Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 11/05-11/11

Review: Apple iPhone X

Netflix won’t work with Kevin Spacey moving forward after sexual harassment allegations against the actor surfaced

Instagram tests out stop-motion camera in Stories

‘Wonder Woman’ is now the top-grossing superhero origin movie

Google Assistant can now identify songs playing near you

You can now fully disable Bixby on Galaxy S8 devices and Note8

As Xbox One X ships, Microsoft Canada has a contest to win limited edition consoles

Snap Inc. announces major redesign for Snapchat on Android

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ reportedly won’t be available on streaming services on its first week

Thoughts on the BlackBerry KEYOne Black Edition

iPhone X measures up nicely against $2,000 camera in 4k video tests

Tech4SickKids fundraising initiative hopes to raise funds for SickKids

Twitter’s 280 character limit upgrade now live for all users

Apple Opens Everyone Can Code initiative to students globally

Near Share is an AirDrop-like feature coming to Windows 10

Apple's Clips app introduces Selfie Scenes for 360' selfies on iPhone X

Rian Johnson is developing a new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy

Scratch-proof and water resistant Blackberry Motion now available in Canada

Facebook will now let you donate through its Crisis Response Center

Google to bring Pixel 2’s Driving Do Not Disturb API to developers next year

Google Pixel 2 renders Assistant useless with Bluetooth headsets

Google Pixel 2 renders Assistant useless with Bluetooth headsets

Review: Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL

While the Google Pixel 2 XL has been taking the spotlight in terms of bad press, it looks like even the Pixel 2 is immune from it. An issue being reported widely on Google support forums talk about how Google Assistant seems to be having issues when used with Bluetooth headphones. It seems to mute the microphone when Assistant is invoked, basically rendering voice useless and defeating the purpose of the feature. There isn’t any fix for it yet but hopefully Google works on this soon.

Source: GSMArena

Google to bring Pixel 2’s Driving Do Not Disturb API to developers next year

The Driving Do Not Disturb feature in the Pixel 2 and 2 XL is one of the more practical features we need in our devices. Thankfully, more Android users might get access to this in the coming year. Google plans to release the API for this feature in early 2018. It gives developers a chance to integrate the Activity Recognition Transition API within their apps. We might see them in navigation and other apps we might often use on the road and we’re all for that. No specific timeline though but we should hopefully some apps introduce the feature in the first quarter of next year.

Source: Android Central

Facebook will now let you donate through its Crisis Response Center

Facebook is expanding the use of its Crisis Response Center beyond giving information to victims and having a way for families and friends to find out if their loved ones are okay. There will now also be a donate button there. Facebook is partnering GlobalGiving, a nonprofit organization that works with other organizations to find the best way to distribute funds. This takes away the trouble of picking which organization to donate to. Facebook has also said they are waiving all fees on donations made through the donate button, which is a welcome gesture.

Source: The Next Web