Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 10/07 - 10/13

Review: Fitbit Charge 3Instagram testing out splitting longer videos in segments for Stories

Google's unreleased Pixel Slate 2-in-1 marks its return to tablets

Security exploit that exposed user's data was kept secret by Google

Apple issues fix for iPhone XS charging and WiFi issues

Google + for consumers will shut down by August 2019

Facebook tries to take on Amazon Echo Show with Portal device

‘Borderlands 2’ is coming to the PlayStation VR

The latest 'Made by Google' hardware serves to frame innovative software and services

Dyson launches Airwrap Styler aimed at the beauty market

Google's new USB-C headphones offer great sound and innovation for $35

Web app offers Canadians a convenient, wait-free solution to getting their meds

Amazon diversifies its Echo product base in Canada with a range of new models

Amazon's Music Unlimited streaming service aims to take on Spotify and Apple Music

foodora and 7-Eleven launch delivery for 48 stores Canada-wide

Alexa skills kit expands to include Canadian French

‘Fortnite’ comes to more Android users

Genius lyrics comes to Apple Music

Instagram testing out feature to let you tap through posts instead of scroll through them

iOS 12 adoption rate now at 50 percent of devices

Review: Rowenta Intense Air Pure Purifier

Facebook tests unsend feature on Messenger

Here’s how you can check if your Facebook data was accessed in recently discovered hack

Looks like Apple will sell a clear case for the iPhone XR

Looks like Apple will sell a clear case for the iPhone XR

With a glass back and the more eye-catching colour options for the iPhone XR, it makes sense that Apple would want to sell a clear case for the phone. As spotted on the official press release on Apple’s Canadian Newsroom, a clear case will go on sale for CA$55. You can see it in the marketing image 9to5Mac has gotten a hold of above. Whether this will be released alongside the phone, we can’t say at the moment. But the phone will be on pre-order starting Friday, October 19, and will come to stores on the following Friday, October 26.

Guess you can take sillier photos of your cat on Snapchat now

Snapchat filters can be fun and weird or a mix of both. If you already take silly pictures of your kitty, this new update might be something you’d appreciate. Snapchat just rolled out Cat Lenses, which lets you add everything from unicorn horns, googly eyes, to toast hats. TechCrunch points out this seems to be built on the object recognition system the social network rolled out last year, which recommends filters based on the objects it recognizes are in frame.

Here’s how you can check if your Facebook data was accessed in recently discovered hack

A recently discovered Facebook hack has affected millions of its users but the social network hasn’t shared what type of information was accessed—until today. The company has detailed what type of information was accessed during that wide-scale hack. And these include users’ names, email addresses, phone number, and other personal details like locations, religion, etc. The data on 29 million people were viewed and Facebook shared how you can see if your data was seen. You can check this page on Facebook’s Help Center to see if your account was affected. If it was, you’ll see the message above and it’ll show what information of yours was accessed.

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