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Spotify now has more than 15 million paying subscribers, up from 10 million in May 2014

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by on January 12, 2015 at 2:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Spotify has today announced that it has passed the 15 million paying subscriber threshold, and now has more than 60 million active users overall. The figure, revealed in a blog post today, marks a significant increase since May 2014, when it said it had 10 million paying users and shows that its new subscriber growth is holding pace. In 2011, it had just one million paying users, and reached 6 million in around March 2013. It then reached the 10 million figure in May last year. Over the course of 2014, the company expanded the platform’s reach by partnering with a number of companies and…

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Deskbeers is now delivering craft beers to workplaces throughout Great Britain

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by on January 12, 2015 at 1:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates, UK

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It may well only be Monday, but Friday will roll around soon enough – and if you’re fortunate to work in a company that relaxes the rules a little, Friday is the day you get to crack open a free, cold beer at your desk or in the break-out area. UK startup Deskbeers has been offering workplace delivery of a minimum of a dozen bottles of craft ale within London for a while, but now it’ll send its wares directly to your office anywhere on the UK mainland on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly or one-off basis.   While you could just walk…

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20 things that happened on the internet in 2014, can you name them all?

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by on January 12, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Posted In: 20 things, Andrew Rae, Around the Web, Images, Insider, Shareables, SYZYGY Group

Here’s something to distract you from the terrible combination of the Monday blues and January gloom – the internet meme equivalent of Where’s Wally? The SYZYGY Group and illustrator Andrew Rae have put together the image below, which depicts “20 of the most significant events that happened on the internet in 2014″. Tweet your answers and you could be win a limited edition poster of the illustration. There are clues at the 20Things site if you get stuck and you can also see the cartoon summaries of internet years past back to 2010. ➤ 20Things Read next: Tech Things I’m Excited about in…

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The SKEYE Nano Drone is back in stock! 41% off at TNW Deals

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by on January 12, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

The SKEYE Nano Drone is perfect for pocket-sized fun anytime, anywhere! This tiny flying machine is easy to control and perform stunts with, for a barrel of fun that you can take with you wherever you go. Last month this deal sold out within a matter of days, but now it’s back and available for US and international shipping! The SKEYE Nano Drone features a 6-axis flight control system with three modes, for everyone from beginners to advanced pilots to experts, so you can execute simple maneuvers right out of the box and master complex ones like figures 8s and…

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Samsung’s Galaxy A7 is a slim mid-range Android KitKat performer

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by on January 12, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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With CES 2015 out of the way, it’s time to get back to business — and that’s exactly what Samsung is up to. The electronics giant has just launched its new Galaxy A7 smartphone with fairly decent specs and dependable, if not new, Android KitKat 4.4. The A7 follows the current trend of 5.5-inch screens, but manages to stay notably slim at just 6.3mm with a metal unibody design. It’s got an AMOLED HD display and is powered by an octa-core processor (with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory. There’s also a microSD slot that supports 64GB cards, a 13-megapixel rear…

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