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• 16 May 2013

• News: Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass

  While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device.

• News: Pitchfork's creative director discusses the design of Cover Stories

  The creative process behind the music site's innovative, elegant layouts for in-depth interviews with the likes of Daft Punk, Bat for Lashes and Savages.

• News: Microsoft Surface Pro UK release date and pice

  Microsoft has finally announced that its Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in the UK by the end of May.

• 15 May 2013

• News: This homebrew camera lens is made from a glass puck and some construction paper

  Photography lenses can easily be really expensive. So if you've got an awesome camera body lying around but no glass to go with it, you could always try and build a lens of your own like photographer and student Cormac Relf did.

• News: Google announces Play Music All Access

  Google has announced an update to its Play Music service called All Access at Google I/O 2013 which will take on Spotify.

• News: Google launches subscription music service

  Google is rolling out a subscription music service that will bring users unlimited access to millions of songs in return for a monthly fee.

• News: Google launches multiplayer Android gaming API

  Google has introduced new APIs to help developers build better games for its Android OS.

• News: Epson brings hands-free YouTube to smart glasses

  Epson America is bringing hands-free interaction with YouTube to its smart glasses, which could set the stage for improved usability of applications like augmented reality.

• News: With motors, batteries, and Glass, women make stuff at Google I/O

  They came to build. At the Women Techmakers event at Google I/O, over 100 women developers gathered for some great Google food--and the chance to turn a littleBits kit into a working design.

• News: SAP unveils 'consumer-friendly' Fiori app suite

  SAP's software is known for its role running many of the world's largest companies, but not necessarily for its user-friendliness. As part of an ongoing effort to change this perception, SAP unveiled Fiori, a set of 25 lightweight "consumer-friendly" applications that can run on desktops, tablets and mobile devices, on Wednesday at the Sapphire conference in Orlando.

• 14 May 2013

• News: Watch this crazy beautiful short film about an astronaut crashing on a hostile planet

  In space, there is no AAA. So, if your spaceship sputters out, that's sort of it. That's the premise of the visually striking experimental short film, Grounded. I think?

• News: Adaptive learning application lets parents track what kids have learned

  A new feature released Tuesday from children's app maker Kidaptive lets parents track the progress of what their children are learning inside the company's first story and game application.

• News: Don't hold your breath for a Kindle with a color screen any time soon

  Amazon's Kindle e-readers and tablets could someday be brighter, cheaper, and more battery efficient, now that the company has acquired Liquavista--but the acquisition doesn't necessarily mean color e-ink screens are in our immediate future, as many have been quick to speculate.

• News: Nathan Love and Ana Benaroya give National Geographic an animated 80s workout

  Jim McKenzie's bold, hand-drawn promo isn't what you'd expect from the National Geographic Channel.

• News: Nvidia's Shield gaming handheld to go on sale May 20 for $349

  Nvidia's Project Shield handheld gaming device, now called simply Shield, will be available for pre-order on May 20 priced at US$349, though it won't ship to customers until the end of June.

• News: DIY 'Karma Controller' makes it easier than ever to waste your time on Reddit

  If you've never been to Reddit, you probably shouldn't start now. This modern-day bulletin board system, filled to the brim with advice animals and exhibitionists, will suck hours out of your life. Here, people 'upvote' good threads, consign bad ones to 'downvote' hell and engage in comment-wars. It's a hard life here in Reddit, which is why you should totally get a Karma Controller and simplify everything even further.

• 13 May 2013

• News: Groupon to launch POS app for iPad? Here are 5 alternatives

  It looks like Groupon is adding yet another mobile payments solution to the already crowded space that includes its own Groupon Merchants app for iPhone and Android. as well as competitors such as Square and PayPal Here.

• News: Researchers develop an app to help the blind take better photos

  A team of researchers led by PhD student Dustin Adams at the University of California, Santa Cruz have created camera app that might help the blind take photos. No, we're not just talking about "bad photographers," but those who are actually visually impaired.

• News: Feds looking to make health data more user-friendly to tech developers

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants health tech developers in Silicon Valley to make greater use of its data to help make advances in the field and aid entrepreneurs in the region.

• News: Watch this: ISS Commander Chris Hadfield covers Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in space

  Forget Dave Bowman. Real-life space commander Chris Hadfield has harnessed the power of social media during his stint as the commander of the International Space Station to help make being an astronaut cool again, regularly dropping knowledge bombs and breathtaking in-orbit photos on his YouTube and Twitter feeds.

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