Battle of the buds: OnePlus Buds v Vivo TWS Neo Design and features Both buds have a similar earbud design that is similar to the AirPods in style. But don’t worry, they don’t look like copycats. OnePlus’ buds are thicker and the open area where you’d tap to perform gestures is bigger. Vivo’s buds have a sleeker, curved design towards the end of the bud. My colleagueNapier didn’t like the fit of the OnePlus buds, but I had no problems with the fit....

Not to be outdone byMOG’s announcement today, rivalRdiohas just announced via email that it will be revealing an free version of their servicewithoutadvertising. How does that work? Well according to an interview with theSF GateCOO Carter Adamson says that new users will get a free trial and how long that trial lasts depends on how much you use the product. Yeah, we’re not quite sure how that works from a user experience or business model point of view either....

It’s probably fair to say that the technology conference circuit has far too many ‘me-too’ events with the same old speakers and the same old ideas being discussed.b.TWEEN 3D, taking place on 21 July in London, aims to be a breath of fresh air from all of this. Now in its seventh year, b.TWEEN brings the most influential thinkers in a particular field of technology together to explore the possibilities of the future and we’re delighted to be partnering with the event to bring you coverage on The Next Web....

It’s probably fair to say that the technology conference circuit has far too many ‘me-too’ events with the same old speakers and the same old ideas being discussed.b.TWEEN 3D, taking place on 21 July in London, aims to be a breath of fresh air from all of this. Now in its seventh year, b.TWEEN brings the most influential thinkers in a particular field of technology together to explore the possibilities of the future and we’re delighted to be partnering with the event to bring you coverage on The Next Web....

Last night, a tweet from a BBC employeepeked our interest– it seemed that a dedicated iPlayer app for the BBC’s popular iPlayer catch-up service was due this coming Thursday. Now it’s been confirmed, along with news that the an Android app is also launching this week. While the Beeb’sannouncementdoesn’t specify Thursday, it does say that the apps are having finishing touches applied and “All things being well we plan to have Android and iPad apps in stores by the end of the week....