Ringly's wearable tech that is on this girl's list

By Sonya Davidson

Finally. Yes, I mean it. FINALLY we are seeing more stylish offerings for women when it comes to wearable tech. Let's face it, while the smart watches are nice, they haven't quite appealed to the fashion forward female market. But developers and designers are racing to meet the screaming wants of women everywhere. We're starting to see interesting smart devices in forms of bracelets and pendants and even some developments into purses. All of the items are serving different needs for everyday life.

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Apple buys media analytics company Semetric

Apple just purchased media analytics company Semetric which owns Musicmetric tracking service. The company can track music sales, downloads, social networking stats for various artists and labels. Musicmetric also partnered with eminent streaming service Spotify to integrate data gathering for subscribers. Apple purchases a variety of smaller companies for various reasons, be it technology or personnel as well as integration into existing projects. The Semetric purchase is seen as a component to Beats Music, which Apple acquired last year and which many are expecting to be relaunched in 2015.

Source: The Guardian via  Macrumors

BlackBerry offering 50 gold and black limited edition Passports

While the classic Black variant is pretty popular, and the white and red versions are equally good looking, BlackBerry has opted to push out a more exclusive version of its Passport smartphone, this one is black with gold accents and carries both a limited edition badge as well as a Porsche Design badge.

Available at  Shop BlackBerry for $999 in Canada and $899 in the US – It seems BlackBerry is addressing third-party companies that are tearing apart and electroplating existing Passports for over US $1,200.00. So BlackBerry Passport users with a gold fetish can now truly indulge in a very rare and exclusive (not to mention, numbered) variant that's certain to be a collector's item someday.

WhatsApp pulls the plug on unauthorized app

If you’ve sideloaded the WhatsApp Plus app, it’s best you get rid of it now. WhatsApp has been issuing 24-hour bans on its users for those who’ve been using the unauthorized client. According to the FAQ section of WhatsApp’s site, WhatsApp Plus isn’t supported by the company. And their source code isn’t something WhatsApp can guarantee as safe, meaning your information might be passed on to third parties. They recommend you get the app from Google Play or their website.

Source: Android Central | Via: SlashGear