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4 alternatives to Flipboard & Zite (that haven’t been acquired yet)
Flipboard, the news reader and content aggregator service, has partnered with CNN and also acquired Zite, the intelligent magazine, from the news company. So in the event Flipboard shuts down Zite, here’s some alternatives to consider. It is expected that Zite’s service will be shattered in the future, but before that happens, its technology and ...
Privacy phone wars: Boeing Black vs. the Blackphone vs. Snowden Phone
Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency spying on basically everything we do and say online has upset a lot of people, so it’s no surprise that we’re now looking for ways to ‘opt out’ of the NSA’s dragnet. Though not everyone cares that much about being spied upon, others are less keen. Some ...
Spotify acquires The Echo Nest, adds data-savviness to the bottom line
Spotify, the Swedish cloud music streaming service, announced that it will be acquiring The Echo Nest, one of the industry’s top music intelligence platforms. Financial aspects of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition supports Spotify’s goals to grow global music consumption and overall revenue back to its industry by focusing on the user experience ...
Flipboard acquires Zite & teams up with CNN
Flipboard, the service that delivers news and social updates directly to your mobile device, has made two announcements that should vastly improve the service for its users. First off, it announced that CNN will now be available on Flipboard, so users can get all of its latest news, 24/7, from around the world. The second ...
Smart home solutions for people with special needs
Efforts in the smart home industry are mostly geared towards making things remotely accessible and manageable for homeowners so they can save on utility bills and monitor for adverse activity, but the technology being put into smart homes can also help those with disabilities to live a fairly normal life. Smart homes for wounded veterans ...
What will you do while your car drives itself? GMS debuts new smart car concepts
The 84th International Geneva Motor Show officially kicks off tomorrow, and attendees and participants are all set at the Geneva Palexpo convention center in Switzerland. The event will span until the 16th of March, but there are already some interesting developments announced ahead of the event. This week’s SmartCar roundup features Apple’s revamped in-car platform, ...
Online TV gets a boost (and you get the bill) with new partnerships + deals
The Internet has drastically changed people’s lives and now, as people are more mobile, it allows them to consume entertainment when they want, even on the go. Because of this, service providers are looking for ways to get more people sign up for their services, such as offering on-demand programming. But as the TV industry ...
iOS 7.1 arriving any day now, in time for iTunes Festival at SXSW
SXSW 2014 is kicking off later this week, and if you’ve ever been to this event, you’ll know that it has three parts to it, namely: Interactive, Music, and Film. Music will be held on March 11-16 and in line with this, Apple will be bringing its iTunes Festival to the US for the first ...
Yahoo! discontinues 3rd party sign-in for its services
Yahoo! is aiming to deliver a more personalized experience, and to accomplish this task its decided to remove third-party sign-in from its services. This means users of Yahoo services will have to sign up for a Yahoo ID – if they don’t already have one – as they can no longer use their Facebook, Google ...
Truly fashionable gesture control, alerts + digital visualization
This week’s Wearable Tech roundup features a ring that shortcuts your way into everything, a fashionable security tracker, and a modish way to wear technology. Ring . The ring is the latest fashion accessory technologists are looking at to connect the Internet, or at least provide people an easier way to interact with their mobile ...