Microsoft reportedly negotiating $1 billion deal with Samsung to continue manufacturing Windows Phone devices

Ubergizmo reports that Microsoft is reportedly offering $1 billion to Samsung for it to resume developing Windows Phone devices. While the device manufacturer has created a lot of Android devices, there are but a handful of Windows Phone gadgets from Samsung. This rumoured deal might change that, if it pushes through.

Motorola updates Moto G camera

Motorola has released updates for its Moto G phone’s camera through the Google Play Store. The camera now adds manual control of exposure and focus and locked exposure when taking Panorama shots. The camera app also tweaked photo quality and added more language support. There are the usual bug fixes integrated in the update as well.

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Disney brings MMO for kids to the iPad

Disney has revealed that its massively multiplayer online game for kids called Club Penguin is coming to the iPad and is one of the first that Apple has allowed to use recurring subscription payments. AllThingsD reports that the game for 8- to 12-year-old users took its time to arrive on the iPad as the game used to only run on Adobe Flash. Now, it works on a cross-platform client called CPNext that works on both mobile and Flash. Monthly subscription for the game costs $7.95 per month and you get discounts if you buy three- or six-month plans.

Loom photo-sharing app adds video support

Photo-sharing app Loom just added video support. The app previously allowed free users to store and sync up to 5GB of photos and now it can do the same for videos, too. It even creates different versions of a video to allow for faster playback. Loom works to free up space on your iOS devices as well once you sync your photos and videos with the app. Paid storage for Loom costs US$3.99 a month for 50GB and $9.99 a month for 250GB.