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Smart glasses growth expected in 2015, says ABI Research

Most purchases will be from enterprise and public sector buyers

Shipments of ‘smart glasses’, such as the Google Glass product, are expected to grow by almost 150% this year.

That’s according to ABI Research, which expects over 90% of these purchases to come from enterprise or public sector customers.

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Shazam picks up a new £20 million investment

Company now valued at over $1 billion

Mobile-based music recognition service Shazam has arranged a new $30 million investment (around £20 million), which values the company at over $1 billion (£663 million).

The company has over 100 million active mobile users per month and has seen its app downloaded over 500 million times.

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HTC adds live video streaming to its RE camera

HTC has enabled its RE camera to live-stream via a mobile phone to YouTube.

An update to the RE Android app will let users stream live video to their YouTube channel. A similar update will be made available for Apple iOS devices within the next few weeks.

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Cloud-based POS specialist Vend partners with mobile payment provider iZettle

Cloud-based point-of-sale specialist Vend has announced a partnership with mobile payment provider iZettle.

It’s integrating the iZettle credit card reader with the Vend Register iPad App, making it easier for retailers to take payments without using a traditional cash register.

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Google reported to be ending production of its wearable Glass product

The wearable Google Glass Explorer product is to cease production, according to a report by the BBC.

Google announced the project in 2012, with US availability from 2013 and a UK launch last year.

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