YouTube for iOS update includes ability to select video quality over Wi-Fi

YouTube has released version 2.2.0 for its iOS app with new features and upgrades. Users can now choose video quality of clips they watch over Wi-Fi. There are also some unspecified accessibility and iOS 7 compatibility upgrades.

Vimeo upgrades Pro accounts with 1TB storage per year

Vimeo Pro users have received a large storage increase from the streaming site. Those who pay $199 annually now receive 20GB of storage a week, amounting to 1TB annually. This is compared to the previous 50GB cap per year for Pro storage. The company also removed a few playback restrictions, gave full access to Vimeo’s On Demand store, and bolstered customer service support.

Source: Gigaom

Bell slashes mobile roaming rates for Bermuda, Caribbean islands

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Bell has announced a reduction in mobile roaming prices when used in Bermuda and in the Caribbean islands. Travellers can avail $50 Zone 1 bundle, which includes 25MB data, 50 minutes local calls or calls to Canada, and 50 sent text messages and unlimited incoming messages. For the 30-day add-ons, you can choose to just get one or two of these services, such as 100MB of data for $75, 100 minutes local calls or calls to Canada for $50, and 200 sent texts and unlimited incoming for $30.

Those travelling to the islands, including Aruba, Antigua, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, St. Barts, St. Martin, and St. Lucia, can avail of the services starting Wednesday. For more information, click on the link.

Android KitKat will allow users to pick default messaging app

The upcoming Android 4.4 version or KitKat will let you choose the third-party app to manage your text messaging needs. According to a post on Google’s developer blog, the company wants to provide a proper, supported way for the third-party messaging apps to gain access to your texts, instead of using workarounds that the company doesn’t approve of.