Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 3/1 – 3/7

Samsung to offer additional 'limited quantities' of the Galaxy Z Flip starting March 6

Facebook simplifies Messenger, removes Discover tab 

Samsung Galaxy A11's design leaked in render image 

Google says its working on old Bluetooth connectivity issues on Home devices 

Apple highlights MacBook use in anime with new ad 

Google Play Store has a dedicated dark theme toggle on some devices 

YouTube Music introduces new dynamic homescreen backdrops 

Google cancels in-person event at Cloud Next 

'The Division 2,' 'The Division 2: Warlords of New York' will be coming to Google Stadia on March 17 

'Stranger Things' Season 4 teaser gives us a clue about returning cast members 

Twitter's take on Stories is called Fleets 

Pinterest gets ahead of coronavirus misinformation with custom search results 

Top 7 Medical Education Programs in Canada in the Year 2020  

YouTube on Android TV gets darker background, thumbnail borders 

Google starts rolling out 4K support for Stadia on the web 

SXSW cancels its event due to coronavirus 

Christian Bale will play a villain in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' 

Google Assistant to pull John Legend's voice on March 23

For a limited time, Google enlisted the help of celebrities like John Legend for Assistant. But now, the musician's voice will be taken off the service on March 23, almost a year since it first became available. Legend's voice can only answer a select number of queries, but if you're a fan, this might be a fun way to "talk" to the celebrity. His voice can respond to the questions like the weather forecast as well as more specific questions like asking him to sing happy birthday for you or letting you know his favourite type of music. If you want to check the feature out before it disappears, just say, "Hey Google, talk like a legend."

Source: Engadget

Christian Bale will play a villain in 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

The Dark Knight will soon find himself playing a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Christian Bale has been confirmed to play the antagonist in Thor: Love and Thunder film. Tessa Thompson, who plays Valkyrie in the Thor series, shared the news with ET, saying she's read the script from the upcoming installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and discovered that her character and Chris Hemsworth's Thor would be going up against Bale's still-unknown character. Comingsoon.net speculates that he could play Balder the Brave.

Thor: Love and Thunder will be directed by Taika Waititi, who also directed the successful Thor: Ragnarok. Natalie Portman will be reprising her role as Jane Foster, but this time she'll be taking on the part as female Thor, too. This storyline is based on Jason Aaron's run on "The Mighty Thor," where a cancer-stricken Jane takes up Thor's mantle and gains his powers, too.

SXSW cancels its event due to coronavirus

After numerous tech and entertainment companies have pulled out of next week's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival because of coronavirus concerns, the organizers have pulled the plug on the event. SXSW announced on its official Twitter account that they had to shut down the tech, movie, and music festival to follow an order from the City of Austin. The organizers noted that they were "devastated" to share the news to fans, and while they usually stood by "the show must go on" idea, they were going to "faithfully follow" the city's orders.