Apple to launch ’12 Days of Gifts’ app on December 26th

Apple is going to launch an app called the The 12 Days of Gifts App on December 26th. Every day between December 26th and January 6th, users will receive a free movie, TV show, iBook, music, or application. When users open the app, they can download the free gift. This is the first holiday season that the “12 Days of Gifts” will be available in the U.S. The app has been available in Canada, Europe, and other countries in the past. The gifts will vary by region. After installing the app, you will be asked to confirm the store for your region and push notifications can be sent to you after a gift offer becomes available.

Dec 10, 2013

Annie Baker

Amazon updates Cloud Drive Photos to version 2.0

Amazon Cloud Drive SS
Amazon has updated the Cloud Drive Photos app [iTunes] for iOS devices to version 2.0. The app has several new features including native support for iPad and iPad mini. This lets users browse photos on a larger screen. Users can upload or download videos up to 2GB in size or 20 minutes in length. The app can protect personal videos in a Cloud Drive and playback saved video can be streamed instantly to any device. The app was added to the App Store in May and Amazon.com is giving away 5GB of space for free. You can get 20GB for $10 per year and $500 per year for 1TB of storage.

Dec 10, 2013

Dan Anderson

Google Hangouts gets updated to 2.0.2 to fix MMS issues

Google Hangouts has been updated to version 2.0.2. As part of the update, an MMS send/receive issue has been fixed. There is also a toggle to use MMS for sending group messages and an option to import other SMS messages. The change log includes fixing for MMS sending/receiving, the ability to turn off group messaging (MMS) in Settings , and the ability to send SMS messages to multiple people. You can download the new Google Hangouts from Google Play.

Dec 10, 2013

Annie Baker

General Motors Company (GM) expected to name Mary Barra as first female CEO

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) will be naming Mary Barra as their first every female CEO, according to Bloomberg. Barra is the global head of product development at General Motors. She has been at the company since turning 18.
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Dec 10, 2013

Amit Chowdhry

The Linux Foundation announces formation of AllSeen Alliance

AllSeen Alliance Logo
The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the AllSeen Alliance, which is a consortium dedicated to adopting and innovating the “Internet of Everything” in homes. The Linux Foundation is the nonprofit organization that focuses on the growth of Linux. The Internet of Everything is the idea that devices and systems can be connected in transparent ways to enable seamless sharing of information and coordinated operations to address everyday issues.
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Dec 10, 2013

Noah Long

International Space Station turns 15 years old

ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) has turned 15 years old. The ISS is a project where astronauts are able to work in space for months at a time. It opened for the first time on December 10th, 1998. Bob Cabana was the commander of the space shuttle mission that put the first modules of the International Space Station together, according to USA Today. Cabana worked with Russian crew mate Sergi Krikalev on the project. Today the International Space Station is around half the size of a football field and weighs over one million pounds. There are 15 national partners on the ISS along with NASA.

Dec 10, 2013

Noah Long

Rumor: Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) in talks for buying out Imgur

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is reportedly talking to Imgur about buying them out. Imgur is a popular photo sharing website that is commonly used by the Reddit.com community. The rumors are based on sources with Business Insider.
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Dec 10, 2013

Annie Baker

Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN) has over 16.5 million Prime account users

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) is reporting that Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has 16.7 million Prime subscribers. This is up from 9.7 million one year ago. Around 93% of Prime subscribers have plans to renew their account for at least another year too. This stat is based on a survey that the CIRP received from 300 Amazon.com Prime users.

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