Amazon Prime adds music streaming to the mix
Amazon is launching a Prime Music, a streaming service available at no additional cost for Prime members, offering one million tracks to stream… compared to Spotify’s 20 million.
Augmented realities collide: Has Blippar bought Layar?
Blippar has reportedly bought Layar as the two firms look to join forces in the growing augmented reality market.
Uber protest hits London as cab drivers strike over Google–backed app
Thousands of black cab drivers brought disruption to central London in protest at the regulation of rival cab services such as Uber.
Google to launch premium programmatic video exchange
Google will create a premium, programmatic Web video ad exchange to capitalize on shifting ad budgets and further entrench itself into the digital-video space.
MySpace emails users their embarrassing old pics
Myspace is trying to win back some of the 300 million users it once boasted… by reminding them of their Myspace days with some cringe-worthy old selfies from the last decade.
eBay claims paid search ads have ‘no measurable benefit’
Web users are just as likely to click on natural search results as paid ads, according to new US research from eBay.
Apple adds Duck Duck Go as search option
A new feature of Apple iOS 8 will give privacy-concerned iPhone users the option to use DuckDuckGo as their default search engine in Safari.
Apple’s big play for Internet of Things: Health apps and home automation
Apple has introduced new apps for iPhones and iPads that will help users monitor their health and control devices in their homes, as the firm looks to rival the likes of Google’s smart thermostats and Samsung’s SAMI fitness software.
Google gets 12,000 forget me requests on first day
Google received 12,000 takedown forms on the day it published its response to the European Court of Justice “right to be forgotten” ruling according to reports.
Google ‘adds $1bn satellites’ to global wi-fi scheme Project Loon
Google is investing a further $1bn into its ‘Project Loon’ wi-fi project with a fleet of satellites supporting its existing balloons, according to a news report.