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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.

Sports fans could always look to the ESPN app for information on their favorite teams, but watching live games required a separate app. Earlier this month, ESPN updated the official ESPN app for iOS, adding live video feeds. While at this time the separate WatchESPN app is still available on iTunes, its content is now available directly in the main ESPN app.

A lot of apps were submitted to the App Store before the winter holiday shutdown on December 22 to December 29, but before we get to all the new releases here are a few quick news items.

The Apple Music on Sonos beta is now available. Apple Music subscribers can now access all their favorite features of Apple's music streaming service on their Sonos wireless speakers. Click the link above to learn how to install the beta on your Sonos devices.

Google this week added offline navigation, business hours and real-time gas prices to its Google Maps app for iOS. Google Maps version 4.13.0 is available for free on the Apple App Store.