Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 9/2 - 9/8

Snap's news Spectacles 2 now available in Canada in two new styles

mophie introduces new charge stream wireless chargers

Valve releases free version of ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’

Samsung launches first commercially available 8K TVs

Latest Google Pixel 3 XL leak comes from back of a Lyft

Huawei takes on Qualcomm with new Kirin 980 processor

See Childish Gambino's "This is America," video converted into pixel art using an old Macintosh

Google celebrates Chrome's 10th anniversary with a design overhaul

Amazon becomes second company to reach $1 trillion market cap

James Dyson Award winner in Canada makes touchscreens accessible for the visually impaired

OnePlus 6 gets first open beta release for Android Pie

Latest Essential Phone software update can render some SIM cards inactive

Beats by Dre signs exclusive deal with NBA for team-branded headphones

Facebook files suit against BlackBerry over voice messaging tech patent infringement

Canon launches its first full-frame mirrorless camera

BMW to launch its own in-car voice assistant

Microsoft launching new Surface devices in NY on October 2nd

Google confirms Pixel 3 event for October 9

Samsung Mobile president claims we’ll hear more about its foldable phone this November

Samsung Mobile president claims we’ll hear more about its foldable phone this November

It’s been years since Samsung has teased us about it developing a foldable phone. But it looks like they’re finally ready to talk about it. Samsung Mobile President DJ Koh told CNBC that the company might have more to share about the device at its upcoming developer’s conference in November. Samsung has confirmed in the past that it is working on a foldable phone but has been mum on details. Koh tells CNBC the reason behind this: "You can use most of the uses ... on fold(ed) status. But when you need to browse or see something, then you may need to unfold it. But even unfolded, what kind of benefit does that give compared to the tablet? If the unfolded experience is the same as the tablet, why would they (consumers) buy it? So every device, every feature, every innovation should have a meaningful message to our end customer. So when the end customer uses it, (they think) 'wow, this is the reason Samsung made it'."

As for when we’ll see an actual unit remains a mystery. Samsung previously said that we should expect the phone this 2018 but recent reports claim we might see it in early 2019. And if Samsung is teasing the device this November, that report seems more likely.

These are the PC requirements for ‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’

The latest entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise looks to be Ubisoft’s biggest and most ambitious entry yet. And it seems Assassin’s Creed Odyssey could also be one of the most demanding games for the PC, too. You won’t have to worry about this if you get the game for the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Ubisoft has shared the minimum requirements you’ll need to get the game running, the recommended system specs, and what you’ll need if you want to run it in 4K. We’ve listed them under the cut.

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Google confirms Pixel 3 event for October 9

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Folliowing in the deluge of major technology fall launches, Google is expected to reveal its latest Pixel 3 smartphones and other Made By Google devices on October 9.

October has become Google's time to launch its range of new products and services. On tap this year are the two vastly leaked Pixel 3 devices. We expect two smartphones with the larger model featuring the edge-to-edge-display and new notch. We might see some exclusive Android Pie features on the new Pixel 3s. I'm expecting some new gesture and voice-based features as well as a lengthy list of camera updates for these new phones. Hit jump for an overview of what we can expect.

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