The Next Web

thenextweb.com — Today Yahoo unveiled a major update to its photo-sharing service, Flickr, including the addition of full-resolution images, an updated Android application, and 1 terabyte of free storage. The newly redesigned site is now available for everyone to use. We took a look at the changes.

thenextweb.com — Internet radio and music recommendation service Pandora is rolling out a new service that will offer previews of upcoming album launches in their entirety, up to a week before they go on sale. Sponsored by T-Mobile for its initial roll-out phase, Pandora Premieres is being pitched as a "first-of-its kind station," featuring previews from a range of artists - established and emerging.

thenextweb.com — MessageMe, the US-based chat app looking to rival Line, WhatsApp, Viber and co, has confirmed that it has closed a $10 million round of seed funding and, furthermore, that it has passed 5 million registered users, just 75 days after launch. That follows an impressive start which saw it hit 1 million users within its first week.

thenextweb.com — Private business information service Duedil (short for 'due diligence') today announced that it is making data on companies in 20 new countries available to businesses and developers through the Duedil API. In addition, the London, UK-based company is releasing a brand new developer portal to cater to third-party developers and partners.

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thenextweb.com — Earlier this year, Tencent-owned WeChat, a mobile messaging app with more than 300 million users, came under fire for censoring 'sensitive' topics that its users were discussing. Now, Line, a rival app developed in Japan which has 150 million users, is the next in line to pal up to the Chinese government and restrict the use of certain phrases on its service worldwide.

thenextweb.com — Microsoft's efforts to create in-house content for its Xbox ecosystem appears to be ticking right along. News recently broke that Microsoft intends to release a two-part show for Xbox Live subscribers that will see them having a hand in its ending. The musically-focused The Music Room will allow for user feedback.

thenextweb.com — Seamless and GrubHub, two of the largest online food delivery services in the US, have officially announced "the signing of a definitive agreement" to merge into a combined company. This news, which confirms earlier rumors that the two companies were in talks, follows a history of heavy competition between the two companies.