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Here are the first startups selected to exhibit at TNW Europe 2015

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 2:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider

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This year’s TNW Conference Europe will see 150 carefully selected startups exhibit their products and pitch their ideas to 3,500 influential attendees. Having received more than 250 applications so far, the TNW Events teams is slowly but surely making its way through each application and inviting the best to interview for a place. So far, we’ve confirmed 25 companies that will be exhibiting in our newly expanded Business Area on April 23 and 24. Check them out below, or complete your application if you think your company deserves to join them. Dayafterday From: United Kingdom Dayafterday is your daily dose of…

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GroupMe adds a new Calendar feature to help groups organize events

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Microsoft-owned messaging app GroupMe today launched a new Calendar feature, allowing groups to organize events directly within the app. Users can simply find the Calendar button on the menu bar to create an event for any group they’re in. Organizers can ask members of the group to RSVP and set reminders for the event. Attendee responses will appear in-line on the messaging thread, allowing group members to Like whether or not their friends plan to show up to said event. The update is live on Android, iOS and Windows Phone today. Unfortunately, it won’t sync with Sunrise, the calendar app Microsoft acquired last week. We asked…

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Deezer Elite’s high-quality music streaming service is going global

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Deezer, Deezer Elite, Insider, music streaming, Product Launches, Sonos

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Deezer launched Elite, its high-quality music streaming service for Sonos systems, in the US last year. Now, it’s taking it global, opening access for users in Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Canada. The service is only available on Sonos and gives users access to a 35 million track library in lossless FLAC format. It includes the company’s Flow feature which generates a personalized radio channel based on your listening habits. Existing Deezer Premium+ subscribers on Sonos can upgrade to Deezer Elite today at no extra cost, provided they’re subscribing for a full year. Sonos promotional users, meanwhile, can upgrade…

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Google is offering 2GB of extra Drive storage if you take this security checkup

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, google drive, Insider, Safer Internet Day

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Marking Safer Internet Day, Google is giving an extra 2GB of Google Drive storage to anyone who completes this security checkup by February 17. The checkup makes sure your account recovery information is current, asks you to review recent sign-in activity, and lets you see which apps and devices can access your account. It’s a worthwhile exercise and Google has certainly sugared the pill with that gift of extra storage. The company says it’ll give qualifying Google Drive accounts the boost on February 28 and you’ll get an email confirming the change. ➤ Safer Internet Day 2015 [Google Drive Blog] Read next: 10 Useful…

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InboxVudu makes your inbox smarter so you won’t miss an important email

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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InboxVudu, a new service that is launching today, aims to surface the things that are most important in your inbox. The service connects to your Gmail or Google Apps account and analyzes incoming emails for what you need to respond to and when. At the end of each day, the service sends you an email with the things that need to be done. The daily email recaps aren’t just a straight copy and paste of the emails from that day. Instead, InboxVudu creates a ‘too long, didn’t read’ version of the email that extracts only the text that needs to be actioned, along with…

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