Facebook will now let you donate through its Crisis Response Center

Facebook is expanding the use of its Crisis Response Center beyond giving information to victims and having a way for families and friends to find out if their loved ones are okay. There will now also be a donate button there. Facebook is partnering GlobalGiving, a nonprofit organization that works with other organizations to find the best way to distribute funds. This takes away the trouble of picking which organization to donate to. Facebook has also said they are waiving all fees on donations made through the donate button, which is a welcome gesture.

Source: The Next Web

Android tests out new feature that pinpoints apps that impact your battery life heavily

Having the best battery life is something all smartphone users dream of but no matter how careful we are sometimes, it just seems like a pipe dream. Google seems like they want to help out, though. A new feature spotted in the Android 8.1 Developer Preview pinpoints which apps have been draining your battery life without your knowledge. Seen in the battery section of the settings, it shows the app with a red battery icon and specifies how it’s draining the battery. When you tap on the warning, you will get options on how to fix it—such as killing the app or just turning off location data for it. Unfortunately, we aren’t 100 percent guaranteed that Google will bring this over to the final release of the operating system. But this is definitely one feature we wish they’d keep in.

Source: Android Authority

OnePlus CEO says fans will ‘appreciate’ pricing for the OnePlus 5T

It’s been rumoured before that the OnePlus 5T will cost the same as the OnePlus 5, which is €500 for the 64GB version and €560 for the 128GB model. But a rather vague tweet from OnePlus CEO Pete Lau suggests otherwise. He goes: “Cost of smartphone components is rising, but phones are also getting better. OnePlus users will appreciate what’s coming.”

As GSMArena points out, the trend with OnePlus (and most of the phone manufacturers really) is the price increases with each new device. Perhaps Lau is suggesting we’re getting better value for the price? Some of the earlier rumours about the device claim we’re getting an 18:9 display with a better camera. We now just have to wait and see if we are getting more from the newest OnePlus flagship.

Scratch-proof and water resistant Blackberry Motion now available in Canada

Following in the footsteps of the well received BlackBerry KEYOne, the BlackBerry Motion is the latest device from BlackBerry Mobile under TCL. This device features a premium build, it has IP67 water and dust resistance, a scratch resistant screen that's tougher than Gorilla Glass 5, a 5.5-inch HD display plus an unprecedented 4000 mAh battery rated for 32 hours use between charges.

The BlackBerry Motion also features various unique privacy and security features not found on other smartphones. It is possible to take a photo using the fingerprint reader which is encrypted in the hardware of the phone and accessible only by fingerprint. A privacy shade feature limits what is visible on the display, which is ideal if you want to prevent snooping.

The BlackBerry Motion is available starting today online at Koodo and in select Bell, TELUS and SaskTel stores starting at $99 CAD on a two year term. For more information, please visit www.blackberrymobile.com/ca.