Amazon Echo Button gets a bit more useful

While first marketed as a fun accessory for playing party games, the Amazon Echo Buttons are getting some added, useful features. These can now perform Alexa routines by simply tapping a button. It’ll let you do things like turn on the lights without talking to your speaker or let guests cue music without having to remember specific commands. You can enable this feature by creating routines in the latest version of the Alexa app. To activate them, you just choose the Echo Button as a trigger and then you’re good to go.

Source: Engadget

Firefox tests out price comparison tool in the US

The holiday season is upon us so what better time for Firefox to be testing out a new price comparison tool. This new Firefox plugin being tested is called Price Wise. It can track prices of products across five major storefronts in the US—namely Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, Home Depot, and Walmart. The add-on will let you add products to a list where you can compare their prices over time and even score a deal you might not see otherwise. The retailers were chosen because these shopfronts are said to be among the top 10 online shops visited by Firefox users. Unfortunately, it isn’t available for international users just yet. But we’re still hoping it makes its way to us soon.

Source: The Next Web

Spotify gets official Apple Watch app

The long-awaited Spotify app for the Apple Watch is now live. It’ll give Apple Watch users an easier way to navigate the app as well as make it easier to connect to other devices via Spotify Connect. It’ll let you play or stop music and podcasts, skip tracks, rewind a podcast by 15 seconds, favorite tracks, and access music playlists and other recently played tracks. You’ll need to have the latest version of Spotify (v.8.4.79) to gain access to the app. But you may or may not have access to it just yet as the company says it’ll be rolling out in the coming week. You can also expect features, like playing music and podcasts offline, at a later date.

Report claims Samsung’s foldable phone could cost US$1,770, tipped for March 2019 launch

As expected, looks like Samsung’s folding smartphone is going to cost a pretty penny. A report from South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency claims to have the name, release date, and price of the foldable smartphone/tablet. It’s said to be called the Galaxy F and will be unveiled in March 2019, just a little after the Galaxy S10 launch. We’re supposed to see more of the device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at around the end of February, where Samsung is expected to show off the latest Galaxy S device. While the Galaxy S10 is expected to support 5G, this Galaxy F device won’t. Considered an exclusive device, it’ll supposedly command a price tag as high as US$1,770 (approx. CA$2,350). The price isn’t final yet but Samsung’s chief DJ Koh plans to ship a million of these devices in 2019.

Source: The Verge