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.

Microsoft launches app for Office 365 administrators

Microsoft Office 365 administrators can now access the service from personal devices with the newly launched iOS and Android applications. The mobile app lets you conduct health checks of the service while on the move. You can view maintenance status updates, configure data refresh intervals of the app, see service health information, and filter data by service subscriptions. 

HTC employs 'Gifted Rappers' to bust rhymes for holiday shoppers

On Saturday, December 14th and Saturday, December 21st, HTC ‘Gifted Rappers’ will be roaming downtown Toronto delivering freestyle custom holiday raps for shoppers, looking to get something for that hard-to-buy-for person on their list. When you spot the HTC ‘Gifted Rappers’ all you have to do is give them the name of the recipient and the HTC ‘Gifted Rappers’ will record your very own custom rap on an HTC One mini and email it to you.

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Toronto-based Bitstrips secures $ 3 Million investment

By now, we've all seen the Bitstrips web comics on Facebook and other social media websites. Well, the Toronto-based startup that invented the DIY comics just received a $3 million investment from Horizon Ventures of Hong Kong. The 17-man group is expecting to grow the business organically, slowly building staff up while improving on their product. To date, 30 million avatars have been built, which proves that Bitstrips have some momentum going for them.