Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 9/11 – 9/17

Apple to charge CA$129 for iPhone 14 battery replacements

Wristcam update lets you join a video call without the accessory

Apple watchOS 9 can show onscreen Fitness+ metrics on compatible third-party devices 

Music from 'Elden Ring' is now up on major streaming services 

Ikea will release its Swedish House Mafia-collaborated record player in October

Google makes it easier to share files with yourself on Nearby Share 

Gboard update allows keyboard to automatically chose emoji placements

Google Meet adds more shared experiences, multi-pinning

Waze wants to lighten your commute to work with Biz Jargon 

Google TV adds audio descriptions to movies 

Google introduces Sound Notifications for deaf, hard of hearing 

Bitmoji is coming to Wear OS

LG ProBeam BU53PST introduces upgrades to your workplace projector 

LG launches new CineBeam Premium 4K Ultra Short Throw projectors for the home

Google Chat introduces option to send multiple photos, videos

Snapchat finally gets a web app 

PSVR2 won't support PSVR games 

PSVR2 won't support PSVR games

Source: Sony

If you were wondering if you could play the PSVR games, unfortunately, Sony confirmed the upcoming PlayStation VR2 wouldn't support the titles. "PSVR games are not compatible with PSVR2 because PSVR2 is designed to deliver a truly next-generation VR experience," Hideaki Nishino, senior vice president of platform experience at PlayStation, said in an interview with the Official PlayStation Podcast published Friday.

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Snapchat finally gets a web app

Source: Snapchat

Snapchat has succumbed to introducing a web version of its app. It has been around for Snapchat+ subscribers since July, but now you don't need to pay extra for it. You can access it through web.snapchat.com. You won't get the full app experience, though. 

It lets you take snaps (with or without lenses), send these to individual friends or group chats, and start video or audio calls. But you can't view Snap Map, Stories, Discover, Spotlight, or your snap archive. You also can't open snaps on your computer. Yes, even if you can send them. Right now, it seems Snap wants you to use the web experience more for conversations than accessing the full suite of features.

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Google Chat introduces option to send multiple photos, videos

Google is close to retiring its Hangouts client on the web, turning its focus to Chat. The latest update to the Google Chat app brings the option to send multiple videos and photos at once. The feature comes to iOS and Android, giving you the choice of up to 20 photos and videos to send simultaneously. You could only do this one at a time before. Google hasn't mentioned when it's coming to the web app, but it works on both the standalone client and unified Gmail app on iOS.

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