Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 12/10-12/16

Uber admits that 815,000 Canadians are affected by the data breachDavid Harbour: ‘Stranger Things 3’ might not come back until 2019

You currently can’t stream from Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in HD on the OnePlus 5, 5T

Netflix Canada reveals what (and how) we binged in 2017

Apple buys audio recognition service Shazam for $400 million

Google launches three new photo apps

Google launches AR Stickers for Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL

Instagram update lets you follow hashtags

Netflix renews ‘Marvel’s The Punisher’ for second season

Freedom Mobile's calling, text, and data services available in all 75 TTC subway stations

Google Assistant finally makes its way to Android tablets and more phones

Netflix to remake ‘She-Ra’, will come to service in 2018

Disney to buy most of 20th Century Fox for $52 billion

Apple's most powerful desktop, the iMac Pro is available today starting at $6,299

Apple Maps adds detailed maps for some major airports

Holiday tech gifts for everyone on your list

Quick holiday tips from Waze

BlackBerry to discontinue app store on December 31, 2019

Google is killing off Project Tango by March 2018

Google is killing off Project Tango by March 2018

Google has always been unafraid to experiment on new, out-there ideas but the company isn’t afraid to kill off ideas when it looks like it isn’t working. The latest one to hit the chopping block is the company’s augmented reality program called Project Tango. It’s getting killed off pretty soon, too. According to the company, it’ll be killing off the program by March next year. This is going to be bad news for early adopters who bought phones like the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro and ASUS ZenFone AR but the idea isn’t fully dead.

The tech giant is concentrating on the software side of AR with ARcore, which seems to be a trend in the industry. Apple itself has ARkit, a software solution that managed to turn iOS into the biggest AR platform out there. ARcore will also be able to work on different devices without the need for expensive hardware so if Google develops this idea further, we might see it across Android. The latest implementation can be seen in AR Stickers available on the Pixel devices.

Source: GSMArena

BlackBerry to discontinue app store on December 31, 2019

Signifying an end of an era and the complete dissolution of the BlackBerry app ecosystem, the BlackBerry app store will close its doors for good on December 31, 2019. This means no access to apps or updates of apps for BB10 devices which, at this point, are only being marginally supported. Even the BlackBerry PRIV is no longer supported (no more updates) which means it can expect to die a slow excruciating update-less death. This is BlackBerry the company washing its hands completely from their mobile devices, which at this point, are just a burden to support.

Now, BlackBerry Mobile, a subsidiary of TCL, is the company that's released the KEYOne and the Motion smartphones and they will continue to create and support those devices. They have nothing to do with the PRIV or earlier handsets but are offering a possible trade-in program to help users transition to newer devices. It's a sad reality but one that has been coming for years for true BlackBerry fans. Many of who have had to sideload Android apps just to try and get by.

Source: Engadget

Firefox Focus adds autocomplete support and more search engine options

Mozilla’s privacy-focused Firefox Focus browser gets some new feature that makes it easier to use and more convenient. One of the new features is the ability to turn on or off autocomplete for typing URLs. The browser can autocomplete for you URLs of over 450 popular sites. But if the site you frequent isn’t part of that list, you can also add and manage custom autocomplete URLs. The app also now lets you add search engines from any site that has a search field. So, for example, you can look up information on site’s like IMDB or whichever one without having to head to IMDB’s site.

Firefox Focus is designed to block ads, social trackers, analytics, and other content trackers, even Web fonts. When you’re done browsing, you can just hit the Erase button on the top right portion of the app for it to clear your browsing history. It’s available on both Android and iOS.

Source: Android Authority