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.

Facebook now enables Save feature on iOS, Android, and the web

Ideal for people who skim Facebook streams and don't want to get sucked in to specific content right away, Facebook is announcing the launch of ‘Save.’ Every day, people find all sorts of interesting items on Facebook that they don't have time to explore right away. Now you can save links, places, and media Pages that you find on Facebook to check out later when you have more time. Only you can see the items you save unless you choose to share them with friends.

You can view the items you saved at any time and on any device by going to the your Saved items in the “More” tab on mobile, or clicking the link on the left hand side of Facebook on the web. 

From your Saved items list, you can view your saved items by category. You can also swipe right on each item to share it with friends or move it into your archive list.

Save will be available to everyone on iOS, Android, and web over the next few days. 

Motorola Moto E now available contract-free from Staples for $179

Motorola's entry-level smartphone, the Moto E,  is now available unlocked at Staples for $179. And if the price hasn’t excited you enough, here’s an overview of specs included in this great value device:

• Corning Gorilla Glass and a water-resistant splash guard to help protect it for lasting durability
•  1980 mAh battery so you can go all day without plugging in
• Powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with dual-core CPU and 1GB RAM, all the power you need to multi-task without slowing down
• 5MP rear-facing camera with Motorola’s streamlined camera interface; touch anywhere on the screen to take a shot, capture panoramic pictures or record video
• microSD slot for up to 32GB of expandable memory to save photos, videos, music, movies and apps
• Built-in FM radio
• Interchangeable backplates (sold separately)

For more information about Moto E, please visit Motorola.ca or Staples.ca