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Tradiio turns recommending new music into a game that offers real-world rewards

Mar02
by on March 2, 2015 at 9:37 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, music streaming, new music, Product Reviews, services, Tradiio

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Streaming services like Spotify and Deezer are great when you know what you want to listen to, but despite offering charts and other discovery features, they’re not so good when it comes to surfacing new artists. For the past week, I’ve been testing out Tradiio, a new platform that turns finding new musicians into a game and rewards you for making smart picks. The service, which launched publicly today, uses a system of virtual coins. You start with a cache of currency to invest in songs. You earn more as you complete missions – short tasks like ‘listen to two hip-hop songs’…

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BlackBerry updates BBM with custom PINs, ad-free subscriptions and Android Wear support

Mar02
by on March 2, 2015 at 9:13 am
Posted In: android wear, Apps, Around the Web, BBM, Product Updates

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BlackBerry has updated its cross-platform messaging app BBM with a slew of new features and paid subscriptions. You can now pay a recurring fee of $0.99 per month to remove ads, and get a custom PIN for a separate monthly fee of $1.99. Custom PINs must be between six and eight characters in length, are not case sensitive and can only include letters and numbers. Premium users also get a little badge on their avatar. Group chats now support photo sharing. These images are displayed in-line and also saved to the Pictures section of each group, where you can like…

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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey receives death threats from ISIS for deleting accounts

Mar02
by on March 2, 2015 at 8:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, ISIS

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A post purportedly written by ISIS supporters is threatening Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey as well as company employees because the terrorist organization’s accounts are frequently deleted from the microblogging service, reports BuzzFeed. The post was uploaded on JustPaste, and features an image of Dorsey with the cross-hairs of a gun superimposed on it. It reads, “Your virtual war on us will cause a real war on you. “You started this failed war. We told you from the beginning it’s not your war, but you didn’t get it and kept closing our accounts on Twitter, but we always come back. “When…

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Telefónica will provide connectivity to Bluesmart’s smart suitcase

Mar02
by on March 2, 2015 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Latin America, Mobile, MWC

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IoT startup Bluesmart has partnered with Spanish carrier Telefónica, the company announced today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The operator will be providing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connectivity for Bluesmart’s upcoming smart luggage. As you may remember, Bluesmart led a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign that reached its initial funding goal in only 121 minutes, and went on to raise more than $2 million in pre-orders from 8,000 backers. Its core product is an innovative carry-on suitcase that boasts features such as location tracking, device charging, Bluetooth locking and app-based remote controlling. It is now official that many of these functionalities will be enabled by a Telefónica­powered SIM card that Bluesmart will include inside of its…

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