James Dyson Award now open for entries

If you’re a university or college student studying product design, industrial design, and engineering and have a great idea you want to implement, the James Dyson Award is now looking for entries for this year’s competition. The competition looks for solutions to real-life problems from young scientists or engineers. But participants are encouraged to use less and design with the environment in mind. This year, the competition is open to 20 countries. Now, students in Taiwan and Hong Kong can also join. The international winner can stand a chance to win $54,000 for himself/herself and $9,000 for his/her university department.

The competition will be open for entries until July 2. The entrants will need to submit evidence of prototypes as well as stories detailing their design process and inspiration. The international winner will be announced by James Dyson on November 10. You can find out more information here.

Photo leak hints at 5 variants of Samsung Galaxy S6

Rumours have been circulating for a while that there would be more than one version of the Samsung Galaxy S6. But a new alleged leaked photo that CNET Korea got their hands on shows five different variants of Samsung’s upcoming flagship. The one on the far left looks like the traditional look of a Galaxy device; while the one on the far right looks similar to the Galaxy Note Edge. The second one from the right also looks like it has a curved edge screen. The other two devices come with casings. The second one to the left is protected by a Verus cover (a popular case maker in South Korea); while the one in the center seems to have a thicker case but it can’t be told if it’s also made from Verus.

Of course, these are all just rumours at the moment. But if you just wait a bit more, it is said Samsung will be unveiling its newest flagship at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 1.

Source: CNET Korea

Google releases cute animal-filled ad for Android

Google seems to be demonstrating that they are the Windows for mobile devices with its latest unconventional ad. Called “Friends Furever,” it shows different pairs of animals playing together. The ad is part of the company’s “Be Together. Not the Same” campaign, which was unveiled in October 2014 alongside Android 5.0 Lollipop. While it’s not the usual ad for a tech company, the message is pretty clear: you’ll be able to get the Android experience on multiple devices, which means you won’t be left wanting for choice.

Source: VentureBeat

BEEP gaining celebrity status

By Sonya Davidson

Have you heard of Beep? This relatively new comer to the social media circles is causing a bit of a frenzy since it's recent launch in October 2014. The social media voice network has recently announced it's now reaching over 50 million poeple from the United States to the Philippines. 

In comparison to Twitter's growth in its early days, Beep is growing twice as fast and the company expects to quadruple its users in 2015 (available in iTunes and GooglePlay). 

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