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- Iodine: A platform to help you choose the best medicines for you
- Adobe is closing its R&D operations in China, with a reported 400 jobs being axed
- Science Inc. acquires PlayHaven’s ad network from Upsight
- Xiaomi courts more Apple comparisons with ‘iHealth’ blood pressure and heart rate tracker
- Microsoft Lumia 735 arriving in UK on October 2 with Cortana digital assistant in tow
- Sky’s NOW TV streaming service adds Entertainment and Movies passes for Apple TV users
- Infogr.am now wants to help teams collaborate on infographics
- Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited to the UK, an all-you-can-eat book subscription service for £7.99 a month
- India’s Mars Orbiter is winning the internet with funny tweets from space
- Samsung’s standalone Gear S smartwatch is headed to the US this fall
| Iodine: A platform to help you choose the best medicines for you Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:39 AM PDT  Iodine, a platform for finding out which drugs really work best for users, has launched in the US in a bid to bring more transparency to consumer choices in the pharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in July last year and has since then been working on increasing its database of drug knowledge ahead of its public launch. Today, it has results from more than 100,000 surveys (carried out in the US using Google Consumer Surveys) to help users better understand the real life experiences of people who have used the drugs. The platform also looks at other factors, like price,... This story continues at The Next Web The post Iodine: A platform to help you choose the best medicines for you appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Adobe is closing its R&D operations in China, with a reported 400 jobs being axed Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:33 AM PDT  Adobe is closing its research and development operations in China in a move that could see as many as 400 employees made redundant. The company isn't pulling out of Greater China altogether — it will retain six sales offices across China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — but its R&D branch for the region will close down before the end of the year, a spokesperson told The Next Web. The news was initially reported by Chinese site Caixin, which speculated the job loss numbers. Adobe did not confirm exactly how many of its Chinese staff will be laid off, but it did say that... This story continues at The Next Web The post Adobe is closing its R&D operations in China, with a reported 400 jobs being axed appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Science Inc. acquires PlayHaven’s ad network from Upsight Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:00 AM PDT  Science Inc., an LA-based group that invests in and builds media and ecommerce companies, has announced the acquisition of mobile gaming ad network PlayHaven from the Upsight analytics service. Upsight was created earlier this year as the product of a merger between PlayHaven and Kontagent. Now, the company has decided to shed the advertising side in order to focus on Kontagent's marketing business. Andy Yang, Upsight's CEO, outlined two main reasons for the decision to sell off the ad network: focus and neutrality. Upsight has benefitted from the combination of PlayHaven's marketing tools and Kontagent, and now it's ready to... This story continues at The Next Web The post Science Inc. acquires PlayHaven's ad network from Upsight appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Xiaomi courts more Apple comparisons with ‘iHealth’ blood pressure and heart rate tracker Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:39 AM PDT  Xiaomi invested $25 million in a new iHealth Labs venture earlier this week, and already it has gadgets to show for it. Today the Chinese company unveiled a smartphone dock that turns your phone into a medical measurement machine. The dock — which is rather incredibly branded as iHealth, inviting further comparisons/Apple copycat claims — will be available for 199 Chinese yuan (that's about $33) and is accompanied by an app. Together they track blood pressure (including systolic and diastolic blood pressure) and heart rate. The doc includes an attached pad which is simply attached to a person's arm, as happens in... This story continues at The Next Web The post Xiaomi courts more Apple comparisons with ‘iHealth’ blood pressure and heart rate tracker appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Microsoft Lumia 735 arriving in UK on October 2 with Cortana digital assistant in tow Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:18 AM PDT Microsoft has today announced that the Lumia 735 will be available in the UK from October 2, and it'll be the first handset to arrive running Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant. Priced from around £20 on contract (we're still awaiting confirmation of a SIM-free price), the device was first announced three weeks ago, alongside a dual-SIM, non-LTE variant. Key specs include the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system (with Lumia Denim), a 4.7-inch 720p OLED display, a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 8GB of onboard storage (with microSD support) and a 6.7-megapixel camera. Microsoft has also taken into account the recent selfie craze and included... This story continues at The Next Web The post Microsoft Lumia 735 arriving in UK on October 2 with Cortana digital assistant in tow appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sky’s NOW TV streaming service adds Entertainment and Movies passes for Apple TV users Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:47 AM PDT  Broadcaster BSkyB has announced that its NOW TV streaming service now offers the full range of its Entertainment, Sport and Movie content to Apple TV users, having previously been restricted to just a Sports pass. Offering both live and catch-up options, the passes are available to customers for a set fee, and offer an easy way for the company to extend the reach and revenues of its TV offerings to non-Sky TV customers. Currently, an Entertainment pass costs £4.99 per month, but this is set to rise to £6.99 from October 16. A Movie pass costs £8.99 per month (£9.99 from October 16)... This story continues at The Next Web The post Sky’s NOW TV streaming service adds Entertainment and Movies passes for Apple TV users appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Infogr.am now wants to help teams collaborate on infographics Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:34 AM PDT  As we wrote back in 2012, Infogr.am is a great way of creating your own beautiful interactive infographics. In a nutshell, Infogr.am takes the data you give it and makes it easy to construct detailed infographics via a WYSIWYG editor. Now, 1.2 million users on, Infogr.am is launching a feature specifically for teams, letting those who work in close unison collaborate and access shared resources from their own accounts. The aptly titled 'Infogr.am For Teams' works with Infogr.am's Pro and White Label plans which start at $18/month, so those on the limited 'Free' version of the service won't be able... This story continues at The Next Web The post Infogr.am now wants to help teams collaborate on infographics appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:09 AM PDT Two months after Amazon launched its e-book subscription service in the US, the internet giant has quietly introduced the offering to UK readers too. As spotted by Engadget, Kindle Unlimited is now available in Britain, with 650,000 e-books and "thousands" of audiobooks up for grabs each month. Following a 30-day free trial, the subscription will set you back £7.99 per month, and is available via Kindle e-readers, as well as its apps on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, PC, Mac and Windows 8. It's worth noting here that you'll probably not be able to access all the latest bestsellers through... This story continues at The Next Web The post Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited to the UK, an all-you-can-eat book subscription service for £7.99 a month appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| India’s Mars Orbiter is winning the internet with funny tweets from space Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:32 AM PDT Tweeting from space has been done before, but that doesn't mean that it gets any less fun, cool, or exciting. India is celebrating after successfully sending its first satellite into orbit around Mars. The country managed to pull off the impressive feat with its first attempt — unlike other missions — and you shouldn't miss out on its Mars Orbiter which is tweeting from space like the best of them. And with humor. What is red, is a planet and is the focus of my orbit? pic.twitter.com/HDRWjOcPus — ISRO's Mars Orbiter (@MarsOrbiter) September 24, 2014 I'll be back after breakfast.... This story continues at The Next Web The post India’s Mars Orbiter is winning the internet with funny tweets from space appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Samsung’s standalone Gear S smartwatch is headed to the US this fall Posted: 23 Sep 2014 11:42 PM PDT Samsung's 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4 isn't its only new product headed for the sales aisles soon — the Korean company just revealed that its Gear S smartwatch is headed to the US this fall, though it isn't being specific with the dates. In a brief note, Samsung said the device, which is notable for being its first smartwatch that doesn't need to be paired to a smartphone or tablet, will be available via AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, and of course unlocked. As with the Note 4 launch dates, Samsung isn't spilling all the details for now. The Gear S will hit the US... This story continues at The Next Web The post Samsung’s standalone Gear S smartwatch is headed to the US this fall appeared first on The Next Web. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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