Nest’s Learning Thermostat lands in the UK for £179

Nest officially entered the UK market last year with the launch of its smoke and carbon monoxide detector Protect, but curiously, the Learning Thermostat the company’s known for remained exclusive to North America. That changes today, however, with…

Spotify's Deep Black Redesign Makes Your Favorite Music Pop

Spotify's Deep Black Redesign Makes Your Favorite Music Pop

Today, Spotify starts rolling out a new darker redesign. It’s the biggest stylistic change we’ve seen since the service launched its web-based player in late 2012. The new look ditches the old app’s overcast grays for a sleek facade that’s blacker than hell—and it’s so much more beautiful and useful for it.

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Sky’s new ‘Buy & Keep’ movie store ties a DVD to every download

After years serving only movie rentals, Sky is to finally let Sky Store customers download and keep films in its catalog. Following an earlier expansion that saw it open the marketplace to everyone in the UK, the media giant today confirmed the…

EneBrick Mobile Rechargeable Battery Offers Versatility

EneBrick Mobile Rechargeable Battery Offers VersatilityModern day office executives and road warriors do carry plenty of gizmos with them, and there are moments of forgetfulness when you miss out on charging your smartphone despite having a full day’s itinerary ahead. Fret not, Cerevo Inc. of Japan has come up with a mobile rechargeable battery that is known as the EneBrick, where it can connect a USB-connected keyboard to a smartphone, tablet, or other compatible devices via Bluetooth, all the while juicing the connected device’s battery if you so desire.

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    Spotify’s new design is cleaner, darker and puts the focus on content

    If you’re using Spotify on the web, desktop or iOS you should notice a pretty massive change starting today. (The new look should be coming to Android “near future.”) The company is launching its most dramatic overhaul since its launch in 2008. Most…

    WhatsApp: 64 Billion Messages Processed In 24 Hours

    WhatsApp: 64 Billion Messages Processed In 24 HoursThere is no denying that we live in a world and culture that is obsessed with figures and numbers. After all, whatever that can be measured, can be improved, and companies love to boast about their growth figures. WhatsApp, having been purchased by Facebook for a cool $19 billion in February, continues to remain as the world’s most popular messaging app after hitting a new high of processing 64 billion messages within 24 hours.

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    Vector electric powered model car speeds past 200 mph

    We’ve just seen Nic Case’s Bullet, an RC car that hit a record 188 mph. If you thought that was fast, then the miniature racing car Vector will redefine your … Continue reading

    Glow In The Dark Trees Could Brighten Cities At Night

    Glow In The Dark Trees Could Brighten Cities At Night Going green does seem to feature heavily on many peoples’ minds these days, and it is a legitimate issue to pursue considering how we need to work in making sure that there is still an earth left for the next generation to live in. Having said that, lighting up cities at night can consume a whole lot of power, especially in public areas such as walkways and parks to ensure that folks can see where they are going, while hopefully helping to deter crime. How about using trees that glow in the dark in order to brighten up cities at night?

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    Line Surpasses 400 Million Registered Users

    Line Surpasses 400 Million Registered UsersMessaging app Line of Japan has revealed that they have now passed the 400 million registered users milestone, and if one were to work the mathematics backwards, it would have translated to the addition of another 100 million users in a space of as little as five months – pretty heady, don’t you think so? After all, at the end of November in 2013, the total number of registered users for line passed the 300 million mark. Line CEO Akiera Morikawa has already looked ahead and intends to pass the 500 million user mark later this year, and it does seem as though they are well on their way in achieving this particular target.

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    Smart Patch Could Monitor And Treat Parkinson’s Disease

    Smart Patch Could Monitor And Treat Parkinson’s DiseaseThe use of patches in medicine is far from a new idea, where it has been implemented in the past such as this flu vaccine with varying degrees of success, depending on the kind of disease or ailment that treats. Scientists at Seoul National University have developed a new smart patch which claims to be able to monitor as well as potentially treat Parkinson’s disease, and this bit of news would certainly be more than welcome to caregivers as Parkinson’s disease patients can be quite taxing on the caregiver at times.

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