In Other News:05/06/2013.

• Digitimes believe that OLED screens are going to be in high demand this year and you will probably so they expect the supply to demand ratio to be '1%'. We're not sure exactly what that means, but we assume it means that there will only be 1% more produced when everything is working at capacity than there is demand!
  Via PhoneArena.

• Yahoo have redesigned their search page to make everything more a bit more modern and lovely looking. The aim is to put your results 'front and centre' or center depending on your preference.
  Via TheVerge.

• Samsung and Jay Z are said to be working on a new multi-million dollar streaming deal. We're not sure what exactly it would be, but it could be some sort of tie in with Samsung's Music Hub feature!
  Via Slashgear.

• AT&T are continuing their US 4G LTE roll out and amongst the latest batch, all of which can be found here, are Colorado Springs, Fort Wayne and Columbus!
  Via Phandroid. 

• Jetpack Joyride has fuinally landed on Windows Phone 8 today!
  Via WPCentral.

• Windows RT 8.1 is set to get it's own version of Outlook!
  Via Slashgear.

And finally, the video below shows off some of these new features on the update to Windows 8.1! Check it out! We like the photos on the unlock screen!

Via Slashgear.

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Yahoo drop $1.1 billion on Tumblr!

   The rumours may have popped up last night that Yahoo was planning to buy Tumblr, but today it's official! Yahoo have just dropped $1.1 billion to take control of the popular social blogging tool Tumblr!The agreement will see Yahoo take ownership of Tumblr later in this year!

   As part of the agreement Tumblrs's CEO David Karp will be kept on and as Yahoo said, as:

 "We promise not to screw it up.  Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going.  We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO.  The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve.  Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster." 

   Yahoo haven't wasted any time since announcing the deal with Yahoo's blog now taking centre stage on the URL yahoo.tumblr.com. As an extension Yahoo added that, "On many levels, Tumblr and Yahoo couldn't be more different, but, at the same time, they couldn't be more complimentary. Yahoo is the internet's original media network. Tumblr is the internet's fastest-growing media frenzy."

   Yahoo also said that they hope their audience will grow by up to 50% as part of the deal and they expect traffic to be up 20%! Tumblr will naturally have a few of Yahoo's search features added in and of course it'd be a missed opportunity if Yahoo didn't put a few of their ads on the platform too wouldn't it?

   Tumblr's CEO David Karp expressed just how excited he was, even going as far as saying 'elated' to be  under Yahoo's ownership. Karp said that:

 "We're elated to have the support of Yahoo and their team who share our dream to make the internet the ultimate creative canvas... Tumblr gets better faster with more resources to draw from." 

   This deal is set to be beneficial for both parties and the reaction on social media sites has been relatively positive. Our highly critical Twitter feed has been relatively positive and The Verge's Matt Brian even said:

I honestly believe Yahoo can do something good with Tumblr. It’s new mobile and social focus will work, if done right.
— Matt Brian (@m4tt) May 20, 2013

   Ohhh and one last thing, this is one of the only acquisitions which has ever had an animated GIF released to show it off! Check it out at the GIF below!
Via YahooBlog and TheVerge.

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In Other News: 18/04/2013.

• Sky have updated their mobile streaming app, SkyGo, to add support for the Sony Xperia Z, the HTC One, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Motorola RAZR HD! It's great Sky are bulking out the list of supported devices, we just want to see it on a few more Android tablets now!
  Via PocketLint.

• It's been discovered that Google's Glass project isn't quite compatible with iOS just yet. Over on the support page it says that to send SMS and use the GPS you have to have the MyGlass app for Android meaning that these features aren't yet in the iOS app!
  TheLATimes Via Slashgear.

• The UK phone, internet and TV provider, Talk Talk, have been fined £750,000 for an excessive number of abandoned and silent marketing calls to prospective customers. OFCOM discovered somewhere near 9,000 silent and abandoned calls were made in early 2011, as well as a failure to follow Ofcom policy on a separate marketing campaign in 2011! For more information hit up the source link below!
  Via PocketLint.

• Boulder Dash XL has launched on Android with over 100 levels! This is apparently exactly the same game which you can get on PC and Xbox 360! You can get the app for £2 on the Play Store here! At the time of writing it has eight 5* ratings so initial impressions seem good!
  Via Eurodroid.

• If you fancy picking up either a tablet, smart TV, computer or any other device which uses the internet for John Lewis then the company will offer you some of their new broadband packages. The deals aren't spectacular, but they're not bad: the Standard package costs £11 per month and that nets you up to 16Mb speeds and 20GB of usage. There's also unlimited broadband is from £18 per month, giving you 16Mb down and no monthly usage cap. Alternatively you go for Fibre which is £25 and gives you speeds up to 38Mb and 100GB of usage per month. All of these require line rental of £13.50 per month and if you buy an internet enabled device you get six months free!
  Via PocketLint.

• Archos have announced a new line up of three phones. Each of them is dual sim and they look relatively good! Check them out here!

• Samsung have confirmed that the Galaxy S4 won't have FM Radio support. A decision they justified by saying that they have seen a trend towards digital consumption through YouTube. We're not sure everyone with data limits will agree!
  Via SamMobile.

• Yahoo have updated their Mail and Weather apps for Android with nice new tablet interfaces! For little demos and more information check out Yahoo's blog page here!
  Via AndroidPolice.

• Anything Yahoo can do LinkedIn can do too! The latter have also refreshed their Android app, bumping it to version 3. There's a tonne of changes which can be found on their blog here!
  Via AndroidPolice.

• Wordpress are in on the act too having updated their Android apps with lovely new Holo themes! For full details on the update check out the Wordpress blog here!
  Via Engadget.

• Three Sweden have confirmed that the Sony Xperia S will get the update to Android 4.1.2 on their network from April 22nd! That means it's possible that unlocked devices will see the update much sooner!
  Via XperiaBlog.

And finally, rumours of a cheap iPhone simply won't go away and today we've got an image of what is purporting to be that exact device. There's every chance that this could be nothing, but once in a blue moon random leaks turn out to be true, we've still got a fair few months to wait before we hear anything official about new iPhones though!

Tactus Via PhoneArena.

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