Wednesday
Nov142018

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

Wednesday
Nov142018

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.

Tuesday
Nov132018

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

Tuesday
Nov132018

OnePlus to release Thunder Purple variant of the OnePlus 6T

Taking cues from its sister companies in China, OnePlus is releasing an eye-catching variant of its current flagship, the OnePlus 6T. The phone will be available in the US starting November 15, Thursday in a new “Thunder Purple” colour. Its purple to black gradient takes design inspiration from “lightning strikes at dusk.” Aside from the colour change, the phones will feature the same specs as the other 6T variants. It still runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor and has a 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 6, in-screen fingerprint sensor, dual rear cameras with 16MP 1.22 f/1.7 wide-angle + 20MP 1.0 f/2.0 telephoto, a 16MP front camera with f/.20 aperture, and 3,700mAh battery with fast-charging. The difference is this variant only has 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. It’s still priced at US$579 (around CA$760).

Source: BGR