Spotify now offers option to disable 'Canvas' video snippets

If you're a Spotify user, you've seen the "Canvas" feature, which is looped video snippets some artists upload for some songs in place of album art. The company claims these only need to be streamed once and won't eat up data, even if they are played on loop. Some users aren't happy with the feature because it creates an inconsistent look when you're in a playlist with songs that don't have Canvases. It also slows down the experience when switching from one song to another.

Spotify is listening to users and is rolling out the option to disable this feature. You just need to head to settings to toggle it on or off. Our phones don't have the feature yet, so we're waiting for it to head our way. But you can check your device to see if it's made its way to you.

Source: Android Police

HP's latest multifunction printers are designed around the needs of small business

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York, NY- HP today unveiled a series of multifunction printers that are designed around the needs of small businesesses and startups. The new OfficeJet Pro printers were shown off recently at the Three Seat Espresso and Barber shop in New York's trendy East Village.

The idea was to show how the latest OfficeJet Pro and OfficeJet Premiere printers can integrate into a small business while solving many problems for entrepreneurs. It all starts with the design, the latest HP OfficeJet printers are up to 40 per cent smaller yet pack the same high-speed inkjet printing capability as older models.

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Reasons why you won’t see an ECG monitor on a Fitbit yet

Fitbit recently just announced its new line of devices, but before you ask where the ECG monitor is, the company’s CEO James Park has an explanation for the exemption. He says they are working on a version of it for its trackers. But don’t expect it to come out soon. Park gave two reasons. Firstly, with FDA approval in the US, it takes time to get that product out. So, he can’t give a specific timeline. Secondly, he wants them to develop the technology in a way that’s different from Apple’s take. How they’d be able to do this is something we can’t say just yet.

"I think for us it's making sure that it’s really clinically relevant. It’s not just about alerting people, but making sure that there’s a good next step," Park told Wareable."I’m a big fan of these technologies and early detection coming out, but if you read some of the criticisms it’s about the number of false positives, the unnecessary raising of people’s anxieties. And if you look at some of the use cases, you’re being told if you have AFib today this is not for you, or if you’re under 65 don’t really use it. For us our strategy it’s not been about getting the latest features out there first, so when you see us launch FDA-regulated features like [sleep] apnea or AFib, we’ll be taking a different approach."

Tom Holland will reportedly star in Russo Brothers’ next film post-‘Avengers: Endgame’

Looks like Tom Holland and the Russo Brothers (Joe and Anthony Russo) will be collaborating beyond the walls of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A new report from Variety says that Holland is in talks to work with the Russos on Cherry, an adaptation of Nico Walker’s semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It tells the tale of an Iraq War veteran who comes home and struggles with PTSD and opioid addiction. To fund the said addiction, he starts robbing banks. While the narrator and protagonist of the story are unnamed, it’s heavily based on Walker’s own experiences. The film is expected to hit theatres in 2020.

This will be the first post-MCU film for the brothers. They acquired the rights to Cherry for US$1 million through their AGBO studio. They will direct it from a script written by Jessica Goldberg and produce alongside AGBO’s Mike Larocca. Filming is expected to start this summer in time for next year’s release.