Seagate introduces 500GB hard drive for Android tablets

Seagate is giving more computing powers to your Android tablet with its new Ultra Mobile HDD. Pairing the Ultra Mobile HDD with Seagate’s Mobile Enablement Kit, you are expected to get a 500GB drive house in a 5mm form factor with a speedy 8GB flash cache, built-in zero-gravity sensors and gyroscopic motion support, improved system responsiveness and battery life courtesy of the Dynamic Data Driver, and customized mobile storage mounting kit reference design. No official word yet on availability and price.

Roku for Android update lets you play videos directly from mobile devices

Roku just released its latest update for its Android app that allows a few Android devices to directly stream video from the phone or tablet to your Roku player. The models currently supported are the Samsung Galaxy SIII, Samsung Galaxy S4, Nexus 4, HTC One, and 2012 Nexus 7. Video playback also needs these devices to be running on Android 4.0 or later and your Roku player to be running software version 5.1 or higher. The usual stability improvements and bug fixes have also been included in this 2.3.0.2083614 update.

Instagram reaches 150 million users, expects to sell ads in 2014

Instagram announced over the weekend that the photo- and video-sharing site reached the 150 million mark after 50 million more users joined in the past six months. And these aren’t just U.S.-based users, Instagram has said that over 60 percent of its users are from outside the United States.

With this growing number of users, the Facebook-owned online service now wants to cash in. Instagram’s new Director of Business Operations Emily White says in an interview with Wall Street Journal that they should be prepared to sell ads next year. The challenge for White and the Instagram team is to integrate this marketing tool without putting off its members, particularly its large teen and young adult base.

Facebook for Windows Phone now available on 256MB phones

The Facebook Beta app for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 gets an update that makes it available on 256MB devices as well as added performance enhancements and bug fixes, according to a tweet from Windows Phone’s Corporate Vice President and Manager Joe Belfiore.

New #FB Beta for #WP7 and #WP8. not just bug fixes and perf... Also now available on 256MB phones! http://t.co/SYTRC5n4Rd

— joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) September 7, 2013