Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 4/8-4/14

Review: Apple iPad (2018)

Google Play Store brings inline app update changelog to all users

Skype introduces Content Creator mode for easier audio and video production recording and streaming

Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer focuses on smuggler's blues

Special edition (PRODUCT) RED iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus now available for preorder

Snapchat brings back chronological feed for some users

Apple says it is now globally powered by 100% renewable energy

New Pixel 2 Live Case designs feature art from The Broadbent Sisters

Essential wants you to embrace the notch (or not) with new update

Fitbit wants to democratize fitness wearables with latest line of smartwatches

Google stops selling Pixel and Pixel XL on its online store

Echo Spot now available for pre-order in Canada for $169

FCC listing shows details on Snapchat Spectacles 2

Apple Music hits 40 million subscribers, names new head

Going Local: A third of Google searches are now location-related

Report claims Xiaomi is in interested in buying GoPro

Surface Pro 4 now gains Surface Dial on-screen support

Hip-hop phenom Cardi B shatters Apple Music streaming records

Android Auto can be used wirelessly, but only available to a select few

You can now get CAA Roadside Assistance with Waze

You can now get CAA Roadside Assistance with Waze

Waze just partnered with the Canadian Automobile Association to help ease any roadside issues you might encounter. The real-time, crowdsourced navigation app now has a Roadside Help feature that will help anyone who needs it when they’re out on the road. It gives 24/7 access to roadside services, whether you’re a CAA member or not. These include everything from towing, tire changes, lockout, battery boosts, fuel delivery, and more. CAA members will receive services as per their regular membership, while non-members can pay as they go.

Google and Netflix partner to introduce ‘Lost in Space’ game for Google Home

Google and Netflix have done it once again. Just like with Stranger Things before, you can play an audio-based game on Google Home. All you need to do is say “Hey Google, play the Lost in Space game.” The game will have you talking to Will and the rest of the Robinson family as you help them navigate their way through unfamiliar territory after they crash land on the way to Alpha Centauri. The game ties in with the recently released Lost in Space series that’s now streaming on Netflix.

Source: Android Police

Android Auto can be used wirelessly, but only available to a select few

For those wishing to be untethered when they use Android Auto in their cars, your prayers have been answered… sort of. There are a few caveats. One is that it only works with select Pixel and Nexus devices as well as specific head units that are Wi-Fi-certified. The smartphones you need would be the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Nexus 5, or the Nexus 6P. JVC and Kenwood have a few head units that are Wi-Fi-certified but a lot of these haven’t hit the market yet.

If you’re one of the select few that does have access to these devices, setup is pretty painless. You first have to connect your phone via USB to set the feature up. But once you’ve done that, you can connect your phone to your dash wirelessly the next time. Google says they do plan to support other phones in the future. So we’re keeping an eye out for that.

Source: Android Authority