Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 8/25 - 8/31

HMD's Barbie flip phone is official

Meta reportedly scraps high-end Apple Vision Pro competitor

Google acknowledges Pixel 9 Pro XL wireless charging issues, working on fix

Apple shares 'Glowtime' event date, iPhone 16 lineup to take centre stage

EA to release a 'MySims: Cozy Bundle' on the Switch

'Civilization VII' is coming to a Switch near you

Capcom to launch a new classic fighting game compilation

'Castlevania' trilogy and more are hitting the Switch

'Sea of Stars' DLC "Throes of the Watchmaker" unveiled

'Yakuza Kiwami' to make its long-awaited debut on the Nintendo Switch

Dyson launches Airwrap i.d., its first Bluetooth-connected hair tool

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

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HMD's Barbie flip phone is official

Photo: HMD

We knew it was coming, but now it's officially here! HMD has unveiled its Barbie Phone, a hot pink flip phone for those exhausted from being constantly exposed to social media. This feature phone goes hard on the Barbie branding from the colour scheme, the Barbie logo on the back of the phone, the iconography on the keyboard, and its many accessories.

The feature phone has a pair of customizable back covers, a beaded wrist strap, and stick-on gems and stickers associated with the Barbie brand. The phone itself features a 2.8-inch screen with a Barbie-themed UI (including a Snake game that gets the Barbie treatment), a T9 keyboard, and a 0.3-megapixel camera with built-in flash.

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Nokia introduces budget-friendly 130 feature phone

Not everything out on the market is a smartphone, at least if Nokia has any say about it. Nokia just unveiled the 130, a device that reminds us that mobile phones were for a time just meant for calls and text messages. The device supports microSD cards and has an LED flashlight but it doesn’t have a camera or Web browsing capabilities. Well, this is basically a US$25 phone so don’t expect it to perform any of the usual functions of a smartphone (aside from the calling, texting, and looking for stuff in the dark). It is a device meant for the developing markets or those that need a spare phone with them for emergencies.

Source: Engadget

Samsung Wave previewed!- First Bada device coming to Canada

Canadianreviewer.com previews the Samsung Wave. A European and Canadian handset running Samsung's Bada OS. This features the first Super-AMOLED screen, a 5 Megapixel camera and apps and widgets.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

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