Skydio R1 review: The ultimate follow-me drone comes at a price

In a park, perched on San Francisco's east bay, I set down Skydio's R1 drone, open an app on my phone, click "launch" and do something I would normally never do. I walk straight under a tree, knowing full well that the R1 will follow me and tha...

Spotify’s ‘Follow’ button lets you recruit listeners from any webpage

Spotify gets more social, lets you add follow button on a website

Looking to tempt others to check out your Spotify tracks? Before, any interaction with other users or artists had to be done within the various desktop and mobile apps, but there's now another option: you can embed a 'Follow' button into any website. The idea is to make it easier to promote your music (or musical taste) while expanding your follower base. Obviously, it'll also give Spotify itself a greater online presence and allow it to ensnare new subscribers who've yet to download the app. You can grab the code snippets at the source, but you may first want to weed out that playlist from your 'crunkcore' phase.

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Who should I follow on Twitter? Android edition

DNP Who should I follow on Twitter All things Android

Welcome to another edition of WSIFOT and this time we're broaching Android -- and some related Google services. After the break, we've collected some official Twitter channels, alongside writers, personalities, thinkers and tinkerers who follow Google's tablet and smartphone OS pretty closely. Our list is a work in progress, so if you think we've missed out any important Android-centric 140-character authors, let us know through Twitter or in the comments below.

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Twitter’s Discover tab now snags popular stories and commentary from those in your Twitterverse

Twitter's Discover tab now snags popular stories and commentary from those in your Twitterverse

If you fancy seeing what headlines those who you follow on Twitter are chatting about in one compact list, some new functionality in the Discover tab will offer their insight in a few clicks. Essentially, the new feature tracks stories that your pals in the Twitterverse post and allows you to see what the commotion is all about via the "View Tweets" option along the bottom of each article link. From there, you can tweet the link yourself and include your thoughts on the particular matter. While the outfit boasts ongoing improvements to the Discover tab, this particular feature will see daylight on the web while hitting both iPhone and Android apps in the next few weeks. Go on. Navigate to your Twitter home page to take it for a spin yourself.

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