Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 10/18-10/24

Pioneer outs portable HD audio player

Volvo renews commitment to hybrid and EV options

Toyota to release special edition Prius c, limited to 1,500 units

New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer raises more questions than answers

HTC One A9 comes to Canada unlocked for $549

Test Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Volt EV

Facebook rolls out Instant Articles to all iOS users

First Book Canada Partners With Author Neil Pasricha And Kobo To Launch "The Awesome Project"

Dyson buys battery firm Sakti3

iRig Mic Lav is a Lavalier Microphone for iPhones and Androids

Parachute: Friends don't let friends drive distracted

Aston Martin’s Rapide sedan gets an electric version

The 2015 Back to the Future II Air Mag sneakers finally get power laces

Western Digital buys SanDisk for US $19 billion

Huawei hopes to make a big splash in North America with Google-backed Nexus flagship

The Force is Fierce with Star Wars Style at World MasterCard Fashion Week

Microsoft introduces Creative Classes With Surface Pro 4 at Fashion Week

BlackBerry's PRIV Android smartphone now available for pre-order in Canada for $899

Tesla's Autopilot feature gets approved for international use

Moto 360 (2015) coming to Canada via Best Buy, TELUS and Google Play on October 28th

Netflix will only stream ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in Canada

Leaked screenshots show what Apple Music might look like on Android

Leaked screenshots show what Apple Music might look like on Android

Apple’s foray into Android universe is its first streaming music service, Apple Music. We might be getting a look at what the service might be like courtesy of screenshots posted by German site MobileGeeks. The leaked screenshots show things like the dynamic radio stations that the Beats app currently has, individual music downloads, and curated playlists. A look at the Settings menu shows that you might be able to set downloads to happen only through Wi-Fi and you can event set a limit to local storage used by the app. You see some Android Material Design UI in there mixed with some old Beats Music DNA, which is the predecessor of Apple Music.

Source: MobileGeeks | Via: Android Police

Netflix will only stream ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in Canada

Image courtesy of Disney

Thanks to a deal by Netflix Canada, the streaming service in the country will be the only one who can stream the highly anticipated Star Wars film next year. Canada’s the only one who has secured streaming rights for Star Wars: The Force Awakens as their deal with Disney includes 2015 releases. Under the terms of the deal, it will happen about eight months after the movie leaves theatres. With the film debuting this December, we should expect it around August. The US premium cable channel Starz has an exclusive output deal with Disney that runs through the end of the year, Netflix’s deal with Disney kicks in for 2016 title so no new Star Wars for them.

But while The Force Awakens won’t hit other Netflix queues soon, the company is working on bringing the older Star Wars films to its service.

Source: Variety

Moto 360 (2015) coming to Canada via Best Buy, TELUS and Google Play on October 28th

Motorola's latest Android Wear smartwatch, the Moto 360 will be available to Canadians on October 28th from Best Buy, TELUS and Google Play and starts at $379.00. Now featuring two sizes and models specifc to ladies and gentlemen, the MOto 360 also works with Android devices as well as iPhones thanks to an iOS version of Android Wear app.

Also new for this year is an ambient mode that always dislplays the time without wearing down the battery life which is good for at least a day and a half. On a full charge. We will have a ful review of this new and improved wearable right here so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the new Moto 360 on Motorola.ca.