Jay-Z's Tidal streaming service is backed by a dream team of musical talent, but will it blend?

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Having that love of music is the foundation that sets us apart from someone that's a tech company that's selling advertisement or selling hardware.

                  -Jay-Z on Tidal

Responding to the seismic shift in music consumption trends, where subscription-based streaming services are quickly surpassing CD sales and even music downloads, Jay-Z rallied some of music's biggest names to back his recently acquired Tidal music streaming service, which he bought for a cool $56 million.

Touted as the first online distribution service owned and operated by artists, artists like Madonna, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Coldplay, Nikki Minaj, Rhianna, Usher, Deadmau5, Jack White and many others will release their new material on Tidal before making it available on other services such as Spotify, Google Play Music or Apple's upcoming Beats-backed streaming service. 

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LG and Rogers bring VoLTE-capable G3 Vigor to Canada

LG and Rogers are bringing the country's first VoLTE-enabled smartphone to Canadian subscribers for $0 under select 2-year Share Everything plans. VoLTE technology is designed to bring clearer voice and video calls over LTE instead of over common voice networks. This is said not just to affect to affect call quality but the ability to connect faster if you're calling someone closer to you.  

If you're curious about the specs of the G3 Vigor, it comes with a 5-inch HD IPS display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8GB internal storage with expansion capability via microSD of up to 32GB, and an 8MP rear camera with laser auto focus as well as 1.3MP front-facing camera. It also packs in a 2,540mAh battery. 

Source: LG  

Amazon.ca celebrates World Backup Day with sale

Amazon.ca doesn't want you to be an "April Fool" and reminds you to backup this World Backup Day. They have set up a World Backup Day deals store so you can see everything at a glance. Customers are eligible for various shipping options like Free Super Saver Shipping, Free Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime or Same Day Delivery (for those shipping to Vancouver or Toronto). 

Inbox by Google now lets you set custom snooze times

Google understands that people have varying definitions of what morning, afternoon, and evening is. That's why they updated the Snooze feature on Inbox to make it user-defined. You just need to go to the Setting panel and tap on Snooze settings. From there you can define the times for morning, afternoon, and evening. Once updated, if you select "Tomorrow" and "Next week," that will make use of your morning time. Of course, you can still change times manually, if you want.  

Google is also rolling out quicker access to Contacts as well. You can find it before Bundles on the side panel. They are reportedly also working on adding signature support and easier access to delete. It probably won’t be long before we see that. 

Source: Gmail Blog