Blog Profile / The Next Web Blog
| URL : | http://thenextweb.org | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 42592 | |
| Posts / Week: | 170.4 | |
| Archived Since: | August 8, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Meet ‘House of Coates’, the adorable home that automatically updates its own Twitter account
Technology holds the key to automating many of the repetitive and arduous tasks associated with housekeeping. It’s why products such as Nest, an intelligent thermostat that automatically adjusts the temperature... Keep reading ?
Daft Punk breaks Spotify’s first-day album streams record, set to beat Mumford & Sons for first week streams
At the time of writing, Daft Punk’s mega-hit Get Lucky has been streamed on Spotify more than 28 million times around the world, a figure we know because the music-streaming... Keep reading ?
BBC scraps Digital Media Initiative after spending £98.4m on a revamped archive and production tools
The BBC has decided to abandon its Digital Media Initiative, after spending £98.4 million (roughly $148 million USD) to try to create a more integrated and digital workflow for its employees.... Keep reading ?
Listen to ‘Dance’, the latest single from Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s upcoming album
Kim Dotcom, the Internet entrepreneur behind file-sharing service Megaupload and its successor, simply titled MEGA, has released a new single from his upcoming album today. Reports of a full-length studio... Keep reading ?
Pixplit, the Instagram for social photo collages, now enables private and solo ‘splits’
Back in December we reported on Pixplit, which we noted was like an Instagram for social photo collages, adding that it’s a lot more fun than you might think. Since... Keep reading ?
Mentor launches an “anti to-do list” app for iOS, pitting itself against US rivals Lift and Everest
Billed as an “anti to-do list” application, today sees the launch of Mentor for iOS, which aims to become your platform of choice for keeping track of what you want... Keep reading ?
Sony newspaper ad reveals the PlayStation 4 will launch in the UK by the end of 2013
Sony’s next generation video game console, the PlayStation 4, will arrive in the United Kingdom before the year’s end, an advert published today in the Metro newspaper has revealed. The... Keep reading ?
China’s online retailer LightInTheBox sets IPO terms, could raise up to $87 million
Beijing-based online retailer LightInTheBox has set its IPO terms in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, as it moves closer to becoming the first Chinese... Keep reading ?
Flickr’s new Fail Panda surfaces as the Yahoo-owned site suffers first downtime since its revamp
Yahoo gave its photo hosting site Flickr a major revamp this past Monday, but already — four days later — the service has suffered its first significant outage after going... Keep reading ?
Russian offshore software developer Luxoft is heading towards a New York IPO
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on East-West Digital News, a leading English-language resource on Russian digital industries and related venture activity. Luxoft, a major offshore software developer headquartered in Moscow, announced yesterday that... Keep reading ?
Going global: The Guardian newspaper announces a new ‘.com’ domain for its UK, US and Australian websites
British national daily newspaper The Guardian has unveiled plans to create a new global online identity, one that will serve as a home for its various digital properties around the... Keep reading ?
Google will reportedly use Samsung’s OLED display technology for the consumer version of Glass
Google will reportedly use Samsung’s organic light-emitting diode technology (OLED) in Google Glass – a wearable computer that should be available for consumers by the end of this year. A... Keep reading ?
Sony aims to raise $1.5 billion from bond sale to pay off debt and invest in technology
Sony posted its first positive financial results since 2008 this month, and its next financial move sees it seeking to raise 150 billion yen (around $1.5 billion) in order to pay... Keep reading ?
Interactive video platform Videogram launches Android version
Android users who are avid video viewers now have cause for cheer – the interactive video platform Videogram, which even Jennifer Lopez took to releasing her new music video on earlier... Keep reading ?
Viki expands its music video collection, bringing Universal Music’s full catalogue to Southeast Asia
Exactly one year (to the day) after it began offering music content, global video streaming site Viki has announced a deal with Universal Music that will see it offer the label’s... Keep reading ?
Chrome 28 beta for Android is out: Google Translate built-in, fullscreen on tablets, new error pages, and more
Just a day after launching the stable version of Chrome 27 for Android, Google has announced the release of Chrome 28 beta for Android. Among the new features a built-in... Keep reading ?
DISH secures $9B in financing to purchase Sprint as SoftBank deal clears state regulatory reviews
DISH Network has secured $9 billion in “committed financing” as part of its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint. The company hopes it will help persuade the telecommunication company to rethink... Keep reading ?
Digg’s Google Reader alternative will simply be called Reader and won’t come as a standalone app
Speaking on stage at Internet Week New York, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin revealed that his company’s upcoming Google Reader replacement will not be a separate app, and will simply be called “Reader.”... Keep reading ?
Foursquare taps Gnip to let academics and journalists use its worldwide realtime check-in data for research
Foursquare and Gnip on Thursday together announced a partnership that will see the former’s check-in data distributed to the latter’s clients. Foursquare is giving Gnip a realtime feed of the... Keep reading ?
Social media curation service Storify partners with Typekit to help brands customize their stories
Storify, a service that helps users curate social media posts around a particular topic, has partnered with Adobe’s Typekit. This move helps Storify users better customize their stories so that... Keep reading ?