Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 1/30 – 2/5

Gucci launches CA$1,270 AirPods Max case

You can now just tell Google Assistant to 'stop' without saying 'Hey Google' 

'Death Stranding Director's Cut' to come to PC on Mar. 30 

Spotify to label podcasts discussing COVID-19 

Ubisoft to shutter 'Hyper Scape' on Apr. 28 

iOS 15.4's 'Use Face ID with a Mask' feature only works on iPhone 12 and newer devices 

'NHL 22' introduces women's teams for the first time 

Wordle gets acquired by The New York Times, will 'initially' remain free-to-play 

Is Sonos working on its long-rumoured headphones? 

TikTok Canada launches creator class to learn best practices and grow their platform 

Netflix Games gets Riot's latest 'League of Legends' spinoff 

Apple offers US$25 extra credit on Apple Watch trade-in 

Google One VPN comes to iOS 

Netflix teases 70+ films coming to the service in 2022 

Twitter expands downvote replies experiment worldwide 

5 ways Twitter Canada celebrates Black History Month 2022 

Netflix now lets you clean out your Continue Watching row on TVs 

Telus rolls out PureFibre X in Edmonton 

Telus rolls out PureFibre X in Edmonton

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Telus has launched its new home Internet tier in Edmonton, claiming it offers the fastest speeds among all major providers in the country. PureFibre X is now available to residents in the city, offering symmetrical upload and download speeds of 2.5Gbps. The carrier touts its 100% fibre-to-home network allows it to "seamlessly increase bandwidth and capacity to deliver these unparalleled speeds." The company says it is the only major provider in Western Canada to offer this all fibre network.

The PureFibre X plan includes a Wi-Fi6 compatible router, offering you faster speeds on more devices. Those in your household can enjoy simultaneous gaming, web surfing, video calling, streaming, homeschooling, etc.

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Netflix now lets you clean out your Continue Watching row on TVs

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A handy Netflix feature that lets you clean out your Continue Watching row is finally making its way to TVs. The company has added the "Remove from Continue Watching" option to all devices the service supports. So, now that includes televisions. If you have a show or film you're no longer interested in watching, you just have to click on the content and scroll down to "Remove from Continue Watching" in the options. If you change your mind, there is an "Undo Remove" feature, too. Netflix first rolled this out on the web and on mobile devices.

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5 ways Twitter Canada celebrates Black History Month 2022

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Countries like Canada celebrate Black History Month each February to highlight the achievements of Black communities around the world. In honour of this annual event, Lade Ogunsanya, Twitt'ers global co-chair of @Blackbirds, has written a post on Twitter Canada's blog highlighting how the social media company is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth. If you're unfamiliar with @BlackBirds, it's Twitter's business resource group for Twitter's Black employees and allies.

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