Saturday
May092015

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 5/3-5/9

Saturday
May092015

‘Terminator Genisys: Revolution’ app is the first to allow pre-registration on Google Play Store

Google’s trying out a new feature on its app store and the first app to make use of it is the upcoming Terminator Genisys: Revolution game from Glu Mobile. Now, users can pre-register the game from the Play Store. It takes the place of the install/buy button on the app’s Play Store page.

Pre-registering doesn’t mean you agree to buy the game. It’s just a way to tip users that the app or game is already available for purchase or installation. You can even unregister if you change your mind.

Source: Android Police

Saturday
May092015

Google takes out Shared Circles feature on Google+

If you’re still one of the few people on Google+, you may or may not have noticed that Google has taken out a feature on their social network. The tech giant quietly took away the Shared Circles feature. It’s similar to the public follow lists on Twitter. As its name suggests, it lets you share Circles of followed pages and people.

Google hasn’t really said why they took it out. But Android Police speculates it has to do with Shared Circles being used mostly for low-level social spam, which adds to useless content on the social network.

Source: Google Plus Daily | Via: Android Police

Friday
May082015

Samsung's Look at Me initiative aims to help Canadian families living with autism

Look at Me is an initiative Samsung launched earlier this year in partnership with Autism Speaks Canada. The app leverages Samsung's innovation and expertise in the mobile space, and can help children living with autism improve eye contact, better recognize facial expressions and build more meaningful connections with their parents, caregivers and friends.

Samsung donated 200 Samsung tablets pre-loaded with the Look at Me app to 200 Canadian families living with autism. The families were invited to connect through a private Facebook group and share their stories, questions and progress.  Learn more about it here.