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Mobile Minutes: Meerkat as new Snapchat; Photobucket app; Shopping with Apple Watch; Device syncing

Photobucket ropes its founder back in with app purchase
Photobucket Corp. bought an app made by Photobucket’s original co-founder and is getting him involved with the company again. Photobucket is acquiring Lasso, a photo-sharing app that launched two years ago.
Read more on Denver Business Journal

Here’s what shopping with Apple Watch will look like
Are you comfortable paying for your weekly grocery shop with a mere wave of the wrist? You’ll be able to in a few short weeks when the Apple Watch makes its much-hyped debut.
Read more on Forbes

Device syncing: Call from computers and text from tablets
The new holy grail is unifying communications: to get your phone to talk to your computer, so you can view and respond to things like text messages and phone calls on any device.
Read more on New York Times