Twitter and Billboard partner to share trending tracks

After killing its #Music service, Twitter is taking another stab at its music strategy by announcing a partnership with music news magazine Billboard. The companies have introduced a Billboard Twitter Real-Time Chart, meant to monitor music conversation in the U.S. and create a “social soundtrack” of popular music trends. The chart will also be put up on Billboard.com so users can see the conversation happening on Twitter. You can follow @Billboard and @TwitterMusic to get regular updates on trending songs and popular artists as well.

Source: ReadWrite

Timehop lands on Android to help you take a trip down digital memory lane

Feeling nostalgic over years of digital memories? Timehop is finally letting Android users experience what iOS users have been using since 2011. The app works to collect your Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Instagram content to show you what you were doing up to three years ago on any given date.

Source: The Verge

HTC tipped to release One M8 Mini and M8 Ace

HTC One M8 is barely out the door and already rumours are swirling that there will be two variants based on HTC’s new flagship. @evleaks on Twitter reports that there will be a One M8 Mini and M8 Ace. The mini version is supposedly “confirmed” while the Ace is still up in the air. We can’t verify the veracity of the rumours at the moment but would you ever consider getting a less powerful version of the the One M8?

Source: Ubergizmo

HTC plans to introduce BlinkFeed to other Android devices

Looks like HTC’s BlinkFeed updates won’t be an HTC exclusive for long. The Taiwanese tech company announced plans to bring this feature to other Android devices soon through the Google Play Store. They didn’t specify what version of Android or specs you’ll need to make it run though.

Source: Engadget