APP OF THE DAY: GOOGLE PLAY MUSIC

A dedicated cloud storage for 20,000 songs and a newly launched google music store, with more than 13 million tracks available to download. you can store music you already own, not just tracks downloaded from google, and it’s streamable across all of your android devices, even your desktop computer.

NEW GENDER OPTIONS ADDED ON FACEBOOK.

In a nod to the "it's complicated" sexual identities of many of its users, the social network on Thursday added a third "custom" gender option for people's profiles. In addition to Male or Female, Facebook now lets U.S. users choose among some 50 additional options such as "transgender," "cisgender," "gender fluid," "intersex" and "neither."

Users also now have the ability to choose the pronoun they'd like to be referred to publicly: he/his, she/her, or the gender-neutral they/their.

SONY PLAYSTATION 4 SALES HITS 5 MILLION WORLDWIDE

Sony's PlayStation 4 is still proving popular among gamers. The company announced on Tuesday that total PlayStation 4 sales to consumers reached 5.3 million units on February 8. 

ARCTICOR COOLERS: FREEZING OUT OF THE FREEZER

The Arcticor Cooler is the perfect solution to beating the heat. While any cooler will insulate your beverages while it is closed, the Arcticor provides built-in chilling cup-holders that will keep your drinks cold even after they have been removed.

APP OF THE DAY:PICMIX

Tart up your photos with frames and photo filters before sharing with Facebook, Twitter and the like, Pic Mix has now been upgraded and debugged for BB10 which means you can make the most of that decent Z10 rear-facing camera.

APP OF THE DAY: CLOSETOYOU PRO

Locate yourself via GPS, then bring up a list of everything around you. Select shops, restaurants or services and receive contact details and directions. It also supports Augmented Reality which means you can raise your smartphone in the air and see all the data laid out in front of your eyes.

APP OF THE DAY: KEEK

A BB take on Vine, capture a short video – no more than 36 seconds – and share it with your Keek mates or on more populated social networks.

APP OF THE DAY: WAZE

Become part of a 40 million-strong road news network. Report hazards, traffic jams or particularly cheap petrol stations if you’re feeling kind.

APP OF THE DAY: WEEBLY

Make your own mobile or HTML 5 website that can work across browsers, with site traffic stats to track your online dominance.

MTN MICRO SIM FOR APPLE IPAD & IPHONE4 USERS

MTN has introduced special Micro SIM cards compatible with the new models of smart devices and tablet PCs. These new micro-SIM cards are smaller in size than the standard SIM card and specially manufactured for devices including the Apple Ipad and Iphone 4.

APP OF THE DAY: SKITCH

Amend a PDF or add a Skitch stamp to give a report the seal of approval or disapproval. It’s more organisational fun from the folk behind Evernote.

NINTENDO: OUR GAMES ARE NOT ON SMARTPHONE

Nintendo will continue to focus on its hardware and software platforms and will not release its games on smartphones. The company's president Satoru Iwata said he remained committed to video game consoles despite disappointing sales of the Wii U. The comments came after the makers of the Super Mario games  revealed a drop in profits. Plans for a new health business were also announced. 

GOOGLE SELLS MOTOROLA MOBILITY UNIT TO LENOVO FOR 3$BN

Google has sold struggling US mobile phone company Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer maker Lenovo for $2.91bn (£1.8bn), in a surprise move.Google had paid $12.5bn for the company less than two years ago. Lenovo plans to build up its smartphone unit through the Motorola purchase, which may help offset its slowing personal computer business.However, Google will keep the majority of Motorola's lucrative patents, which include one for Android software.

ZYNGA BUYS UK GAME-MAKER NATURALMOTION FOR $527M

Social gaming firm Zynga has announced the purchase of UK game-maker NaturalMotion for $527m (£320m).Oxford-based NaturalMotion has had a string of mobile game hits, such as CSR Racing and Clumsy Ninja. Its purchase gives Zynga an entry into the lucrative mobile games market. As news of the deal emerged, Zynga also reported a loss of $25m for the fourth quarter. It said it would trim its workforce by 15% - equivalent to about 314 jobs. Zynga announced it will lay off 15% of its staff, or around 314 people

        

APP OF THE DAY: HASSLE ME

If you’re the forgetful type, Hassle Me will literally hassle you to get stuff done, from finishing up your work to picking up something for dinner. It’s quick, with a simple layout and you are able to customise the amount of times per day it will hassle you.  A handy notification will also pop up in the live tile, alerting you of any outstanding to-dos, meaning a quick glance will all but remind you.