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Mobile devices, such as smartphones, phablets and fitness trackers, were some of the most popular holiday gifts of 2015, according to Flurry Mobile. The Yahoo-owned analytics firm reported on Monday that device activation and app downloads shattered records with Apple leading the way.

Apple accounted for 49.1 percent of all devices activated during Christmas week. This is a slight decline from last year when Flurry Mobile estimated 51.3 percent of mobile devices activated throughout the holidays belonged to the iPhone-maker. Samsung nabbed 19.8 percent of the Christmas week activations and Nokia, LG and Xiaomi were left fighting over the scraps at 2 percent, 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.

It looks like Santa delivered a lot Fitbit tracking devices this Christmas. The free Fitbit iOS app topped Apple’s app chart on Christmas Day, according to QZ. The sudden explosion in Fitbit app downloads suggests that a lot of people were activating a new fitness tracker on December 25th. The Fitbit app has also been one of the most downloaded health and fitness apps in all of December, according to App Annie. This could spell trouble for Apple who was also pushing their own wearable device this Christmas, but it is impossible to tell since neither Apple or Fitbit have publically reported sales.

Beatles fans are getting an early Christmas present this year. The group's music will be available to stream on Apple Music, Google Play Music, Amazon Prime Music and more starting on Christmas Eve at 12:01 am. The official announcement was made Wednesday on thebeatles.com.

Pandora is the only major streaming service not getting the Beatles catalog. Spotify users will be able to stream Beatles songs on the free tier of the service.

Lightroom users can enjoy several enhancements and new features in the latest version of the mobile app. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for iPhone version 2.1 is now available on the App Store. The update brings iOS 9 and iPad Pro compatibility to the table, as well as several new ways to capture and adjust images on the go. Photographers can also use Lightroom for mobile to share pictures, and with a Creative Cloud membership even more features can be unlocked.

Kim Kardashian on Monday delivered an early Christmas present to iOS users. The socialite has released KIMOJI, her own third-party keyboard with over 250 Kardashian-inspired emojis and stickers. Kimojis include every imaginable Kardashian-West body part, including her most famous asset and her pregnant profile.