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iHeartRadio to now support upcoming Google Cast for audio, Sony PlayStation
The music streaming service, iHeartRadio, has announced a host of new partnerships at CES 2015 that will enable it to bring its services to Sony’s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles among other devices. The other high-profile brands that iHeartRadio will be joining hands with include TiVo, DISH, Google and LG etc.
It will become one of the first apps that are ready for Google’s new Cast for audio system, launching next month. Google Cast for Audio uses a similar technology to that of Chromecast to remotely connect with sound bars, speakers and A/V receivers. Just like Chromecast, users can listen to music on a Google Cast Ready speaker by tapping the cast button on the iHeartRadio app.
iHeartRadio will find its way to in-home entertainment domain by partnering with DISH and TiVo. The service will expand to in-dashboard multimedia systems by BlackBerry’s QNX subsidiary and Clarion.
“These multiple integrations are setting the tone for 2015, which will be another banner year where iHeartRadio focuses on a consumers-first approach – from launching its app on all meaningful devices to continuing to leverage its live radio and entertainment events to provide the best music experience for its listeners,” said Darren Davis, President of iHeartRadio and iHeartMedia Networks.
The all-in-one streaming music and live radio service, which already has 60 million registered users, will come preloaded with at least a dozen devices to be launched by its partners.
These latest integrations add to iHeartRadio’s growing list of device platforms across web, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, smart TVs, gaming consoles and more.
Via: CNET
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Jan
Samsung launches Galaxy Grand Max in South Korea, Galaxy A7 debuts in Malaysia
Samsung’s not done launching mobiles this week. After launching the Galaxy E5 and E7 in India, the manufacturer has now announced the latest in the Galaxy Grand series, the Galaxy Grand Max, in South Korea. There’s another device on offer as well in the form of the Galaxy A7, which is making its official debut in Malaysia.
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Jan
Breed and raise magnificent creatures in Gameloft’s Dragon Mania Legends
Do you feel changes in the wind? That may because terrifying, yet super-cute beasts have been let loose on Microsoft’s mobile platform. Dragon Mania Legends is the latest freemium game by Gameloft, now ready for download on the store. The title puts players in charge of breeding hatchlings, training powerful dragons and… cuddling them.
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Jan
Turns out the LG smartwatch made for Audi is running webOS
The saga of the coolest smartwatch of CES 2015 continues. Yesterday, Ulrich Hackenberg of Audi used an LG smartwatch to summon the self driving Prologue to the stage during a press conference. It was first thought that it could be the G Watch R 2 since it’s round. Then later, it was revealed that it was made specifically for Audi, but the assumption was that it was running Android Wear. Not the case.
Android Central was able to get up close and personal with it and found out that its running webOS. I guess this isn’t surprising since the word on the street is that LG plans on coming out with a smartwatch running webOS. Whether it will look like this watch is a great question, but we can only hope that LG will offer an Android Wear watch that looks similar to it.
source; Android Central
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Jan
TalkTalk acquires Tesco Broadband and Blinkbox
TalkTalk has acquired both Blinkbox, the movie streaming and rental business, and Tesco Broadband from the UK supermarket. The cross-platform on-demand service that Blinkbox offers customers in the UK will put TalkTalk in a strengthened position against competitors, as well as bolster its own range of content.
The company will integrate Tesco’s old services into its own TV offering with immediate effect. As noted above, TalkTalk also acquired the Tesco broadband and voice business, adding significant numbers (75,000 internet and 20,000 respectively) to the already-established user base.
See the announcement for more details.
Source: TalkTalk
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Jan
WordPress app revamped with Material Design
The Android application for WordPress has been rebuilt from the ground up. Now, the app’s user interface is based on Material Design for Android 5.0 Lollipop. The entire color scheme of the app is very blue and WordPress debuted new icons. The button to compose a new post (seen above) is identical to what Gmail, Google+, and other stock apps have. Furthermore, WordPress has a new grid layout for the Media section. This means that it is much easier to see all of the saved media on a site. And comments can be auto-completed when typing the name of another user on the site.
Here is what WordPress says is included with the version 3.5 update:
- Material redesign and overall redesign (round avatars, new icons, color scheme update)
- Mentions auto-completion in comments (start typing “@username” for the username of another user on your blog, within a comment area)
- New grid layout for Media Library on tablets
- Fetch blog visibility status on first login
- Bug fixes
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TalkTalk buys Tesco’s Blinkbox and broadband services
It’s been a long time coming, but Tesco has finally offloaded its loss-making streaming service Blinkbox. At the end of the last year, it looked increasingly likely that TalkTalk has positioned itself as the favourite to buy the service, and today the quad-play provider confirmed a deal has been reached. According to TalkTalk, Blinkbox’s integration with its existing TV business will “begin immediately,” with the benefits of the merger expected to show themselves by the end of the year.
Blinkbox wasn’t the only thing on TalkTalk’s shopping list, though. As part of its agreement with Tesco, the company has also picked up the supermarket’s broadband and voice services, bagging an estimated 75,000 internet and 20,000 voice households in the process. It all stands to strengthen TalkTalk’s position in the broadband and TV market, after Sky, Virgin and BT began consolidating their services in recent months. Of course, BT is still negotiating the £12.5 billion buyout of EE, which appears to have motivated rivals to strengthen their own hand in the face of increased competition.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: TalkTalk
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Jan
ARCHOS and Freshub Launch ARCHOS Kitchen Screen, the World’s First Connected Kitchen e-Grocery Shopping Tool
On January 6th at CES, ARCHOS, a well-known manufacturer of Android devices, and Freshub, a connected-kitchen Israeli startup, launched the ARCHOS Kitchen Screen. The end-to-end service is a kitchen-tailored version of the ARCHOS Smart Home Tablet.
The ARCHOS Kitchen Screen allows consumers to be able to shop for grocery products. They can do this by adding them to a digital shopping cart by either waving the desired item in front of the screen or using voice commands. The included touchscreen also suggests custom coupons, recipes, and alternatives to wanted items that are unavailable. You can even stream music, set up security cameras, install a digital picture frame, or get clock and weather information.
Loic Poirier, in relation to the unveiling, stated, “As leaders in the Connected Objects field, we are proud to work with Freshub to connect the kitchen. Our Smart Home vision now helps people to keep their kitchens filled up thanks to the world’s first connected device offering an instant grocery retail link. This game-changing connectivity will considerably alter the way people shop and will shape the future retailing experience.”
Currently, there is no word yet on the specs, prices, or release date.
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