Friday
Nov212014

Dyson’s $2.6 billion CAD investment in research to supercharge global growth

Dyson committed a $2.6 billion CAD (£1.5 billion) investment to future technology, including a $1.7 billion CAD (£1bn) for the research and development of new product technologies.  Dyson is developing four new portfolios of technology and will launch 100 new products around the world in the next four years. Hit jump for the full details.

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Thursday
Nov202014

Private beta test of YouTube Music Key reportedly begins

YouTube’s new music subscription service Music Key have reportedly begun its private beta test with the first batch of invites rolled out. Users on Reddit claim the service already offers users ways to watch music videos and download these for offline use. It also has the ability to continue playing while using other apps.

Google plans to charge $9.99 a month for the service once it is fully released. But for beta testers they have free access to the service for six months before they have to pay $7.99 a month after.

Source: Reddit | Via: Android Central

Thursday
Nov202014

Microsoft releases major update for Health app

Microsoft Health app—which you need for the Microsoft Band—has just been updated to get rid of a number of bugs as well to improve stability of the app. It now shows corrected historical views for steps and calories, birthday and zip code validation correction, and better handling of zero minute duration sleep events. The update should be coming to Microsoft Health users automatically.

Source: Ubergizmo

Thursday
Nov202014

TomTom to offer navigation technology for Acer smartphones

TomTom and Acer have entered a multi-year agreement to bring navigation technology to Acer’s mobile devices. The companies introduced the NavKit-powered AcerNAV, a turn-by-turn navigation app that will let you navigate anywhere in the world without additional roaming charges. It features route planning and interactive 2D and 3D maps that you can download for free. The rollout for the app with start in Europe during the last quarter of this year.