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Mobile Minutes: IOS 9 crashes; Mobile piggybacking; Pinterest?s milestone; YouTube?s mobile gaming streaming

A significant number of Apple Inc customers are reporting their mobile devices have crashed after attempting to upload the new iOS 9 operating system, the latest in a line of launch glitches for the tech giant.

In his rush to get his latest startup off the ground, Ethan Bloch didn?t want to waste time designing a smartphone app. He thought people would appreciate the convenience of not having to download an app and then open it every time they wanted to use Digit, a tool that promotes savings. 

Pinterest Inc. said on Thursday that it has hit 100 million monthly active users worldwide, sharing for the first time the heft of its user base as observers question whether the image-sharing site is worth the $11 billion valuation investors bestowed on it earlier this year.

Video platform YouTube has announced it will soon enable mobile game streaming from its Android app, allowing players to share gameplay clips and live streams.