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- Rdio Windows Phone app now compatible with Windows Phone 8, adds new features
- RIM sells NewBay $55 million, millions less than it paid to acquire the company
- Snapchat and Poke design flaw enables saving videos permanently
| Rdio Windows Phone app now compatible with Windows Phone 8, adds new features Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST  Music streaming service Rdio has updated its Windows Phone app to make it compatible with Windows Phone 8 handsets like the Nokia Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC. The app has also improved online streaming; enhanced the interface by adding album art to the lock screen, an end-to-end tile Now Playing tile on the Start screen; and added recommendations. Music fans can download Rdio from the Windows Phone Store, but a subscription is required to stream music and store songs offline.Download Rdio for Windows Phone Read the full story here.    |
| RIM sells NewBay $55 million, millions less than it paid to acquire the company Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:25 AM PST  In October 2011, RIM paid a reported $100 million to acquire cloud services company NewBay. It has since sold the subsidiary to Synchronoss for $55.5 million in cash. RIM did not see a return on its investment in NewBay, but the company made the sale as part of a strategic shift to focus on its core business of launching the BlackBerry 10 operating system and its BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Providing online services to clients like AT&T, T-Mobile, and LG was not an essential part of its plans, so RIM sold NewBay to drop the expenses and focus on BB10. Read the full story here.  |
| Snapchat and Poke design flaw enables saving videos permanently Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST  Though Snapchat and Poke are supposed to be temporary, both apps have issues that make it possible to watch those videos, or share them with people the sender never intended to see the clip, on a permanent basis. Read the full story here.  |
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