We still have 338 days or 11 months and 2 days which is 29,203,200 seconds or 486,720 minutes or 8112 hours or 48 weeks until The Next Web Conference 2012 kicks off. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t working on it. In fact, we started working onTNW2012before we even started TNW2011. And, if you want, you canbuy your ticketto TNW2012 today. Johan Schaapdid just that earlier today: The 💜 of EU tech...
Therumorshave been flying around for months. But it’s official, Verizon hasannouncedthat it will begin selling the HTC Trophy with Windows Phone 7 from May 26th. It’s the first Windows Phone 7 device available on Verizon Wireless, and the network plans to charge $150 for the handset, after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a two-year customer agreement. Whilst the handset will go on sale via online fromVerizon’s websitefrom the 26th, it won’t be available in-store until June 2nd....
Heard ofFitbit? Currently only available in the US, Fitbit’s tracker is a little gadget that automatically tracks data about a person’s activities, such as calories burned, sleep quality, steps and distance. Being based in the UK, I have yet to try Fitbit personally but from my understanding, users are also able to manually add details of their activity for moments when wearing a Fitbit tracker isn’t appropriate, like sex. Whether they know it or not, Fitbit users activity is set topublic by defaultand a quickGoogle searchprovides a wealth of personal data about people’s sex lives....
Most fitness trackers are rather drab things. Sure, there are some smartwatches that toe the line between technology and fashion decently enough, but if you want a more basic device that emphasizes the fitness-tracking aspect, there isn’t too much to choose from. Fitbit is trying to fill this gap with its new$150 Luxe tracker. As one might presume from the name, it aims to be Fitbit’s most stylish tracker yet. It offers a svelte, polished design that, at a glance, does look a bit nicer than most of Fitbit’s current lineup — though we’d have to see one in person to really know....
If your friends have stayed over at your place, they might have had stories about how loudly you snore. And unless there’s some video evidence, it might be hard for you to prove otherwise. However, Fitbit’s upcoming feature might help you do just that. According to an APK teardown for Fitbit’s upcoming Android app version 3.42, from9to5Google, the company’s preparing an app update with a “Snore and Noise detect” feature....
