Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 3/12-3/18

LG Canada earmarks April 7 for launch of LG G6

Nissan recalls 54,000 cars for faulty airbags that could deploy when doors are slammed

Baby Studio Pro 1.1 for iOS for capturing and sharing the memories of parenthood

First ‘Godzilla’ anime movie is heading to Netflix

Watching YouTube videos gets more social with Google’s Uptime app

'Big Bang Theory' gets a spinoff, focuses on young Sheldon

Kijiji says that second-hand economy saves money while generating income for Canadians

Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace in Office 365

Waze and Spotify team up to make navigation and music more seamless for drivers

Doodle 4 Google competition to celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday

Amazon Prime Video to premiere Hefner docuseries "American Playboy" on April 7

Snapchat brings Bitmoji shortcuts to both iOS and Android users

Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods,' coming to Starz on April 30

Apple's App Store now showcases Indie Games

Netflix takes away star ratings, replaces this with thumbs up and down system

Philips Hue adds E14 white and colour ambiance candle bulbs

Netflix might soon give you the option to skip opening credits

Marvel's Iron Fist shows promise but lacks heart

Toronto's BadBadNotGood featured today on Beats 1's "The Echo Chamber with Mike D."

Swatch plans to develop its own smartwatch operating system

‘Super Mario Run’ gets March 23rd release date on Android

The end of the iOS exclusivity for Super Mario Run has come. Android users will finally get to try out Nintendo’s latest mobile Mario game for themselves. The releases comes in time for the version 2.0 of the game and brings with it more character options and give free players a chance to tackle World 1-4 if they complete a certain challenge. There are still other new things for version 2.0 but Nintendo isn’t saying much. So time to mark those calendars off, Android users. Your time has come.

Source: Engadget

Swatch plans to develop its own smartwatch operating system

Face of the Tissot Smart-Touch, the brand’s first take on smartwatches (Image from ablogtowatch.com)

Some traditional watchmakers have taken it upon themselves to team up with the likes of Google to release smartwatches. Swatch Group is taking a different approach and plans to develop its own operating system to rival existing smartwatch OSes. The first product to introduce the new OS will be through its Tissot brand and is set to come out at the end of 2018. According to Swatch’s CEO Nick Hayek, this operating system will be able to connect to small objects and wearables. He also promises better battery life and data protection. The improved battery is something Swatch wants to emphasize, especially when compared against what’s out there now.

While it’s not known how the public will react to an entirely new OS, it might be an uphill battle for Swatch as it could take some convincing for developers to create apps for another system. One thing Swatch is open to is supply third-party companies with the OS it co-developed with the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology. Hayek says they’ve received around 100 requests for more information with half of these coming from smaller Silicon Valley companies who don’t want to rely on iOS or Android.

Source: Bloomberg

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ gets new trailer, shows new badass character

If there’s one message the new Transformers: The Last Knight wants to impart, it’s that it’s okay to fight like a girl. Its new female character is a young, headstrong girl named Izabella (played by Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner) who tries to survive after Robocalypse happens. She happens to meet Cade Yeager (played by Mark Wahlberg) who will later be seen scolding a robot dinosaur as if it was a mischievous little puppy. There seems to be a good mix of action, explosion, and hints of comedy here that should excite Michael Bay fans. Transformers: The Last Knight is set to come out on June 23rd.

Source: Mashable