Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 6/24-6/30

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Apple quietly kills off Modern Buckle band for the Apple Watch

Tom Holland ‘accidentally’ leaks title of ‘Spider-Man’ sequel

Google Assistant can now provide more information about the rain

Rogers scheduled to rollout Android Oreo for BlackBerry KEYone owners starting June 28th

Facebook tests out new feature to track the time you spend on the social network

BC Cancer partners with Microsoft to answer cancer’s most complex questions and bring hope to patients

Microsoft offers fix for network troubles with April Windows 10 update

Kevin Feige hints at the reason why certain characters survived ‘Infinity War’

Amazon Alexa app on iOS now has voice control support

Google Maps redesign has begun to roll out

Triple Beam: The Sonos Beam review

eBay Canada launches Best Price Guarantee for shoppers

Sony confirms title of ‘Spider-Man’ sequel

Casting has begun for Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ series

Microsoft announces Independence Pack DLC for ‘State of Decay 2’

Key Operator: The BlackBerry Key 2 review

How Canadian businesses can succeed in wake of NAFTA uncertainty

Facebook quiz app may have leaked personal data of 120 million users

iZotope launches portable, pro-quality recording device Spire Studio

Instagram tests out persistent Stories bar

Instagram tests out persistent Stories bar

If this test becomes a full-fledged feature, you won’t be able to escape Instagram Stories then. The Verge’s Chris Welch noticed on his Pixel 2 XL a change to Instagram’s user interface. While he was scrolling through his main feed, he noticed the Stories bar stayed at the top of the page. When they reached out to Instagram about this, they got the boilerplate response, “We’re always testing ways to improve the experience on Instagram and make it easier to share any moment with the people who matter to you.” If you like checking Stories all the time, this new feature might be up your alley.

Source: The Verge

Honda shelves ASIMO robot

You don’t have to be overly familiar with Honda to know ASIMO. At the very least, you’ve seen this four-foot-tall humanoid robot. Well, you’re going to have to say goodbye as ASIMO, which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, is being shelved by the Japanese car manufacturer. The company says it will continue to develop bipedal robots but it will not carry the ASIMO name. Its tech will be adapted for other products though. The company is thinking future robots will be adapted to focus on tasks like nursing care. When ASIMO launched, it was introduced more like a showcase robot that greeted people at events. Honda last updated ASIMO back in 2011 to improve its autonomous decision-making capabilities.

Source: Fortune

iZotope launches portable, pro-quality recording device Spire Studio

A big part of a musician’s life is travelling and touring their music. That doesn’t mean they have to stop creating music on the go. A lot of them don’t but to make their lives easier, iZotope just launched the Spire Studio, a one-touch, professional quality, portable recording studio. It works together with a free, integrated iOS app and offers a suite of tools that use iZotope’s intelligent audio processing.

It has a one touch Soundcheck button that automatically sets ideal microphone and instrument levels to get rid of distortion and clipping. It has studio-quality effects like reverbs, delays, and amp models. It has two combo jacks to let its users plug in instruments or mics with +48 V phantom power. And it can mix together up to eight tracks you record with it. It has editing tools that let you do thing like quickly mute or audition tracks and since this is done wirelessly, it’s easy to share with collaborators. The Spire Studio retails for $449 and is available at Best Buy, Long & McQuade, and Amazon.