Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 9/12 – 9/18

Apple brings 120Hz refresh rate to iPhone 13 Pro, Pro Max

Insomniac Games announced a standalone 'Wolverine' game 

Google Meet on the web lets you easily set background blur, visual effects 

Android 12 tipped to launch on Oct. 4 

WhatsApp tipped to add voice message transcription to iOS app 

Apple M1X MacBook Pros expected to hit shelves in 'the next several weeks' 

Time to update your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch now 

Xiaomi's concept smart glasses have a MicroLED display 

Apple redesigns iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini's camera array 

Apple Watch Series 7 gets a 20% bigger display area 

Apple introduces new low-cost iPad, redesigned iPad mini 

Tesla begins testing of Full Self-Driving Beta software in Canada 

Apple takes out 256GB iPhone SE model from its online store 

Samsung starts manufacturing 14-inch 90Hz OLED displays 

Here's what to expect at the first ever TUDUM Netflix Global Fan Event 

Samsung partners with the Louvre to bring its art to The Frame TVs 

Google Pixel's Hold for Me feature shows up for some Canadian Pixel owners 

Clubhouse experiments with a new way to get your friends to chat on the app

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Clubhouse is trying out a new feature that could keep you on the app longer than usual. Or at least just use it beyond listening to different talks on the social audio platform. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong discovered a new "Wave" button, which you can use to let your friends know that you want to chat. 

If the company rolls this feature out, the new button will appear on users' profiles. It'll look similar to the Wave button you see first when you connect with someone on Facebook Messenger. When you tap on it, it'll let your friend know you want to chat, and then Clubhouse will open a room for you if they respond.

Source: Engadget

OnePlus 9 update brings improved camera performance, 'Hasselblad Xpan' setting

When OnePlus launched the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, the initial focus of its partnership with camera maker Hasselblad was in the software. So, while we wait for what the custom camera hardware will look like, we get updates like this new one that brings the Hasselblad look and feel to the stock camera apps on these phones. 

Both devices are getting an Xpan Mode that replicates the look of Hasselblad's Xpan film cameras. It will include an aspect ratio of 65:21 and a very wide mode with two focal lengths (30mm and 45mm). When you preview a shot, there are frame lines you'll see through the lens of an XPan camera. And when you take a picture, there will be an animation of negative film developing. The update also brings two film simulation effects—color and black and white. Hasselblad is working on the latter with OnePlus.

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Riot Games introduces new game launcher

Riot Games follows the lead of other game developers with its plan to launch a launcher for its games. Riot Client will give you access to all of Riot's desktop titles using a single sign-in. It'll make it easier to jump from titles like Valorant and League of Legends without much trouble. Existing shortcuts to the individual games will still work. And this new client won't eat up more drive space. But it will keep you within Riot's universe of games.

Riot Client will be available starting September 20. And all gamers will get the new software on October 4, assuming that Riot is confident about its stability. There will be dedicated pages for each game, where you'll also see news and events about the titles. 

Source: Engadget