Live from the BlackBerry Passport launch in Toronto

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We're on hand the the big BlackBerry Passport launch event in Toronto where CEO John Chen has been spotted and is likely going to take the stage in a few minutes. The location is Real Sports bar and they're currently playing some dramatic music while streaming tweets on various screens stating how awesome the new Passport is going to be. Looks like we will be getting the 'bigger picture' soon, we're 15 minutes away from the keynote. Hit jump for our coverage of the event.

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OLAF morphs from scooter to suitcase and trolley in 30 seconds flat

This looks like a promising solution for when you need to rush to catch a connecting flight. The OLAF is a new Kickstarter project that integrates carry one luggage, trolley and kick-scooter in one.

For travel enthusiasts, OLAF Business version is a 3-in-1 hybrid of a carry-on airline approved suitcase, a trolley, and a kick-scooter. The engineering team has maximized allowed luggage volume, reduced weight and improved practicality: “It’s time to upgrade your luggage too!”

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BlackBerry Passport launch event to be live-streamed tomorrow

As we wind down one of the most event-packed Septembers in smartphone launch history, BlackBerry is taking its turn tomorrow to launch their new Passport smartphone in an event that will run concurrently in Dubai, London and Toronto. We couldn't make it to Dubai, but we will definitely be covering the event in Toronto as early as 8:00 am Eastern time. It has been a while since BlackBerry hosted a huge launch event like this (last time was the BB10 launch with the Z10 and Alicia Keys). It also feels like forever since I've attended a huge product launch in my hometown. For anyone who wants to catch the proceedings, Blackberry is streaming the event live from http://live.blackberry.events/.

Post launch, expect to get your my first impressions on the new device as well as some hands on video and possible review to follow. Stay tuned for what we hope is a great comeback event from the company that started it all back in the day.

Google plans to show price range of in-app purchases in Play Store

Suffering from bill shock because of the in-app purchases you make in games? Well, Google is coming up with the solution for you. They will be adding the price range for in-app purchases on Play Store by the end of the month. This means you’ll get to see what you have going up against you before you even download a game or any other “freemium” app.

Source: Ubergizmo