Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 7/26-8/1

Alex Gibney's "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine" documentary is coming in September

iOS users get easy-to-use Pin button for Pinterest

YouTube simplifies navigation menu on Android app

Periscope for iOS lets you mute notifications among many new features

Overview: TomTom Bandit GPS-enabled action camera

OnePlus 2 brings dual-SIM capabilities to the flagship Android segment

Canadians can top up prepaid mobile phones for family in the Philippines with PayPal and TransferTo

Motorola diversifies flagship line with new Moto X Play

New Moto G brings even more value and functionality to the midrange

Google Now’s ‘Ok Google’ adds WhatsApp, Viber, and WeChat support

Windows 10 ushers in a new era for Microsoft

First look at Moto G (3rd Gen)

VSCO introduces Collections, lets you curate your favorite shots

Video: Clippy crashes Jimmy Fallon's show during Windows 10 launch segment

Clarkson, Hammond and May take their talents to Amazon Prime for Top Gear-styled show

Cameras and photo quality are the new proving ground for flagship smartphones

Best Buy Canada to start selling Apple Watch on August 14

Apple rumoured to be unveiling new Apple TV in September

How to get your free Windows 10 upgrade now

Customize your iOS keyboard’s colours with Photokeys

Frontback gets resurrected with new ‘partner’

Google Auto, the future of Google cars?

Google Auto has been around for a while. They’ve been responsible for the self-driving car experiments Google has been doing. The division has been set up as a distinct company back in 2011 and they’ve been partnering with car manufacturers since that time to bring their auto-related experiments to life. As a company, they can legally manufacture cars on their own. It’s worth noting that Google Auto’s the first Google product that has been spun off into its own company. Perhaps, it’s been done that way to shift risk away from Google or make filing paperwork easier. Either way, we won’t be surprised if there might be Google-branded self-driving cars in the future.

Source: Gizmodo

Frontback gets resurrected with new ‘partner’

After announcing they were shutting down, the selfie app Frontback announced that they’ve signed an agreement with a partner to keep the app alive. While they wouldn’t reveal who the mystery partner is, Frontback says the partner “believes as much as we do that there’s something incredible with Frontback.” And that they are “fully committed to make Frontback an even better place to share your moments.” There’ll seem to be new changes coming to the app though, so be prepared for those.

Source: Frontback | Via: The Verge

Samsung lets Chinese users delete smartphone bloatware

Samsung users in China have something we wish we had: the ability to delete bloatware. The South Korean brand isn’t waiting for the verdict of a Chinese lawsuit against them regarding bloatware. Samsung will be offering patches this August to let owners delete bloatware from the likes of the Galaxy Note 3, which was cited in the lawsuit, and the more recent ones like the Galaxy S6. They didn’t specify though which apps can be deleted, but it’ll a lot of the non-essentials, we assume.

Source: Engadget