Hands On: BlackBerry Classic

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose - The BlackBerry Classic takes us back to the future

Text and Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

BlackBerry didn't just get the band together for a farewell tour for their diminishing but rabid fanbase. The company commited substantial manpower and engineering into bringing to life a modern BlackBerry smartphone that's replete with the familiar, reliable and almost quirky feature set that users loved four of five years ago.

There's great power in nostalgia. Just ask carmarkers like VW, Mini, Fiat and even Ford, which relentlessly and successfully peddle newfangled and modernized versions of their iconic and best-selling products from yesteryear.

At first glance, many might dismiss the BlackBerry Classic as the smartphone equivalent of a "New Beetle", a new product that's riding on the reputation and the popularity of BlackBerrys iconic Bold line but which has very little in common with its famous predecessor. The truth is, there's much more to the BlackBerry Classic than meets the eye.

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Facebook launches app to let you add stickers to photos

In case you wanted one more Facebook app, the social network introduced the new Stickered for Messenger app. It will let you add stickers to photos and send them through Messenger. Of course, in time for the holidays there are holiday-themed sticker packs. Some of the holiday-related frames include New Year’s Eve selfies and “Snow globe chat heads.” It is available on Google Play Store and coming soon for iOS.

Source: Facebook Newsroom | Via: Venture Beat

Google gives Inbox users 10 invites each

Google looks to be expanding the user base of Inbox. They’re giving each current Inbox users 10 invites each to share with friends and family. To share the love (or at least Inbox invites) to others, you just need to tap on the Compose icon at the bottom and select the golden ticket icon. There you can put in the email addresses of the people you want to invite. Remember, Inbox is strictly Gmail at the moment.

Source: Cult of Android

2014 Gift Guide: Gifts for Her

Looking for something to give the special lady in your life? A well-thought out, simple gift works for us. Flowers and chocolates are nice and all but if you give us something more personal and says “This is you.” We’d love that even more.

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