Yahoo is buying Flurry

Yahoo's shopping spree continues as it is just got into  a definitive agreement to acquire Flurry. See the announcement below.

“Flurry’s success is the result of years of committed investment by a passionate team to create an indispensable platform for mobile developers. We want to harness our collective innovative spirit and bolster the mobile ecosystem by providing developers the analytics and monetization solutions to drive their success.”

Yahoo is on a mission to re-imagine users’ daily habits, and mobile is at the center of everything we do. Our agreement to acquire Flurry is a meaningful step for the company and reinforces Yahoo’s commitment to building and supporting useful, inspiring and beautiful mobile applications and monetization solutions.

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Apple's new 'Stickers' ad focuses on MacBook Air love

A clever new ad from Apple shows the various ways MacBook Air owners personalize their notebooks with stickers, etchings and decals. It shows how into their devices people are as well as how creative one can get with the backlit Apple logo. Although personally, I wouldn't add stickers on my notebook, I still enjoyed the ad. Nice nod to Apple's rainbow logo towards the end.

YouTube iOS app gets YouTube Mix

If you’re an Android user, you have probably noticed the auto-generated playlist YouTube Mix on the app.  Now, iOS users are finally getting the feature on their iPhones and iPads. YouTube Mix has been around since April 2013 on the desktop and made its way to the Android app earlier this year. It compiles 50 videos for your viewing pleasure and pulls up another 50 if you’ve breezed through the initial ones.

Source: The Next Web

Google lets you create Google Now reminders on the Web

Google has added another functionality to its search engine to make it easier for you to get your reminders. The search box can now be used to set reminders for Google Now. All you need to do is type in “Add reminder” or “Create reminder” and text boxes will appear. It will also allow you to set specific times, dates, and location, among other things. Quite a nifty addition to your Web browser, we have to say.

Source: Google Operating System