Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 3/3 – 3/9

Arguing the merits of an update to iPhone SE

Samsung Galaxy S10 line gets Netflix HDR10 support

Warner Bros. announces 2022 release date for ‘Aquaman 2’

AirPods’ wireless charging case rumoured to charge the earbuds to full in just 15 minutes

Microsoft Edge for iOS gets instant translations

Latest Pixel updates address performance issues and bugs

DC’s ‘Shazam’ gets new trailer

Microsoft rolls out dark mode on Windows 10 Mail app

The Game of Thrones final season trailer is out

LG will roll out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to its TVs starting ‘mid-year’ 2019

Samsung rumoured to be working on two other foldable phone designs

Fitbit's latest fitness trackers and smartwatches are more affordable than ever

Nintendo brings virtual reality to the Switch via Labo VR kit

The CW's 'Arrow' to conclude in 2020 after a shortened 10-episode run

Instagram’s reportedly testing video co-watching feature

Airbnb acquires HotelTonight

Don’t expect any big design changes for the 2019 iPad

Google adds ‘Continued Conversations’ with Assistant to smart displays

One way to have a “more natural” conversation with Google Assistant is with Google’s “Continued Conversations” feature. Basically, Assistant stays active and listens to you as you ask it follow-up questions. It lessens the need for you to say the trigger word “OK, Google” or “Hey, Google” to ask it follow-up questions. This feature was only available for audio-only Google Home, Home Mini, and Home Max. Now, the current rollout fixes this issue and makes it available in English (US) across all Smart Displays, including the Google Home Hub, Lenovo Smart Display, JBL Link View and LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK9. You have to head to Settings > Preferences > Continued conversation in the Google assistant app to activate this feature.

Source: The Verge

Don’t expect any big design changes for the 2019 iPad

At least that’s what the rumours suggest. Supply chain blog Macotakara reports the 7^th-generation iPad will stick to the same design as the previous generation iPad and it’ll retain both the headphone jack and Touch ID. It isn’t surprising that the 2019 iPad might retain its design, especially since the 9.7-inch iPad is meant as a cheaper/low-cost iPad. Reports are conflicting when it comes to the screen size, though. Some claim it’ll become 10 inches because of a slight reduction in bezel size, but others claim it’ll retain the same screen size.

Macotakara didn’t specify when we could expect the iPad to come out. But it said suppliers are “preparing” for the launch of the tablet. Back in January, Apple registered some iPad models in a Eurasian database, which 9to5Mac points out that this generally means we’re close to a release date. Apple is rumoured to be hosting a press event later this month for its streaming TV and premium News services. While they aren’t expected to announce hardware there, they could announce the models via a press release around the same time.

Microsoft eases burden of editing embedded files on OneNote for Windows 10

Mike Tholfsen, product manager on the Microsoft EDU team, announces the new feature

Microsoft is about to make the lives of OneNote for Windows 10 users a lot easier. An update that’s coming first to Office Insiders will let users edit an embedded file right in OneNote and save said changes directly back into the document. This means, you no longer have to re-attach an edited file. It takes that extra step out, which we always welcome. As mentioned, it’s currently available to Office Insiders “and beyond” but it should roll out to more users soon.

Source: MSPowerUser