Apple rumoured to be in talks to purchase Tidal

Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal might be joining Apple, if rumours are to be believed, that is. The Daily Beast reports that Apple is supposedly exploring this option to bring on artists such as Beyonce and Kanye West that release exclusive content on Jay-Z’s service. It also comes at a time when Apple is looking to invest on its music platform, including a redesign of the service. Tidal’s main selling point, aside from the exclusive music, is sound quality. It costs US$20 a month to subscribe to the service.

Facebook drops Paper app

The last of Facebook’s Creative Labs experiments is biting the dust. Facebook is shutting down its app that you probably don’t know about called Paper. It brought a clean and ad-free look into your News Feed while putting in some stories from your favorite news outlets. You’d see photos and stories cycle through without the added distraction of automatically playing videos and ads. Plus, news stories were arranged by topic, letting you browse through stories that really interest you. It’s even in this platform that Facebook’s fast-loading Instant Articles was developed. The app even let you send and respond to Facebook messages without leaving Paper. Of course, we know how Facebook wants you to use the Messenger app. But now the app has been pulled from app stores and users won’t be able to log in after July 29^th.

Source: MacWorld

Android N gets its name

This has probably started to show up on your feed. Android N is now Android Nougat. Aside from that, it also gets its new version number. It’s now also known as Android 7.0. You get to see the new Nougat statue at Google’s HQ in the video above. You’ll also some of the suggestions people gave when Google told people they could suggest a name for the new mobile operating system.

Source: Droid Life

Tape measure gets smart with Bagel

It’s no surprise that even tape measures are getting tagged “smart.” This time, a new Kickstarter project by Bagel Labs is hoping you back this smart tape measure called Bagel. The measuring device offers three measure modes, saves your measurements, records voice memos, and syncs all these data with a companion mobile app.

You can use it in string mode to get measurements that you would with a regular analog tool. It can do this for up to 10 feet. It also comes with a strong Dyneema string so it can withstand up to 112lbs. Aside from that, wheel mode will let you roll it on its side to measure curved distances with one hand. Meanwhile, remote mode has a laser pointer to measure horizontal and vertical distances. To snag one of these Bagels, you can pledge US$59 to get the unit with an accompanying micro-USB cable. This gives roughly a 45 percent discount off its estimated suggested retail price.

Source: Engadget