Microsoft to help you find your friends on Windows Phone

Taking their cues from Apple’s Find My Friends, Microsoft is working on their own version of this. They’re calling it People Sense (or Buddy Aware in the listing) and it is in private beta testing at the moment. You can call and message your loved ones within the app and get directions to where your other Windows Phone-toting friends and family are if you feel like meeting up.

Source: Engadget

Apple's Maps Connect now available for Canadian small businesses

Apple has announced that Canadian business owners will be able to add their business location and information to Apple Maps via an Apple Maps Connect service. Ideal for entrepreneurs and small businesses who want to make their location, store hours and other information easy to find on Apple Maps.

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung is really focusing on what this tiny sliver of slanted screen can offer. They do include various apps and app add-ons that can make use of the Edge display. This is an innovative feature that's still too new and too insular to be considered as anything more than a gimmick. 

Faced by declining sales of its flagship Galaxy S5 as well as mounting competition from Apple, Samsung is trying very hard to innovate in the smartphone space by leveraging its mastery of displays. The answer is the Galaxy Note Edge, which takes the Note 4’s best features, and adds a unique curved edge screen which tapers to the right-hand side of the phone.

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Next Pebble smartwatch leaks, expected features include coloured display and microphone

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Over a year since it released its Pebble Steel model, smartwatch originator Pebble is set to launch an updated model featuring a coloured display as well as a microphone for voice input or access to services like Google Now and Siri. Pebble has remained the smartwatch to beat, it is a cross platform device that works equally well on Android as it does with iPhones, has a decent five day battery life and is generally more affordable than competing products.

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