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Oppo teases its upcoming N3 smartphone, which comes with another rotating camera

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 12:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

Oppo has released a teaser image of its upcoming N3 smartphone, which features a swivelling camera for taking both front and rear-facing shots. The handset will be formally unveiled later this month, although the anticipation has been quelled recently by a slew of leaks. The official image published today by Oppo, which shows the camera and the back of the handset, mostly aligns with those leaks; the dual-flash setup is identical, although the raised plastic mount looks a little different. Oppo has confirmed the device will be available in two different materials though – stainless steel and an aluminium-lithium alloy – so…

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Can Spotify and new local services drive Russian music fans to the right side of the law?

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 11:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Investigations

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With a decades-long history of being one of the countries where online music has been mostly pirated, Russia is now seeing the emergence of music services that offer users a legal way to stream tracks. Spotify is on its way to the country, and local services are gearing up towards acquiring a bigger audience with new features and tailor-made offers for all types of users, from casual listeners to hardcore audiophiles. Meanwhile, the three major labels — Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music — have recently sued the country’s biggest social network VK.com, a.k.a. VKontakte, for numerous copyright violations. The main issue here is…

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Can Spotify and new local services drive Russian music fans to the right side of the law?

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 11:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Investigations

Spotify

With a decades-long history of being one of the countries where online music has been mostly pirated, Russia is now seeing the emergence of music services that offer users a legal way to stream tracks. Spotify is on its way to the country, and local services are gearing up towards acquiring a bigger audience with new features and tailor-made offers for all types of users, from casual listeners to hardcore audiophiles. Meanwhile, the three major labels — Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music — have recently sued the country’s biggest social network VK.com, a.k.a. VKontakte, for numerous copyright violations. The main issue here is…

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Twitter users in France will soon be able to Tweet money to each other

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 11:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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A French bank is gearing up to launch an online payment service for Twitter users. Unveiled last month by S-Money – a subsidiary of the banking group BPCE – it’ll give users the ability to “simply Tweet money to one another.” Details are otherwise scarce, but Reuters reports that a press conference will be held tomorrow, and the service will be available this week. Users can register their interest in the service here. Twitter recently introduced a buy button for a small group of brands, nonprofits and music artists. While the feature is targeted at attracting businesses to the platform, this new service from…

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Twitter users in France will soon be able to Tweet money to each other

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 11:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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A French bank is gearing up to launch an online payment service for Twitter users. Unveiled last month by S-Money – a subsidiary of the banking group BPCE – it’ll give users the ability to “simply Tweet money to one another.” Details are otherwise scarce, but Reuters reports that a press conference will be held tomorrow, and the service will be available this week. Users can register their interest in the service here. Twitter recently introduced a buy button for a small group of brands, nonprofits and music artists. While the feature is targeted at attracting businesses to the platform, this new service from…

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