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TheNextWeb  59 minutes ago:

India to become the next destination for Google’s Android Nation brick-and-mortar stores -

In a push to spread its mobile operating system throughout Asia, Google will open a set of brick-and-mortar Android Nation stores in India in collaboration with Indian electronics retailer Spice.
TheNextWeb  just under two hours ago:

France orders Google to amend policy on Internet users’ data in 3 months or face fines -

Google has been ordered by France to make changes to its policy regarding Internet users’ data within three months or face fines, with five other European countries also expected to.
TheNextWeb  2 hours ago:

AP buys minority stake in Bambuser, the ‘citizen journalist’ video service it partnered with last year -

The Associated Press (AP) is furthering its relationship with Bambuser, the mobile-based service that helps mobilize citizen journalists, after announcing that it has bought a minority share in the company.
TheNextWeb  3 hours ago:

Adblock Plus for Internet Explorer is now available to download in beta -

The developers behind the popular Adblock Plus browser extension that blocks online advertisements has just released the first version compatible with Internet Explorer (IE).
TheNextWeb  3 hours ago:

Soundwave is a new take on sharing your music taste on the go, and lets you discover what others are listening to around you -

Last.fm has fallen from favor in recent years. That’s a shame as its best feature – the ability to log every song you listen to from virtually any source on.
TheNextWeb  3 hours ago:

Personalized content marketing company Idio secures $2.35m to take ‘Big Content’ to US -

The UK-based personalized digital content marketing company Idio has secured $2.35 million from Notion Capital in its first round of external funding since the service launched in 2006.
TheNextWeb  4 hours ago:

China’s Youku Tudou collaborates with Qualcomm to boost quality of videos on mobile platforms -

Chinese online video giant Youku Tudou has announced a collaboration with chip giant Qualcomm today, which would allow viewers access to higher quality videos on the site when using most.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Can you predict someone’s taste in movies based on their taste in music? Apparently yes. -

If you’re a heavy metal fan, you’re probably unlikely to own a copy of “He’s Just Not That Into You” on Blu-Ray (though TNW’s resident metalhead Alex Wilhelm tells us.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Logitech launching Harmony remote for iOS and Android in US/Europe in August, priced $99.99 -

Logitech announced plans to scale down its work force in March, the result of which would see it focus on mobile products.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Fashion-focused French e-commerce site Rad raises $3.3m to expand into the UK and Germany -

Paris-based Rad, an e-commerce site that touts itself as a “discovery platform for cool fashion, art and design products”, has raised €2.