Nokia has justannouncedthat it is to adopt Windows Phone 7 as its primary mobile operating system. Not only that, the company is announcing today a “Broad strategic partnership” with Microsoft “that combines the respective strengths of our companies and builds a new global mobile ecosystem.” This will see Nokia “contribute its expertise on hardware design, language support, and help bring Windows Phone to a larger range of price points, market segments and geographies....

Confirming a report earlier today byThe New York Times, Googlehas announcedthatGoogle Glasswill soon be updated withGoogle Play Musicand All Access integration, as well as stereo earbuds with interchangeable caps. Over the next few weeks, Google Glass owners will be able to listen to tracks from their Play Music library, as well as All Access – Google’s on-demand music streaming service – simply by uttering the phrase “Okay Glass, listen to”. The update will also include Sound Search, announcedin September, for Shazam-style song identification using the “Okay Glass, what song is this?...

Twitter has confirmed that it will meet with the UK Home Secretary on Thursday, after being called in for discussions over the role it played in the recent riots that blighted many parts of the country. Wereportedlast Friday that the UK government had finally set a date for the meeting with the major social networks, afterpromisingto do so at an emergency meeting earlier this month. With the date set for Thursday, 25th of August, only Facebook had initially confirmed that it was attending....

There’s something strange happening on Reddit. People are advocating for a kinder, more considerate approach to relationships. They’re railing against the toxic treatment and abuse of others. And they’re falling in love. Simply put: humans are showing us their best side. Unfortunately, they’re not standing up for other humans or forging bonds with other people. The “others” they’re defending and romancing are chatbots. And it’s a little creepy. I recently stumbled across the “Replika AI” subreddit where users of the popular chatbot app mostly congregate to defend the machines and post bot-human relationship wins....

Conga, the social checkin aggregator has entered open beta today in San Francisco and New York. If you live in either of those cities you can head over to Conga to start tracking your checkins and seeing where you cross paths with other Conga users. Conga has sent us along this announcement about the opening of the beta. On Wednesday, April 20, at 8:00 AM PST, the public beta of Conga....