UE speakers now feature Siri and Google Now voice integration

Ultimate Ears wants users to speak up and use their voice by introducing Siri and Google Now voice integration on UE BOOM 2 and UE MEGABOOM.

Music fans can simply say it to play it, allowing them to stay connected in the moment by providing faster, easier access to their music using Siri and Google Now voice directly from their Ultimate Ears speakers. The new push-to-talk feature brings even more convenience to UE’s award winning on-the-go Bluetooth speakers.

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Adobe's latest update to Creative Cloud focuses on Content Aware editing and VR

Adobe recently launched major updates to its flagship Creative Cloud tools and services focusing on new content aware editing tools as well as VR features.

The release includes updates to Adobe’s flagship applications, performance enhancements across Creative Cloud (CC) and exciting updates to Adobe Stock – including deeper integration within CC and the addition of an all-new Premium collection of high-quality stock content.

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Apple Camp for kids 8-12 registration opens today, focuses on coding and movie making

Apple Camp is opening up for the summer at various Apple Retail Stores and offers kids aged 8-12 a chance to learn how to use technology to code, create robots and shoot and edit video.

Sessions take around 90 minutes, and takes place in Apple Stores in the United States, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. Interested parties can register here.  Sessions are free, but places are limited. Registration is now open here.

Source: 9to5Mac

Spotify has 100 million subscribers, 30 million are paid listeners

Streaming music service Spotify revealed it has 100 million subscribers, 30 million of which pay for the service to enjoy ad-free music and the ability to save songs and playlists on a mobile device.

Despite its market dominance, Spotify reflects the delicate nature of running a streaming music service. According to Reuters, "Spotify, founded in 2006, pays more than 80 percent of its revenue to record labels and artists and has not yet shown a profit as it spends to grow internationally. Last year, it made an operating loss of 184.5 million euros ($209 million), widening from 165.1 million in 2014."

Apple Music, which competest directly with Spotify, announced last week that it had 15 million subscribers. Apple offers no free tier past a three month trial period.

Source: Reuters via Appleinsider