Google starts move of Google+ Photos into Drive

The unbundling of Google+ features into other Google services continues. This time around Google is porting Google+ Photos into Google Drive. This means you get easier access to your photos right from your Drive account. A Photos menu should be showing up on your Google Drive account soon. And that will show you all the photos you have backed up on the service. It should be coming to your web, Android, or iOS versions of the app soon. 

Source: TechCrunch 

Amazon takes drone tests to a secret location in Canada

After the FAA set strict limitations for commercial drone use in America, Amazon decided to take its drone testing and research outside the country and into Canada. The company is currently doing delivery drone tests at an undisclosed location in British Columbia. They're making use of the airspace above 200 feet yet below 500 feet so it's well above most buildings yet still below airplanes and helicopters. According to The Guardian who got to visit the facility, the Amazon drones are going to weigh less than 55 pounds and carry five-pound or lighter loads and they will fly at around 50 miles per hour. 

Source: The Guardian | Via: Slate 

Samsung kicks off lineup inspired social media promotion to launch Galaxy S6 in Canada

Samsung Canada kicked-off of an new promotion that challenges consumers to be the first in Canada to receive the revolutionary new Galaxy S6.

Fueled by social media participation, the lineup rewards participants with points for sharing content inspired by the Galaxy S6 on their personal Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels with the hashtag #S6Lineup.

Based on points earned from these daily shares, consumers will move up the line with the top six broadcast throughout the contest on Samsung Canada’s Yonge-Dundas LED billboard, the largest of its kind in Canada, and receive some of the first Galaxy S6 devices in Canada on launch day, April 10^th.

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Mixyourwatch.com allows you to mix and match Apple Watch and strap combinations

While the availablity of Apple Watch is around the corner, there's still a lot of information we don't know about Apple's wearable. For example, what specific cases will look like with bands that are designed for other editions. The folks at Mixyourwatch.com have created a way to visualize various cases and bands. There's nothing like trying on an Apple Watch in store, but this service at least helps users get an idea of how their choices will look.

Source:Mixyourwatch.com