Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 11/4 – 11/10

Review: Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Leak suggests YouTube is coming to the Nintendo Switch on November 8th

Amazon Alexa can let you know if your favourite musicians release new music

California-based startup Royole outs first commercially available foldable smartphone

First impressions: Huawei Mate 20 Pro

MSI launches new ultrabooks and workstations for creatives

Google's Pixel Slate is now available for preorder

Apple iPhone XR benchmarks show near identical performance to the iPhone XS

Insight Canada now allows corporate employees option to choose Apple products

Samsung introduces folding smartphone/tablet concept

Review: ViewSonic M1 portable projector

Huawei Mate 20 Pro now available in Canada

Google Maps is testing out crash, speed trap reporting

Alexa comes to Windows 10

Disney confirms Loki-centric limited series for its streaming service

Diego Luna reprises role in ‘Star Wars’ spin-off series

Facebook puts a stop to forced arbitration for its sexual harassment complaints

Microsoft announces new game studio acquisitions

Apple launches free replacement program for faulty displays of some iPhone X units

Apple launches free replacement program for faulty displays of some iPhone X units

For iPhone X users who seem to be experiencing touch issues, you might be able to get your phone repaired for free. There seems to be a failed component in the display module that makes parts of the display not respond. Apple or an authorized dealer will replace the module for free. Now, if there are other issues (like a cracked screen) that’s preventing them from repairing the module, you will be charged for these repairs. Now, if you already paid for a display module replacement, you might be able to get a refund for this.

Source: Apple

Microsoft announces new game studio acquisitions

In a race to develop exclusive titles for its own platform, Microsoft continues its game studio acquisitions. This time around, the company announced that it’s acquiring inXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment. Both California-based game developers. inXile was formed by Brian Fargo and works on RPG games like Wasteland 2. Obsidian is known for games such as Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, and South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The studios are going to operate autonomously from Microsoft. But as part of Microsoft Studios, Xbox games head Matt Booty said, “Obsidian and inXile will have the support and freedom to fully realize their creative ambitions on both existing franchises and new RPG titles.” The creation of more RPG titles will certainly be a boon for the Xbox platform. Microsoft now has 13 game development teams under its belt and these two join the likes of The Initiative, Playground Games, and Ninja Theory, to name a few.

Source: The Verge

Facebook puts a stop to forced arbitration for its sexual harassment complaints

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Joining the list of tech companies that have put a stop to the practice, Facebook will no longer force its employees to settle sexual harassment claims via private arbitration. According to Facebook’s Vice President of People Lori Goler, they want to be “part of taking the next step” at this “pivotal moment” in the tech industry. The company also updated its policy on dating among employees. Executives are required to disclose any romantic relationships they have with other employees, even if they don’t oversee the work of said employee. At the moment, Facebook isn’t sharing any other changes in its policies when it comes to its internal harassment policies. Companies like Microsoft, Uber, Lyft, and recently Google have all dropped its forced arbitration clauses.

Source: The Verge