iCulture section images

I am working on updating some images for iCulture, the Netherlands biggest Apple news site. These images will be used for each section on the site. So there is a “Deals” section, a kids section, a business section etc.

I am trying to make it fit in the branding of iCulture, but also want it to be more playful. I tried to use images as background, but that didn’t really work out.

Here are a few possibilities of how it could look: http://bit.ly/1EtD8ue . Which one would you prefer?
I would love to get some feedback on this. It’s a nice way to add some design characteristic back into the site.

Credit to @Bas van der Ploeg for the device background pattern.