Review: BlackBerry Classic

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The combination of a touch screen for quick navigation, the touchpad for granular control and editing, as well as the keyboard make using the BlackBerry Classic a pleasure if messaging and typing are what you do most on your smartphone.

BlackBerry Bold fans rejoice! BlackBerry has resurrected the experience, QWERTY-keyboard and legendary “toolbelt,” which has the phone calling buttons as well as the trackpad that made the Bold 9900 the darling of CEOs in boardrooms everywhere as well as the messaging mavens’ tool of choice.

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‘The Interview’ now also available on iTunes

It was reported that Apple previously refused to release the controversial Sony film on iTunes. Now, the Cupertino-based tech company changed its tune and it now offers The Interview on its digital distribution platform. If you want to get the film through Apple, you can buy it for US$15 or rent it for $6. Or you can put your money to good use and buy a burger and fries.

Source: Ubergzimo

Sony PlayStation Network back up after hack

It’s not been an easy couple of weeks for Sony but they seem to be working some things out. The latest denial of service attack by the Lizard Squad knocked out the PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live three days ago. Sony seems to have gotten its bearings back and PSN is up and running for all its consoles. The company warns of some “intermittency” still but there shouldn’t be any major downtime happening soon.

Source: PlayStation Blog + PlayStation Support | Via: Engadget

Update on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 9:52AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Looks like access to the service is still spotty. Stay tuned.

Facebook issues official apology for ‘Year in Review’ feature

Not everyone’s year has been awesome but Facebook’s algorithm doesn’t know that. That’s why Facebook had to issue an official apology for its “Year in Review” automated recap feature. Facebook user Eric Meyer wrote on his personal blog how his Year in Review showed select photos of his 6-year-old daughter who died of brain cancer earlier this year.

The Year in Review feature makes a special album based on important photos of the year and comes with the tagline: “It’s been a great year! Thanks for being a part of it.” It relies on those that get the most likes or comments from others. But it isn’t able to distinguish between the happy and sad memories. Facebook’s Jonathan Gheller, product manager for Year in Review, personally apologized for the grief the feature brought to Meyer.

Source: Washington Post | Via: SlashGear