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By now you probably have several cards (credit, debit, gift) you use for different transactions depending on funds availability. Perhaps, sometimes you are even confused on which has more funds, other times you are worried about misplacing any of it or taking one instead of another.Well, have you ever thought about the idea of all of these cards turning into one single card and then you can get to use anywhere? Here is an electronic card called Coin. Coin is a connected device that can hold all the cards you already carry. Coin works with your debit cards, credit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards and membership cards. So, instead of carrying several cards you carry only one. It holds multiple accounts and information in one place. It works with a mobile app that allows you to add, manage and sync your cards that you choose to shop.

Rockstar Games, developer of the wildly popular Grand Theft Auto video game series, will be presented with a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Fellowship at this year’s British Academy Games Awards. Awarded annually, the Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by the Academy in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, television or games. Fellowships previously bestowed for groundbreaking work in games include Valve founder Gabe Newell, British video game designer Peter Molyneux, Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and Maxis founder Will Wright.

According to a report by Chitika, more than one out of two people browsing the web in North America on an Android device do so on a Samsung. This report also highlighted that HTC and Motorola usage share declined. Based on web usage data, mobile ad network Chitika says Samsung accounts for 55 percent of web traffic on Android devices in the U.S. and Canada; a jump of 8 percent since the last such study in July 2013. HTC, which is hoping for a hit with its new HTC One later this month, lost 3.5 percent share and Motorola followed by losing 2.5 percent of its share since last July.

Several interesting and groundbreaking online solutions has really increased in recent times. Have you ever thought about how you can host all your social media fans (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) all on one platform online? Well, Flawk might just be the answer. Flawk is yet another online solution that allows you to host all your social media fans just on one platform. Flawk employs a one-to-many communication model that lets fans do more than just look at content, wade through Reddit or expand Twitter conversations. It puts both sides in the same online "event," as if everyone were in the same room. Organisations and celebrities can easily talk to fans without setting aside time to pick and choose questions, and fans get the real-time engagement they want.

f course, there is an old comic story about a Miracle Machine but that is fictitious. However, don't be surprised that it now exist. This time it is a wine-making device. The device helps you create your own wine at home in only a couple of days. All you need is the gadget and a smartphone. Simply power up the Miracle Machine's iPhone app and select the type and style of wine you'd like to make. The app then tells you which ingredients to put into the wine-making device and connects to it via Bluetooth. The app monitors the progress of your wine as it matures, and in three days or so, your wine should be ready for consumption. For example, you could choose to create a Cabernet Sauvignon with a "lively" character, and the app will generate your recipe.

Are you an App Developer? This will really interest you. Reports from TechCrunch reveals that Google now features over 750 services. Wow! thats some good numbers right? Moving forward, Google is expanding this program by creating a formal Technology track in its partner program for vendors who “build complementary business apps and tools.” The new program, Google says, will run alongside its existing Reseller Program, which currently includes more than 10,000 partners. The Reseller track focuses on the resellers who bring Google Apps to other businesses (ranging from small stores to enterprises). The new track is meant for partners who have integrated their products with the Google Apps Services APIs. These range from companies that build anything from workflow tools and analytics dashboards to business intelligence and expense management tools. Some of the companies in the Marketplace today include the likes of DocuSign, Uberconference and SmartSheet. Read more »

Spotify's acquisition of the Echo Nest (a leading music intelligence company, providing developers with the deepest understanding of music content and music fans) signals the growing importance of data in the music business as context becomes king in a world of virtually unlimited content. The Swedish on-demand music streaming service has plenty of content, about 20 million tracks, and is adding 20,000 new tracks a day. And Spotify, which has raised $538 million in funding since its founding in 2006, according to CrunchBase, by purchasing Echo Nest (which itself raised more than $25 million in funding), puts investors on notice that the company is consolidating its data play while increasing assets and putting itself ahead of rivals in preparation for what many assume will be an eventual IPO. Read more »