Anker offers cheaper USB-C to Lightning cable with lifetime warranty

Apple recently started sanctioning official third-party USB-C to Lightning cables under its MFi program. And it seems the program is already offering a great deal. Anker just announced its PowerLine II USB-C to Lightning cable, which retails for US$15.99 (roughly CA$21) and is around $3 cheaper than Apple’s equivalent. Plus, this three-foot-long white cable comes with a lifetime warranty. The cable is available for pre-order now and is expected to start shipping at the end of the month.

Source: The Verge

WhatsApp on iOS can now be locked behind Face ID or Touch ID

Depending on what iPhone model you have, you can now use either Face ID or Touch ID to restrict access to your WhatsApp. If you have the newest version (ver. 2.19.20) of the app, this feature can be activated from its Privacy menu within the Account Settings. You can’t set it on a per-chat basis, though. Also, if you have message previews turned on, you’ll still be able to see and reply to messages without having to unlock the app. You can also answer calls. But if you want to dive deeper into the app, you’re going to need to unlock it with either Face ID or Touch ID. There isn’t any word yet when the feature might make its way to Android.

Source: The Verge

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 1/27 – 2/2

Fun and creative ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year with Apple

The era of ‘hole-less’ phones is here

New render shows what the LG G8 ThinQ might look like

Nintendo president debunks rumours about Switch successor and possible price cuts

Samsung launches its new midrange Galaxy M10 and M20

Apple releases first public beta of iOS 12.2

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn gets teased in quick ‘Birds of Prey’ trailer

Ford partners with Gravity Sketch to bring 3D VR design tool into its design studios

Microsoft investing more than $1 million to help Quebec startups thrive

Samsung is developing 1TB storage chips for smartphones

Domestic American Airlines flights can stream Apple Music over in-flight Wi-Fi for free

Microsoft's Surface revenue surges by 39 per cent in the quarter

Huawei set to launch 5G foldable phone on February 24th

Energizer to launch 26 phones at MWC 2019

Snopes is no longer part of Facebook’s fact-checking program

Possible new Samsung devices get leaked in a new video

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reminds public that its patents can be used ‘in good faith’

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In an effort to combat climate change, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reminds the general public that all of the company’s patents are public and can be used “in good faith.”He believes that the problem isn’t the non-Tesla electric cars, but that there’s still “the enormous flood of gasoline cars pouring out of the world’s factories every day.” As Fossbytes points out, the announcement comes out on the same day a Chinese national was arrested for stealing a major patent for Project Titan, which is Apple’s self-driving cars project.