the last minute, suggesting the feature wasn't and isn't ready yet.

Source: 9to5Google

Instagram adds Reels, Shop tabs on homescreen

Source: Instagram

Instagram's first major redesign in years shows us what the social network's priorities are. The Reels and Shop features are getting tabs on the home screen, while the Likes tab and Create tab are relegated to the top right-hand corner of the app next to the direct messages inbox.

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