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BlackBerry wants to offer business users on Android and iOS with an even more secure messaging service before the year ends. BlackBerry exec Sunil Lalwani told The Hindustan Times that the company will begin offering BlackBerry Messenger Protected on both platforms for an annual fee of US$30 per device. BBM Protected was initially launched for users with BBOS devices running on BES 5 and BB10 users with gold licenses on BES10 that run on EEM-regulated Work Space mode only.

The messaging service is just like BBM but adds a latter of encryption that is shared exclusively by the sender and the recipient. It has a new random symmetric key for message encryption that means if one of your encryption keys gets compromised it won’t expose all your messages.

Source: BGR

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Amazon pushes new software update for Fire Phone

Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 6:47PM

Amazon is looking to better your experience with the Fire Phone with this new update. Version 3.5.1 includes improved battery life; Quick Switch feature that lets you double press the home button to switch between or shut down apps; and the ability to create folders of apps or content on the app grid. You can now also pin your favorite apps on the home carousel and delete emails directly from the home screen. You also get the ability to create lenticular photos with 11 still images instead of 3. Here’s a link that lists down the new features and how users can gain access to the latest update.

Source: Android Central

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Amazon adds immersive mode and other features to Kindle app for Android

Friday, August 15, 2014 at 9:39PM

Amazon recently updated its Kindle e-reader app on Android to bring some nifty features that are sure to please bookworms (or do we call them e-bookworms now?). The 4.6.0 update of the app adds an immersive mode and improved ways to control settings such as orientation and audio playback.

Immersive mode basically lets you read in peace. It works to block any notification that might pop-up from other apps. The Kindle app also now helps you control orientation. You just need to tap the bottom right of the screen to lock it in place. You can also control the audiobook you’re playing back right from the lock screen. There are a bunch of other features added so be sure to update your Kindle app or download it from here.

Source: Android Community

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