Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 12/17- 12/23

Rogers turns on three new cell towers on British Columbia's Highway

Rumoured camera upgrades for Samsung's future Galaxy S phones

Adobe and Figma scrap US$20 billion merger amid antitrust concerns

VW and its brands embrace Tesla’s NACS for EV charging

Apple’s next-gen CarPlay takes over Porsche and Aston Martin dashboards first

What you need to know about the turquoise light on Mercedes-Benz’s autonomous cars

Apple loses appeal to delay US ban on its newest smartwatches

Microsoft to retire Windows Mixed Reality platform

LG has a new UltraGear OLED gaming monitor with two refresh rate modes

Magic Compose in Google Messages comes to more markets

NordVPN launches official app for Apple TV with tvOS 17

Tesla recalls over 120,000 vehicles in the US due to door latch issue

Adobe and Figma scrap US$20 billion merger amid antitrust concerns

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Adobe and Figma have called off their $20 billion merger deal after facing regulatory hurdles in the UK and EU. Adobe will pay Figma a US$1 billion breakup fee in cash. Adobe had little chance to salvage the deal and get what it wanted from Figma, without giving up some of its own products.

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FTC fails to stop Microsoft’s mega-merger with Activision Blizzard

Microsoft's USD 69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the maker of Call of Duty, cleared a significant hurdle on Friday when a U.S. appeals court denied the FTC's request to halt the deal. The FTC argued that the deal would harm consumers and competition in the video game industry, but a district court judge and an appeals court both rejected that claim. Microsoft offered 10-year licenses to rivals like Sony Group to address the FTC's concerns.

The deal—the largest in video game history—still needs approval in Britain, where the competition regulator is reviewing a new proposal from Microsoft. The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority extended its deadline for a final ruling to August 29. But it hopes to reach a decision as soon as possible. The merger agreement expires on July 18, after which either company can choose to walk away unless they negotiate an extension.

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Dell completes $ 67 billion merger with EMC

Dell and EMC have officially completed a US $67 billion merger resulting in a new company under the Dell Technologies name. 

Dell Technolgies will have a number of subsidiaries, that includes Boomi, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware.

Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, said, "We are at the dawn of the next industrial revolution. Our world is becoming more intelligent and more connected by the minute, and ultimately will become intertwined with a vast Internet of Things, paving the way for our customers to do incredible things. This is why we created Dell Technologies. We have the products, services, talent and global scale to be a catalyst for change and guide customers, large and small, on their digital journey."

Dell Technologies will continue to design and sell Windows-based desktops, laptops and tablets under its globally recognized Dell brand, and gaming PCs with the Alienware branding.

Source: Windows Central