Friday
Mar272015

Beatport brings EDM lovers together on mobile

Are you a fan of electronic dance music? Beatport has just introduced a new hub for EDM into Google’s and Apple’s mobile platforms. This coincides with the recent launch of their free streaming service. Beatport’s aim for this app is to make it the top destination of both fans and DJs who need to stock up on tracks. You can stream your favourite songs on there for free. It also features a calendar of EDM events and built-in ticket purchasing capability.

Source: Digital Trends + Android Central | Download: Google Play Store (Free) + Apple iTunes App Store (Free)

Friday
Mar272015

Christy Turlington Burns - Apple Watch can track runs without an iPhone

Being pitched as one of the most advanced health and activity tracking wearables, the Apple Watch was expected to require an iPhone in order to connect to the Internet as well as track activity information. Supermodel, marathon runner and Apple Watch spokesperson Christy Turlington Burns, recently revealed that the Apple Watch can track runs without an iPhone. 

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Thursday
Mar262015

Help Frank & Oak decide the location of their next pop-up store

Menswear brand Frank & Oak wants your help. They need you to pitch in and tell them where to open their next pop-up location. Starting today until April 8, you can visit this link to monitor and see how you can help. You can pick any of the following US cities to back: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, and Portland. You can back these stores by purchasing a gift card and pledging an amount of your choice. You’ll be getting a corresponding reward package, depending on your pledge. You will also be asked to create a Frank & Oak account. The first six cities that’ll reach their threshold will get a pop-up shop. 

Thursday
Mar262015

Google ports Chrome data compression to PCs

Great news for you bandwidth-conscious users, Google is bringing its mobile data compression used on Chrome for Android and iOS to the PC. The Data Saver (beta) extension works similar to what is done with Google compressing the data on their servers first. This method is said to reduce data consumption of some pages to as much as 50 percent. Like in mobile, it doesn’t intercept SSL-protected or Incognito tabs to protect user’s privacy and security.

Source: Engadget | Download: Chrome Web Store (Free)