Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 11/30-12/6

iPad Air Plus and iPad mini 4 rumoured for 2015 release

Unreleased Sony Pictures movies were stolen and made available on torrent sites after hack

Apple goes all out in support for (RED) on World AIDS Day

Scotiabank jumps into wearable banking solutions with Samsung devices

Let the Santa tracking begin!

Telus launches #ThumbsUpPhonesDown campaign

Adobe data Shows Cyber Monday sales went up by 16 per cent to the tune of $2.65 billion

Twitter brings new photo filters to mobile apps

Sony Smartwatch 3 now available in Canada starting at $279

Microsoft democratizing the corporate cloud at the Cloud and Mobility Summit 2014

2014 Gift Guide: Entertainment and Subscriptions

Apple hosting workshops for Hour of Code at Apple Retail Stores on Dec 11

Hackers publicize Sony employee passwords, social security numbers and salaries

Kyocera gets tough with the DuraForce rugged smartphone on Bell

HTC One M7 and M8 Google Play Editions receiving slightly newer Android 5.0.1 OTA update

Review: Kurio Extreme Tablet for Kids

Google cracks down on Pirate Bay by taking out apps from Google Play

Apple adds more Flyover locations to Maps

Apple recently updated its Maps app to add more locations to the Maps Flyover feature for iOS and OS X. This feature lets you take a closer, more three-dimensional look at areas. Apple added three new areas in France including Avignon, Biarritz, and Perpignan; two landmarks in Arizona including the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater; as well as Devil’s Tower in Wyoming; Dunedin in New Zealand; Royal Gorge in Arkansas; and Visby in Sweden.

Source: MacRumors

Google cracks down on Pirate Bay by taking out apps from Google Play

Google seems to be taking a proactive stance against Pirate Bay as they have taken down apps related to the site from the Google Play Store—even without being prompted by a DMCA takedown notice. The apps include The Pirate Bay Proxy, The Pirate Bay Premium, The Pirate Bay Mirror, and Pirate App. The company has sent notice to proprietors of the apps saying they violated intellectual provisions of Google Play’s terms of service.

Source: Gizmodo

Review: Kurio Extreme Tablet for Kids

By Sonya Davidson

As parents, how often do we hear our kids asking for our devices? My husband cringes at the thought of our younger one getting his sticky little hands on any of our devices for fear of dropping them or accidentally deleting apps and what not. I'm sure you've been there. 

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