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BBM Coming to Android and iOS, for Free
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YouTube Close to Launching Paid Subscription Model
YouTube could be tweaking its revenue stream by introducing a new paid channel-subscription model that makes the medium viable to two distinct classes of content providers. You could find yourself paying as little as $2 a month to stay subscribed to your favorite cat.
Pirate Bay Founders Now Officially Pirates of the Caribbean
The Pirate Bay founders are now officially "pirates of the Caribbean," after they purchased a new ".sx" domain name from the island nation of Sint Maarten, some 166 nautical miles east of Puerto Rico; as their exodus from Sweden and Iceland looms large.
Sign-in with PayPal Button Simplifies Online Shopping
PayPal has a universal-login button of its own. Unlike Facebook's sociable button that insta-logs you into sites, PayPal's button reduces the hassle of filling up forms with online merchants, and of exposing your card/bank, down to 3 clicks and a single credential.
YouTube Intros "Tape Mode," Reminds How Far Home Video Came
It's not just Ubisoft that's running a nostalgia trip to VHS cassettes, YouTube introduced the new "tape mode" to its uploader and player, which add a groovy post-FX layer that emulates playback from a tape, down to the static, shakes, and white noise.
Google Wants You to Count it in Your Will
In the event that you don't use your Google account for an extended period of time, you can tell Google to either pass all your data (email, pictures, videos, chats) on to select people, or delete it, in what is essentially counting your online life into your will.
Facebook Starts Rolling Out Emotion Selection Tool
If you are the person who expresses your feelings with emoticons, this feature will make you happy. Facebook has announced that it begun rolling out new emotion feature on Facebook's status box. Unfortunately, it is only available in the US at the moment.
Google Play 4.0 Deployed on Phones and Tablets
Google began deploying the newest version of its software and content distribution platform, Google Play. Version 4.0 of the app introduces a newer, improved user interface, and a more streamlined checkout process for buying or renting apps and content.
Google Not After WhatsApp
WhatsApp completely denied ever being in talks with Google over its rumored billion-dollar acquisition deal, in a statement given to AllThingsDigital. This is the second time the company debunked being in talks with an internet giant over high-value acquisition.