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Google and Microsoft have been facing up to each other all week over the Windows YouTube app which has yet to be settled - although Google's 'Cease & Desist' letter might hasten Microsoft's decision about whether to allow ads and prevent downloads. In other news, YouTube's 'Comedy Week' starts tonight - we can't wait!

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Yahoo’s board of directors has agreed to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the Wall Street Journal and AllThingsD reported Sunday. The deal is expected to be announced Monday. Tumblr founder David Karp, who owns at least 25 percent of the company, has agreed to stay on for at least four years, according to ATD. The WSJ says Tumblr would remain an independent company. comScore pegged Tumblr’s worldwide traffic at 117 million visitors in April. The site has raised about $125 million in funding, putting its valuation at $800 million. As my colleague Mathew Ingram points out, the company’s revenues were less than $15 million in 2012, though Karp has estimated they will hit $100 million this year. Yahoo is holding a press event on Monday afternoon in New York, but hasn’t specified what the event will be about. We’ll be there.

Download mangers are a dime a dozen on Android but if you want to find a real good one, you really have to look long and hard, and spend hours installing and testing the available selection.Loader Droid Download Manager is a free (ad-supported) download manager for Android devices that is without doubt one of the most comfortable ones to use. Not only can it intercept a lot of downloads without any configuration whatsoever and from nearly every application that you run on Android, but it also comes with an impressive set of options and features that you can use to fine tune it even further.I recommend that you download the LD Ultimate Link Interceptor app for Android from the same developer as well as it improves the download manager's link interception even further.The application walks you through a series of readme pages that act as a tutorial. It is a lot to read and if you just want to get started, skip it. You do have options to read through the pages at a later time in case you get stuck or run into issues using the program.Two options are available to use the download manager to download files to your Android device:Automatic intercepting of links.Using the share feature and the selection of Loader Droid.The program displays a loading menu that you can make modifications to if you want before the actual download starts. You can configure the app to bypass that screen to speed things up further. To do so, open the preferences and enable the "add loadings automatically" box.The app splits downloads automatically into three parts to speed up the loading of the file. One great feature is that it supports resume, so that downloads can be resumed if your connection drops in between or if you need to pause the download for a time.Loader Droid is especially great at discovering media files, audio or video, on webpages so that you can download them to your system using the app. Sometimes when you share a page with media with the application, you may notice that the page is downloaded instead of the media itself. The program blocks those downloads by default and offers to display the page in a special mode in which you point it to the download link on it so that the media file gets downloaded instead.The download manager has a couple of aces up its sleeve that may come in handy at times as well. You can for instance use a link replacement feature for downloads that become unavailable during the download process. Instead of having to download the file completely anew, you can restart where you left off if a mirror is available.Downloads are automatically sorted into groups by the app based on their type so that you can find downloaded files easily in the program interface.TipsThe app plays a sound whenever a download finishes. I recommend you turn this off as it can be really irritating.You can select when you want the download manager to download files. The default is set to Wi-Fi only, and you can add mobile networks and roaming to it if you want to.If you notice lag during downloads, try limiting the downloading speed in the options.Downloads can be scheduled so that they are only run during a specific time.Many users of the app seem to use it to download videos from TV Portal. I have not tried it but it appears to work just fine according to reviews.You can have the program rescan media when it has been downloaded so that it is listed in Android's media database right away.Links can also be added manually, which can be useful if you already have copied it to the clipboard or are about to do so.You can buy  a pro version of the program if you do not want to run the ad-supported version, or prefer to use the space the ads occupy for download related information.VerdictIf you download files regularly with your Android device, media files and large files especially but more or less all other files as well, then you will certainly appreciate the apps resume capabilities and download features that improve the downloading.As far as

Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, it was reported earlier today. The initial reactions from many Tumblr users have ranged from skepticism to outright anger, as many fear the acquisition will change the culture of the platform What do you think the future holds for a Tumblr owned and operated by Yahoo? Let us know by answering the poll below. If there's another question you'd like to ask, you can add it to our poll Yahoo Acquires Tumblr Stay tuned for more updates from Mashable as this story unfolds. Photo via iStockphoto, kycstudio Read more...More about Yahoo, Tumblr, and Social Media

The iPhone has come a long way from being just an innovative invention to a device that is widely used in daily activities today. It has ruled the mobile world for some time now and has only the android family competing against it.As one would imagine, what in the world can a modern smartphone not accomplish for its master? And to add to the wonder, here is yet another task the iPhone apps can accomplish for you. It can translate languages for you when you are on your trip to different parts of the world.Here is a list of the top language translating iPhone apps.1# Google TranslateThe app assists you in translating different languages and can give voice translations for 24 languages and text translations for 63 languages. For those who have used the online Google Translation version, you must have a fair idea of how it translates complex sentences. Otherwise for simple sentences the tool is just perfect. The app also allows you to save translations offline and what is even better is the fact that it comes free of cost.2# Word LensQuestVisual’s Word Lens is such a spectacular app that even its launch video has gone viral on Youtube. Though some critics called it a fake app, the reality turned out to be the other way round. However, this app has its own drawbacks. It is effective when it comes to simple translations like small sentences, words and phrases. The biggest drawback however has been its pricing. The application charges $10 for one language and to add to that misery, it works in a single direction. For example, translating from English to Spanish costs you $10, but you will have to spend $20 for translating the other way round (Spanish to English).3# VocreThe functioning of this app is truly innovative. It works like a trick. Speak into your phone in the input language and turn it to its axis, the app will translate in your desired output language. Again, the pricing factor is its drawback. You will have to pay for every translation though they can be purchased in bulk for the future. Ofcourse, there is a free trial translation time but critics have claimed that the 20 free trial translations are quickly used up for testing alone.4# Lonely PlanetThis is an app that is designed with the voice quality in mind rather than variety. The app contains about 600 phrases in 31 languages and converts them accurately. On choosing the required word or phrase from the menu, the app will give you the translated phonetic, text, sound clip or pronunciation. The app can be considered more as an educational source rather than just an ordinary translator. Though the application is not extremely cheap, it is worth its $5.99 pricing.5# myLanguageThis app is an old product that has been in existence for years now. The latest version is a polished product with many added features. You can choose between dialects within the offered 59 languages. Phrases available here are approved by users through a system of star rating. The highlight of this product is its voice quality. Users can test the free versions and the pro version is very affordable too at just $5.99.6# PlangoThough this app is considered to be free, you might have to pay for the content through its multimedia learning platform. The app contains 39 interactive texts that sells for around $7 for each and can educate spoken and written comprehension in a multimedia magazine format. This is truly useful and can be a source of innovative learning.7# Dog TranslatorIn relation to its name, the app claims that it can convert any bark into English. Surely, this is a fun statement. What it means is that it can even detect average English and translate them back to other languages. If this app lives up to what it claims, then it could be one of the best for people with soar or gruff voices.These applications may not look awesome when you sit at home and study them. Only a person that loses his way in a foreign country and among people who speak foreign languages, would have realized how usef

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Last week we asked you if you would pay to watch YouTube videos, following Google’s announcement of subscription-based YouTube channels. The results were pretty much unanimous, and if we go by them, it seems that Google’s decision might not be the most successful one. Only time will tell whether users really stick to this opinion, or if this is only caused by the novelty of Google’s move. Out of 841 votes in total, the breakdown was as follows: 4.4% said they will pay for YouTube content, 8.5% will pay, but only if it’s the only option, and a full 87% of the voters will not pay a dime to watch YouTube content. Full results and this week’s poll after the jump. Don’t forget to check out last week’s best comment by Arron Walker, who once again won 150 reward points for his insightful comment! This week’s poll question is: What Is Your Favorite Google Product Announced This Week? Want to make some extra MakeUseOf reward points? The most useful comment on the poll will be awarded 150 points! Risking your scorn for yet another Google-based poll, this has truly been a busy week for Google, and one we cannot easily ignore. As usual, Google I/O brought a flurry of new features and products, which are going to affect you somehow, no matter how you look at it. From a new Google Maps preview to a Google Talk replacement, this has definitely been an exciting week for Google and Google users. Did you get a chance to try some of the new features? Which one is your favorite? Which one looks like it would be the most useful in your every day life? What Is Your Favorite Google Product Announced This Week? Can’t see your favorite announcement? Be sure to tell us what it is in the comments! We’d also love to hear why you chose the way you did, and what makes your choice the best. The post What Is Your Favorite Google Product Announced This Week? [MakeUseOf Poll] appeared first on MakeUseOf.