Welcome to NewsDesk on SiliconANGLE TV for Tuesday June 18, 2013 here’s your SiliconANGLE daily round-up.

• Another buy for Yahoo?

Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer could be close to another acquisition.  Rumors of a buyout of New York based startup Qwiki are expected to cost the company up to fifty-million dollars. The New York based startup developed an iPhone app that allows users to combine various media to automatically create short movies.

Many of Yahoo’s recent buyouts have been targeted towards this type of mobile-centric business however it’s thought that a buyout of Qwiki could be more of an aqui-hire, where the focus is more on the talent than the product. Over its history, Qwiki has raised just over ten-million from several investment firms and private investors. One notable investment came from Facebook’s co-founder, Eduardo Saverin. If the deal goes through, Qwiki’s technology would have the potential to become the latest upgrade for Yahoo’s photo sharing platform, Flickr.

• Chromebooks make their way to more stores

Consumers looking for a new Chromebook will soon have several thousand more retail locations to find one. Google has announced a huge expansion to its retail efforts. Its browser-based line of laptops will now be carried in three times as many stores. Walmart will be carrying a two-hundred dollar Acer Chromebook in close to three-thousand stores across the U.S. Staples is also betting big on Chromebooks, bringing Acer, HP, and Samsung Chromebooks to each of their U.S. locations. Chromebooks will also be available to businesses as part of Staples Advantage B2B program.

In the coming months, Chromebooks will find their way into several additional retail partners, including Office Depot, OfficeMax, Fry’s and TigerDirect. Google hopes that the new distribution partners will help increase its market share.

• Former HTC execs start new mobile company

The HTC executive exodus has resulted in a new mobile handset startup. Michael Coombes, the former Head of Sales at HTC, and James Atkins, HTC’s former UK Marketing Head, have teamed up to launch Kazam. The two executives hope to differentiate Kazam from other manufacturers by focusing on customer service after the sale. They also intend to focus primarily on the European market. “There is a real opportunity for a new mobile brand to disrupt the status quo,” Atkins said. “We are passionate about delivering a truly positive mobile experience that doesn’t just stop once you’ve bought the phone.” Kazam will face an uphill battle, with big pocketed competitors like Apple and Samsung currently dominating the mobile device marketplace.

• Google resolves class action lawsuit, avoids stock split

Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit that had been blocking the company from a proposed stock split. The class action lawsuit alleged that Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin had engineered the stock split in a way that unfairly benefited them.

Google responded by saying that the consolidated power structure was necessary. The company has increased its market value by more than two-hundred-sixty billion during the last nine years. Google argued that the increases were made possible because the co-founders were free to make bold bets on technology. The split calls for a new class of C stock with no voting power. It’s designed to maintain the control that Page and Brin have, even though they currently only own about fifteen percent of Google’s outstanding stock. The settlement still requires court approval, but the stock split is expected to take place within a few weeks.

• Dragon for Android gets smarter

The Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android is getting an intelligence boost. Nuance Communications has just released an update that adds several features. The Dragon app can now figure out when a user is in a moving vehicle. Once it has made that determination, it will automatically switch your device to hands-free mode. Dubbed “Intelligent Driver Mode”, the goal is to keep a user’s eyes on the road while driving, rather than on the phone.

In addition to the new safety feature, Dragon has also been updated with voice notifications. The Notifications can transcribe Facebook status updates, messages, incoming calls, and calendar events. New customization features include the ability to “wake up” the service with a dedicated command, like “Giddyup Dragon!”, or any phrase the user chooses.

Nuance’s General Manager and Executive Vice President Michael Thompson said in a statement, “Dragon aspires to be an incredibly reliable and intuitive mobile personal assistant, not only responding to commands and providing relevant content, but also anticipating people’s needs in the moment — just like a true personal assistant.”

• World’s first true smartwatch?

The GEAK Watch is being hailed as the world’s first true smartwatch. This wearable device packs a surprising number of components like a plethora of sensors and even WiFi. The WiFi component allows the Android four-point-one system download apps directly and receive over-the-air updates. The watch earns it’s smart stripes with the fact that it can send instant messages with fellow users nearby, utilizing voice-to-text input. There’s also Bluetooth and NFC for device pairing, along with GPS and FM radio. And of course a headphone jack!

In terms of sensory features, the GEAK Watch will be able to monitor the user’s sleeping pattern, pulse, blood pressure, body temperature, mood and number of steps walked. Pricing seems about right at three-hundred-thirty dollars and will be available for pre-order from China in July.

• Adobe pushes cloud services

Adobe is pushing updates to its flagship line of creative software, but only through the cloud. Adobe will now offer updates only under its newly established Creative Cloud umbrella. The company said in a blog post that hundreds of new features have been released in new versions of the apps – including Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Dreamweaver CC, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, and many more.

A new Creative Cloud app for the desktop has also been introduced in which users can download and manage the latest product updates, keep tabs on their work, and connect with collaborators on the portfolio-sharing network Behance. The Creative Cloud pricing structure has already been unveiled and anyone who previously owned software will get their first Creative Cloud year for just $29.99 per month. For everyone else, complete Creative Cloud access will cost you $49.99 per month. While some see that as a bit steep, it’s still far cheaper than the previous method of paying over eighteen hundred dollars for a completely new suite.

• Toyota unveils electric-powered DIY car

Toyota has introduced a built-it-yourself car for Kids.  At this year’s Tokyo Toy Show, Toyota unveiled the Camatte 57-S, an electric-powered toy car that families can build together. The DIY car is a two three-seater, open-top roadster that comes customisable, with fifty seven colored panels to let you choose the paint job. The right-side rear seat includes access to steering and braking controls so that moms and dads can monitor the driving habits of their little ones.  Toyota didn’t provide exact details on the roadsters top-speed but it’s believed to be on the low side.