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YouTube announces Music Key subscription service, starting at $7.99 per month

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by on November 12, 2014 at 6:10 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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We’ve known it was coming for a while, but today YouTube has announced a music subscription service called ‘YouTube Music Key.’ The new service, which is launching in beta, will offer full album streams and offline listening for $9.99 a month. The subscription also includes access to Google Play Music, which offers 30+ million songs and the ability to upload your own music. YouTube says that the service will add the ability to watch official music videos via the app in the “coming days” as well. The company hasn’t said which regions the service will be available in, but the signup…

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Samsung opens up Simband wearable to developers on top of its SAMI health platform

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by on November 12, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

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At the Samsung developer conference today, Samsung president and chief strategy officer, Young Sohn announced that the company was opening the Sambaed health band reference design to developers. The band is based on Samsung’s SAMI health platform. The modular band has a modular element that be replaced with any piece of health tracking hardware. The Samband can track more than the average health band. In addition to heartbeat, it an measure blood pressure and CO2 levels. With the replaceable band element the band can be used to focus on a users particular needs. For example, if you have diabetes, the band can…

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Twitter to overhaul private messages ‘this quarter’, new users to get pre-populated timelines

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by on November 12, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Twitter’s CEO has revealed today that improvements are on the way that will see the private messaging functionality overhauled this quarter, as well as seeing changes designed to encourage new users to stick with the platform. Another change on the horizon is the introduction of a feature that will give new users the option of having a pre-populated ‘Following’ stream, Dick Costolo revealed at the company’s first investor day, according to reports from a WSJ reporter at the event. New Twitter users will get an instant timeline, no need to follow anyone, says @dickc. $TWTR — Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) November 12,…

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Rdio matches Spotify by lowering the price of its family subscription plan to $5 for each extra member

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by on November 12, 2014 at 5:34 pm
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Less than a month after Spotify announced it was introducing family subscription plans, Rdio has revealed that it’s lowering the price of its own family plans to $5 for each extra subscriber. Rdio was one of the first music-streaming service to launch family subscription plans, way back in 2011. It was initially restricted to 3 family members, but was subsequently extended to five last year. The upshot of the family plan meant you no longer had to pay the full $9.99 for each member – two accounts cost $17.99 per month, while three would set the main subscriber back $22.99….

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge and Gear S smartwatch to get live traffic updates, ‘Car Mode’ and more

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by on November 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm
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Samsung is bringing live traffic data and other new driving-related functionality to users of some of its Galaxy devices following a deal with traffic info provider Inrix. Due to arrive “just in time for the holidays,” the deal will see Inrix’s data power “several new apps and services” aimed at saving drivers time and frustration. In addition to providing live traffic info, the deal also means apps can more accurately represent the time of arrival. Initially, the new features will only be available on the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Gear S smartwatch. Among the new apps is a…

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