YouTube to stream the first weekend of Coachella live

YouTube is bringing the world to the Coachella concert by streaming various days of the week-long concert.Canadian music fans can get closer to the music they love and catch performances from emerging artists to the biggest acts on Coachella’s YouTube Channel from April 15 to 17 on any screen they watch YouTube.

Starting Friday, April 15th at 6:30 pm ET, YouTube will live stream performances from over 70 acts, from emerging artists to some of today’s biggest artists.

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BlackBerry plans to release two more Android smartphones

BlackBerry isn’t ready to give up on the Android market yet. According to its CEO John Chen, they plan on releasing two more Android-powered smartphones: one with a physical keyboard and another with a full touchscreen. Chen told Abu Dhabi’s The National that this would be different from the Priv will be mid-range devices. Chen admitted to The National that releasing the Priv was a misstep. “The fact that we came out with a high end phone [as our first Android device] was probably not as wise as it should have been.” It wasn’t well received by even the company’s enterprise customers who found the $700 USD price tag a bit too steep.

The new BlackBerry devices are rumored to be code-named Rome and the Hamburg and will be pushing for a sub-$500 price off-contract. It’ll be marketed as the only truly secure Android devices.

Source: The Verge

Add simple annotations to photos with This for iOS

Looking for an easy, no-fuss way to add annotations to photos? This by Tinrocket is an app that will let you do just that. The app takes a minimalist approach to annotation. You just get one font choice, two colors, three sizes, and seven different pointer options; making it easy to add any labels or descriptions you want to for a specific shot.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: iTunes App Store ($2.79)

Slack update brings call capability to mobile beta apps

Android and iOS beta users of Slack are getting access to calls using their devices. Calls, the Slack term for this feature, has been available for desktop users who activated the feature since last month. Now, to use it on your mobile app, you just need to open an individual or group direct message and then tap on the small arrow icon to show the menu. Near the end of the menu there’s a feature that says “Call (user).” The feature has been made available since late last week.

Source: The Next Web