Facebook rolls out official Windows 8.1 app

Facebook has unveiled its official Windows 8.1 application in time for the recent release of the operating system upgrade. It has all the features you’d expect from a Facebook app but with a few Windows functionalities. It has Share Charm support, letting you attach the photo you’re viewing on Facebook as an email attachment. It also has search support and Snap Views but only up to 40 percent of the app window.

Panasonic launches tiniest Micro Four Thirds camera to date

At around 98.5 x 54.9 x 30.4mm and smaller than the Sony RX100, the Panasonic Lumix GM1 is considered the smallest Micro Four Thirds camera to date. Tiny doesn’t mean feature-less though. The Lumix GM1 is equipped with a 16-megapixel sensor, 3-inch touchscreen, pop-up flash, built-in Wi-Fi, and a retro-inspired look similar to the Lumix GX7.

Panasonic created new kit lens for the compact shooter: a collapsible 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens.  The company also plans to release a Leica Summilux-branded 15mm f/1.7 lens. The GM1 is priced at US$749.99 but no word on its release date at the moment.

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 10/12-10/18

Review: Chromecast 

Facebook takes out Timeline search auto-hide option

Instagram update takes out option to disable auto video playback

Review: Sphero 2.0

HTC One max launches with 5.9-inch screen, global release seen by mid-October

Review: Keizus Quadropod + Clamp

BlackBerry pens open letter to customers and fans

Apple sends invites to Oct. 22 event in San Francisco

Bell slashes mobile roaming rates for Bermuda, Caribbean islands

The Apple Beat: Let's talk Tablets

SlideShow: A look at BlackBerry Z30

Roam Mobility introduces new US voice and data roaming plans

Kindle Fire HDX and Kindle Fire HD available for pre-order in Canada with Mojito on the side

Nexus 5 finally appears in US Google Play store for $349

TELUS launches We365 digital platform for social good in youth 

Prep for fright night with Crackle’s ‘Kill Count 3’

Halloween is fast approaching and Crackle wants to ready you for the occasion. The multi-platform entertainment network just announced “Kill Count 3”—an annual collection of horror flicks. You can start watching the films today until the 31^st. 

Listed below are the 20+ movies you can check out on your Android, Windows Phone and iOS devices; Sony, Samsung, Vizio, LG, and Toshiba TV products; Roku players, Amazon Kindle Fire, Xbox Live, and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK tablets.

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