That means in the U.S., where an individual membership to Apple Music costs $9.99 per month, the student membership will be $4.99 per month instead. The option isn’t just arriving in the U.S., though. Students in other countries, including the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, will also be able to take advantage of the new membership option. … [Read more...]
Millennials Put Their Trust in Autonomous Driving Features
For years, studies have backed up the theory that millennials want to drive less than their older counterparts. A new JD Power study puts a fresh wrinkle into the whole concept with the finding that younger drivers trust autonomous-driving features more than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. Whether it's in the name of safety or convenience is open to interpretation. … [Read more...]
Soundcloud Go Launches in UK and Ireland, Spotify Targeted
SoundCloud is launching its paid subscription service, SoundCloud Go, in the UK and Ireland Tuesday, offering music fans access to its 125 million tracks for £9.99 (or €9.99) with a 30-day free trial. … [Read more...]
The Dash Brings Music to Your Ears … In a Smarter Way
Bragi have just introduced something that could make your workout, your commute and probably your whole day much smarter. People listen to music while doing all sorts of things, so you probably have earphones at the ready at any given time. But those earphones could be vastly improved, which is where we come in. They've created the world's first set of smart, wireless earphones … [Read more...]
Did You Know You Could Do This With SnapChat?
Between motion-tracking emoji and face swapping with saved photos, there's been no shortage of feature-packed Snapchat updates of late. But there's a lot more you can do outside of the app's camera. Snapchat rolled out a major revamp to its chat features last month, which added a ton of new ways you can share through the chat section of the app — even if some of them are a … [Read more...]
Smart Laser Treats Joint Pain at Home
Technology, already critical in many areas of health care, is poised to play an even greater role in medicine, especially in the area of pain management. “Instead of pharmaceuticals, you are going to see the emergence of ‘technaceuticals,’ ” says David B. Sutton, CEO of Physician’s Technology LLC and co-inventor of the Willow Curve, a low-level smart laser that treats joint … [Read more...]
Will Sales for iPhone Crash?
Apple makes a lot of different stuff, but only one thing really matters — the iPhone. That particular product accounts for a bit more than two-thirds of Apple's sales, which hit $75.9 billion in the first quarter of the year. Apple at this point is an iPhone company first and everything else a distant second. … [Read more...]
Simplify Home Decorating and Furnishing with iHomeRegistry App
iHomeRegistry is a recently launched web application that simplifies the home decorating and home furnishing process for homeowners. Its online application provides new and current homeowners, as well as future homeowners with fully customized capabilities in furnishing and decorating their home. … [Read more...]
PlayStation 4.5 Rumors Intensify
Sony is up to something, we know that much. Rumors of a souped-up PlayStation 4 — often referred to as "PS4.5" or "PS4K" — have been kicking around for the past month. Now, those rumors have picked up additional steam with a pile-on of hardware specs. … [Read more...]
New Twists and Bends in LCD Screen Research
Liquid crystals, discovered more than 125 years ago, are at work behind the screens of LCD TV and computer monitors, clocks, watches and most other electronics displays, and scientists are still discovering new twists—and bends—in their molecular makeup. … [Read more...]