Spotify on the Apple Watch gets offline music downloads

Spotify

Spotify has plans to bring offline music downloads to Google Wear soon. But that isn't coming out yet. iOS users, though, are getting the feature first. Spotify will let Apple Watch users download playlists, albums, and podcasts and play these offline, meaning you can listen to your favourite audio content without bringing a phone with you. 

Back in November, Spotify added the option to stream music using the Apple Watch, but it only worked as a remote for the streaming service. Now, the offline feature will be available on the Apple Watch Series 3 or later, running WatchOS 6.0 later, with WatchOS 7.1 and up recommended. You will also need a Spotify Premium subscription for the feature to work.

Source: The Verge

Google opening retail store in New York City

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google is reportedly opening a retail store in New York City to sell Pixels, Nest products, and Fitbit wearables. Housed in its NY headquarters, the store will help consumers get up close and personal with Google products and services.

“Today, we’re announcing our plans to open Google’s first-ever physical retail store, in one of the greatest cities in the world: New York,” Google’s Jason Rosenthal writes. “The new Google Store in Chelsea will be a space where customers can experience our hardware and services in a helpful way. We’ll be opening our doors to the public in summer 2021.”

This isn't the first Google store, however, and it isn't the first one in New York, specifically. Google had a pop-up store in the trendy SoHo area a few years back, which I had a chance to visit and experience. Google has also had booths in Best Buy stores for many years and has similar kiosks in its partner mobile carrier stores. 

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A Career Guide for Working in Young People's Education

When you are looking for a highly rewarding and important career path, education comes as one of the top options. Working in education means shaping the future of those around you, aiding your community and helping others to learn and develop. This is true of any educational role, but it is especially important when you are working with young people. 

When your job role sees you being a positive learning influence on young people, you are playing a vital role in helping them achieve the future they want and become the people they want to be. With this in mind, young people's education as a career can be even more rewarding, and especially if you are pursuing a career which concentrates on child development, such as an online masters in school counseling or other compassionate roles. 

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Why you should consider a career in nursing

Choosing a career isn’t easy, especially when you’re young. While the lucky few might have a clear idea of what they want to do, for most of us, we only have a general idea of the sort of jobs that interest us. For example, you might know that you want to work with children or animals, that you want a role involving travel, or simply that you want to make a lot of money. Alternatively, it might be that you want to dedicate yourself to helping others – in which case, one of the career paths that’s definitely worth considering is nursing.

Being a nurse means that you get to help people every day and positively impact your local community. In addition, it enables you to work in the medical field without the cost and time commitment of going to medical school, and thanks to the availability of online programs, it’s also an area that you can retrain in as a mature student even if you have existing work and family obligations. 

This article goes into more detail about the role of a nurse, the advantages of having a career in nursing and options for career progression, and the kind of skills and characteristics you’ll need to succeed in the job. Then if you decide that it’s a career you’re interested in pursuing, there’s also some information on how to become a nurse and applying for nursing degrees like BSN to DNP programs online.

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