CNET Update - Amazon could be next Spotify challenger
CNET Update - Amazon could be next Spotify challenger
2013-03-20
it's now easier to search for the
ultimate animated gift I'm Bridget Carey
and this is your scene at update get
ready for more choices and streaming
music amazon is reportedly trying to
create its own subscription service for
streaming music on demand similar to
Spotify that's according to the verge
Spotify right now is the largest
streaming service with 24 million active
users and 6 million paid subscribers we
recently heard reports that Google and
Apple are also trying to start their own
similar paid music services so things
could get pretty competitive soon you
now can search for animated gifts on
google the search engine added new
filters to narrow down an image search
to a specific type of image when you
click on search tools you can search
just for faces photos clip art line
drawings and of course animated gifts
you can also search for photos that are
transparent as well as other colors and
sizes in other news the fitness bracelet
jawbone up now works with android 4.0
devices a free jawbone up app can be
found in the Google Play Store job on up
is a 130 dollar bracelet designed to be
worn all day and night it tracks
calories burned in the day and evaluates
sleep patterns at night it had a glitchy
launch in 2011 as the device was
recalled and revamped for about a year
when the up relaunched it only worked
with Apple devices that is until now
amazon kindle owners have another way to
send stories from the web to their
ereader amazon launched a scented candle
button that can appear on blog pages and
news stories before users had to
download a web browser add-on to send
stories to their Kindle but now a
website can just put a button with a
little orange k on their story right
next to those typical buttons you see
for sharing to Facebook and Twitter The
Washington Post and time are among the
first to have this button for those of
you who video chat on google plus
hangouts you'll now have the option to
take a snapshot image during a chat with
the capture button that way you can
preserve those candid moments today's
appt to watch is one for you foodies out
there the app ever know to food just add
a new
tools you can make a reservation by
using foursquare ratings and tips to
help you pick a restaurant and book your
table through open tables reservation
system it's all built into the app it
lets you search for recipes by dish
ingredients or the blog it came from and
you can share those recipes on social
networks that's your tech news update
you can find more details at cnet com /
update from our studios in New York I'm
Bridget Carey
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