Apple Watch strikes a pose on the cover of Canada's Flare magazine

TV ads for Apple Watch have started to appear in Canadian primetime TV and the latest issue of Canadian fashion and lifestyle magazine Flare has the Apple Watch Sport variant of watch on the cover with an accompanying 15 Things you Can Do with your Apple Watch article. It seems we can expect all things Apple Watch to surface to the mainstream as the April 24th launch date nears.

Source: AppleInsider

Review: Samsung Galaxy S6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

If it were a music album, the Samsung Galaxy S6 would be a compilation. A ‘best of’ effort that brings a few new features, but mostly touches on various aspects that customers already love.

Each year, smartphone makers are expected to push out significant updates to their marquee models. The competition-driven market demands an increase in specs, better performance, improved features and new designs and materials. 

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IBM investing $3 Billion to develop Internet of Things business

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IBM announced the formation of a new business unit inside the company, dedicated to accelerating its leadership in the Internet of Things (IoT).

IBM estimates that 90 percent of all data generated by devices like smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances is never analyzed or acted upon. As much as 60 percent of this data begins to lose value within milliseconds of being generated. To address this challenge, IBM will announce plans to develop new industry-specific cloud data services, IoT developer tools and expanded ecosystem partnerships. 

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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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