Smart Watch Galore; Many Apps in One; and more [Daily Newsletter]

March 4, 2015 Daily Newsletter

NEWS More Stylish Smart Watches on Show New and improved smart watches were unveiled at Mobile World Congress—but consumers remain unconvinced.     NEWS An App to Simplify Nights Out An app called Vurb aims to make it easier to search for stuff to do using a smartphone.

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