YouTube rumoured to launch Spotify-like music service

Billboard has revealed that YouTube is supposedly set to launch a subscription-based music service before the year’s end. It is said to have “mobile listening in mind” with two tiers of usage: free with ads or $10 monthly fee for premium version without ads and offline listening capabilities. The streaming video site has yet to confirm the imminent debut of this service but we’ll keep you posted if there are any updates.

Sneak peek into Instagram ads

Instagram is giving users a peek into what “sponsored posts” or ads would look like on the photo and video sharing app. It looks similar to any other Instagram post but with a “sponsored” banner on the upper right corner of the photo or video. The sample ad will make its appearance on timelines in the U.S. starting this week and tapping on the “sponsored” link will take you to a page explaining how advertising on Instagram will work.

Nokia adds RAW image support for Lumia 1020 and 1520

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Nokia is bringing RAW photo support to the new Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1020 devices. Images on these phones can be saved as uncompressed Digital Negative files. Take note that utilizing the Lumia 1020’s 41MP and 1520’s 20MP sensors for RAW image saving can eat up phone storage rather quickly.

Source: Engadget

Instagram and Flipboard coming to Windows Phone 8 soon

Popular services are slowly making their way into the Microsoft mobile ecosystem with the impending arrival Instagram and Flipboard to the Windows Phone 8 platform. Announced at Nokia World, Kevin Systrom, Instagram CEO and co-founder, said in a statement the photo and video sharing app will make its way to the operating system in the “coming weeks.” Meanwhile, Flipboard will first land on the Lumia 2520, the company’s Windows RT tablet, before it is brought to other Windows Phone devices.