Shazam adds Spotify to Android app

iOS users may have gotten the feature earlier but now Shazam users on Android can also use Spotify within their app. The music discovery app will now let you listen to full Spotify tracks in Shazam. Also, if you’ve “discovered” a song through the app, it’ll be added to a Spotify playlist for Shazam tracks. The update is rolling out to all users as we speak.

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Pinterest to integrate ads in home feed

Looking to monetize more, Pinterest will now be showing ads on the home feed. Promoted Pins (a.k.a. ads) were previously only seen in search results and category feeds. Now, it will show up in the home feed for U.S. pinners. They can choose to hide the Promoted Pins if they don’t want to see them. But that is one additional step to take. There isn’t anything in the announcement yet if it’ll make its way here, but we won’t be surprised if it will.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge coming to Canada on Feb 18, preorders available today

Samsung's anticipated curved phablet, the Galaxy Note Edge, is finally coming to Canada on February 18, pre-orders are available starting today. We know that Rogers will definitely be carrying the Note Edge as it prepares to showcase its recently launched CAT6 network which combines the AWS and 2600 MHz spectrum to increase speeds. The Note Edge is the first device in Canada that can take advantage of these faster network speeds.

Revealed last year, the  Note Edge sets itself apart from the multitude of phablets through its curved screen that runs along the right side of the device. This was designed to deliver access to email, Internet, apps, notifications, news without interrupting the content on the main screen. Its a novel concept that should add excitement to an already popular line of devices. As for pricing, Rogers has the device available for preorder starting at $399 for two-year plans.

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Review: Alcatel OneTouch Idol X+

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Alcatel has been ramping up its product offerings as well as its range of devices. It showed off a number of notable smartphones, tablets and even a smart watch at CES 2015. While those products haven't been slated for Canadian release, their OneTouch Idol X+ smartphone, an update to the Idol X we reviewed last year, is already here and available at TELUS and Koodo.

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