Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 4/4 – 4/10

LG is no longer in the smartphone business

Marvel Studios releases new 'Black Widow' trailer 

Microsoft pushes back full reopening to at least September 

'LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga' gets delayed indefinitely 

Microsoft will be releasing an Xbox Series X mini fridges 

Samsung sells an Adidas-branded Galaxy Buds Pro in Korea 

'PUBG Lite' will be shut down on April 29 

Twitter confirms it's working on Spaces for the web 

You can now stream 'Fortnite' on Houseparty 

'Loki' comes to Disney+ on June 11, here's a new trailer to tease its release 

Ubisoft tries to keep cheaters at bay by acquiring anti-cheat company 

Samsung shifts Galaxy S9 series to receive quarterly updates 

E3 2021 will take place from June 12 to 15 as a free, virtual event 

Google I/O will be a virtual event, taking place from May 18 to 20 

Retro-looking Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 comes with a selfie mode 

Babbel now has live virtual classes in Canada 

Samsung iTest web app lets you simulate the Galaxy experience on an iPhone 

LG promises three years of OS updates for its premium smartphones 

Google refutes rumour by confirming the Pixel 5A 5G is coming 

Reddit is rumoured to be working on a Clubhouse-like experience

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If the reports are accurate, Reddit is the latest tech company to explore bringing voice chats into its site. The service is "quietly exploring" moderator-run voice chats, similar to what Clubhouse offers. But according to Mashable's source, its development is still in the early stages and described as confidential. Reddit hasn't commented on the rumoured feature.

This potential function might be part of Reddit's power-ups program, which it announced in August 2020. This "experiment" offers extra features for subreddits whose members buy "a minimum threshold of power-up subscriptions." Some additional features include the "ability to upload and stream up to HD quality video" and "inline GIFs in comments."

Google refutes rumour by confirming the Pixel 5A 5G is coming

Unfortunately, we have to let you know that it isn't coming here. According to a statement released by Google to The Verge, the Pixel 5A 5G won't be cancelled, as recent rumours suggested. However, it'll only be available" later this year in the U.S. and Japan and announced in line with when last year's a-series phone was introduced."

The rumours released earlier claimed Google wouldn't make the Pixel 5A 5G because of chip shortages. And the claims might not be far off as Google is limiting its release. If the timeline is the same as the Pixel 4A 5G's release, expect it to be announced around August. But maybe the company might tease it during this year's Google I/O? After all, the company let the cat out of the bag this early.

LG promises three years of OS updates for its premium smartphones

Source: LG

Following LG's announcement that it will stop making smartphones, the Korean company announced that all its premium phones released in 2019 or later will get three versions of Android operating system updates from the year of purchase. This means the G series, V series, VELVET, and Wing are expected to update up to Android 13 since these launched with Android 10. Some of the midrange LG Stylo and K series phones released in 2020 will get two OS updates, meaning they'll get up to Android 12.

Source: LG | Via: GSMArena