Chrome on Android to let you pin websites to your app drawer soon

For a while now you’ve been able to pin websites to the home screen of your Android device. In the “next few weeks,” Google plans to let you pin certain sites to your app drawer, like you would with a normal app. However, this won’t work with all apps as they need to qualify as Progressive Web Apps for this. Once this takes into effect, though, these sites will be given access to Android’s notification settings, too. It’s coming first to the beta version of the app so you might have to wait a bit for it to come to your device—if you aren’t on beta.

Source: The Next Web

Samsung rumoured to be looking into getting the Galaxy S8’s battery from Japanese manufacturer

Aside from implementing a new eight-step battery check for its devices, Samsung is rumoured to be looking into getting a new battery supplier for its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8. According to Korean news site Han Kyung, Samsung is looking to work with Murata Manufacturing Company, which was acquired by Sony last year. This move might a reputation boost for the company as Japanese-made products are perceived to be of better quality than its Chinese counterparts.  

The batteries of the Galaxy Note7 were primarily sourced from Samsung’s own SDI battery division and Hong Kong-based and China-owned Amperex Technology. These faulty batteries were said to be the cause of the Note7 catching fire. Samsung hasn’t confirmed the news yet.

Source: CNET

Review: VisionTek SoundTube PRO Bluetooth speaker

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's no shortage of multifunctional Bluetooth speakers in the market right now. With smartphones slowly removing their headphone jacks, going wireless isn't just convenient, it is fast becoming necessary. VisionTek's SoundTube PRO brings a number of compelling features as well as outstanding sound in a portable and powerful speaker.

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First Chevrolet Bolt EV deliveries taking place in Toronto

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Toronto, ON - The electric vehicle revolution in Canada took a big step forward today as Samantha Mesrobian, one of the first Toronto customers, received the highly anticipated Bolt EV. Trading her Land Rover LR2 SUV for one of the first three Chevrolet Bolt EVs to be made available to Canada, Mesrobian cited a need to try something different 

"I drive five or six kilometers a day to the GO Train station, but my mother lives outside of Guelph and my son in in school in Ottawa," Mesrobian said when asked what her commute is like. She will install a fast charger at her house and he's already researched the charger options along her usual drives. With the Bolt EVs projected 383 KM range, she's confident that she will not suffer from range anxiety.

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