Shortly after their acquisition of tumblr, Yahoo slapped together a public announcement for all. After earlier reports that they would not “screw up” tumblr, aka the Facebook/Instagram promise, they rolled out a whopping 1TB of storage to new and existing users. Did I mention this is a full resolution upload deal?

Along with your damn near lifetime of space, the iOS, Android and Web version of Flickr gets a new user experience. Yahoo seems to be indeed focused on taking Flickr back to its core. With 1TB and full resolution upload, I am tempted to dive in, hmmmmm. Oh, and they’ll be opening an office on Time Square, New York, what ever the hell that means.

Instagram? Are you scared yet? First Google +, now Flickr/tumblr combo, its getting mighty warm in here!

We’ve seen this before, with the launch of the Xbox 360, EA pointed out one platform was a bit more advance to them, which is ultimately where they went as the go to platform to develop. And yes, that was the xbox 360, this time around, it looks like the trend continues as EA outs this teaser for the new FIFA 14.

But, its not only EA who seemingly choose their platform of choice, the new Call Of Duty Ghost is to be revealed tomorrow at the event as well. Why the exclusives for cross platform games? Interesting stuff, one thing is for sure, tomorrow will be a huge day for Xbox fans! Stay tuned!

After Sony’s big announcement, some walked away a bit down because they didn’t show what the actual console would look like. Not that I care, but it would have been nice to see what design queues Sony came up with.

Now, just a day before Microsoft’s big reveal, son outs a teaser video to hopefully keep you from slipping too far into Xbox’s web. Check out the short video below.

On episode 43 of That’s The Lifestyle, we cover Google’s sprawling 4 hour keynote. Specifically some of the more exciting topics, Google really went all out this year! Not to mention, some of the announced features were available same day.

Rumors of this Ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S4 have been flying around for sometime now, and here we have a leaked image. If nothing at all, I’d say it looks better than the normal version of the new Android king. How about that, the hard working man gets a good looking device for once!

Samsung and HTC are locked in a battle for Android supremacy like we’ve never seen before. The Galaxy S4 over flowing with features, while the HTC One gives a premium experience that is hard to ignore. We put the two against each other in a three part comparison. Check out the videos below.

In what is certianly the biggest battle of their brand’s History, HTC has reportedly dialed up the production of the famed HTC one. With Samsung quickly dominating the market, the HTC One was met with some production issues. The first was said to be a shortage of parts needed for the Ultra Pixel camera, and there were also rumors of issue producing the beautifully crafted metal casing.

Said to almost double production, the HTC One puts up a remarkable fight against the new kind, the SG4, so it is good to know they won’t be tossed out of the race simply because they couldn’t keep up with demand.

Button Trackr? Yea okay, this is indeed the straw that lead to the camel ending up on a really entertaining episode of Cheaters. Sure, the indiegogo project gives a great presentation for you keys, they even go so far as to show multiple pictures with this thing attached to a key. But we all know what this is, watch yourselves people, she/he will know exactly where and when you are.

Button TrackR is the latest item tracking creation by the smart guys over at Phone Halo. Remember theWallet TrackR? (a small device the size of a credit card that keeps you from losing your wallet), well this is a similar device but the size of a coin! and it can by attached to virtually anything. All you have to do is pair the Button TrackR to the included app, it will then notify you when you have left an important item behind, it can keep track of 10 items simultaneously. The app also remembers the time and location you separated from your Button TrackR via GPS.

Well hello there! In an against the trend move, Microsoft has integrated Google Talk in to their email and cloud solution experience. Well then, I am hoping and preying this will make it to the Windows Phone integration! And even one say, Google Plus.

Let me slow down, one step at a time. For now, this is what we have and I am happy. Thank you Microsoft and Google. The enemy of your enemy is you friend!

I’ve been saying this for a long few years, maybe a bit less with the release of the new Z10 and the wondrous devices to follow. But even so, there is nothing wrong with reinventing your business as a service. Especially since there are two types of people in this world, those who refuse to leave Blackberry because the BBM addiction is too real, and those who managed to fight off the addiction, but still keep and eye on it.

I can’t help but wonder how they will turn this potential gold mine of leverage into a comeback for the brand. Will they limit the features outside of BB10 to give the Z10 and Q10 an appealing home advantage? Or is simply existing good enough for them?

In the first version of multi-platform BBM, iOS and Android users are expected to be able to experience the following BBM features:

• The immediacy of BBM chats
• Multi-person chats
• Voice note sharing
• BlackBerry Groups, where BBM users are able to set up groups of up to 30 people and share calendar, photos, files and more

The team here at BlackBerry has definitely been working hard to bring the much-adored BBM experience to a wider group of mobile users. In a recent press release at BlackBerry Live 2013, Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President, Software Product Management and Ecosystem, at BlackBerry had this to say:

“For BlackBerry, messaging and collaboration are inseparable from the mobile experience, and the time is definitely right for BBM to become a multi-platform mobile service. BBM has always been one of the most engaging services for BlackBerry customers, enabling them to easily connect while maintaining a valued level of personal privacy. We’re excited to offer iOS and Android users the possibility to join the BBM community.”

BBM Quick Facts:

• More than 60 million monthly active users
• More than 51 million daily active users who are connecting with friends or colleagues an average of one and a half hours every day.
• BBM users send and receive more than 10 billion messages each day, nearly twice as many messages per user per day as compared to other mobile messaging apps
• Almost half of BBM messages are read within 20 seconds of being received; indicating how truly engaged BBM customers are

Today, BlackBerry also announced BBM Channels, a new social engagement platform within BBM that will allow customers to connect with the businesses, brands, celebrities and groups they are passionate about. BlackBerry plans to add support for BBM Channels as well as voice and video chatting for iOS and Android later this year, subject to approval by the Apple App Store and Google Play. If approved by Apple and Google, the BBM app will be available as a free download in the Apple® App StoreSM and Google Play store. Additional details about system requirements and availability will be announced closer to the launch.