Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 11/06-11/12

Samsung to launch its digital assistant with the Galaxy S8

What to expect from Windows 10 Creators Update

Twitter might be looking into offers to keep Vine online

YouTube gets HDR treatment

Some Pixel users experiencing voice and data network disconnection issues

Microsoft taking MacBook trade-ins for discounts on Surface models

Facebook goes after LinkedIn with job posting feature

Canadian immigration site crashes during U.S. election night

Third annual National Girls Learning Code Day happening on Nov 12

GoPro recalls 2,500 Karma drones due to power failure

J.K. Rowling fans get "Fantastic Beasts" experience in Toronto

OnePlus set to out new hardware on November 15

Review: Google Daydream View VR headset

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge get Android Nougat through beta program

Instagram brings mentions, links, and Boomerang to Stories

Apple's delayed AirPods expected to start shipping next week

BlackBerry might be coming out with another Android-powered phone with a physical keyboard

Snap sells Spectacles through pop-up vending machines

Instagram to get live video

Instagram to get live video

Everyone has live video these days and Facebook-owned Instagram is getting in on the action. According to Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, the company is working on bringing live video to users in the future. There is no specific timeline for it but it might be similar to Facebook Live. If you want to start streaming an event for someone, you just open the Instagram camera and start recording.

Screenshots of the feature have surfaced and it shows the feature will show if someone is live in the same spot you see Stories within the app.  If someone you follow is live, you’ll see a red ring around the profile photo and when you tap on that it’ll take you directly to the broadcast.

Source: Droid Life

WhatsApp adds two-step authentication to beta app

Whenever an online service adds two-factor authentication, we encourage you to enable it. WhatsApp gets a version of that in its beta app (at least starting version 2.16.341). It isn’t the two-factor authentication you know but it at least offers a form of security. Since WhatsApp uses your phone number to log into your account. Someone can gain access to it if they take your phone. What two-step authentication does is let you create a six-digit PIN you need to enter every time you log into your account alongside your phone number.

Source: Lifehacker

Snap sells Spectacles through pop-up vending machines

Snap Inc., the company that owns Snapchat, is taking an unusual route to promote its Spectacles. These glasses are the company’s own wearable device to take Snaps (photos and videos) with. Snap starting selling the devices by setting up a big yellow vending machine called the Snapbot on a beach boardwalk in Venice, California. The glasses sell for US$130 and were quickly sold out. If you don’t try and buy the wearables from sellers who have started selling these on eBay for $1,000, the only way to buy Spectacles is through these vending machines. It’s said these will be brought to different locations for a day and the locations will only be shared 24 hours in advance.

Source: Reuters