Review: BlackBerry Passport

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A lot of credit goes to BlackBerry for not scrimping on build and materials, not that they ever did. But by including top tier specs and boosting battery life, they've made the Passport a viable contender to many popular devices out there, specially in terms of speed and performance.

After lukewarm sales of earlier BB10 devices, BlackBerry went into restructuring mode and decided to focus on the enterprise market, which was slowly slipping away. With this in mind, they created the third device launched under CEO John Chen (the first being the Z3 and the second the super posh Porsche Design P'9983). The result is one of the most unusual smartphones ever to come to market. The big, bold and audacious Passport may just be BlackBerry’s ticket back into the mobile market.

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Hotels.com adds Android wear support to mobile app

Hotels.com has added Android Wear support for their app in hopes that you get more out of the experience. The app will send you notifications on the day of your arrival at 2 p.m. You will get information such as address and your reservation details.

“Our new wearable notifications make travelling even more seamless,” said Daniel Craig, senior director of mobile at Hotels.com. “We know our customers are increasingly looking for ways to take the stress and hassle out of travel and we’re in the business of listening and responding to them as fast as possible.”

Source: Hotels.com | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Fashion brands working on accommodating larger smartphones

With smartphones getting larger and more unruly to put into pockets, it would seem the fashion industry has taken notice. Based on a report from Quartz, Uniqlo is working on accommodating these innovations of tech. “We are having conversations currently with the product development team regarding technology overall, and how our clothes can provide compatibility from a user perspective. Jean pockets is one of those conversations.”

And it would seem they aren’t alone. Business Insider reports that American Eagle, L.L. Bean, J. Crew, Levi’s, and Lee Jeans are working to make their jean pockets a bit bigger as well.

Source: Quartz + Business Insider | Via: Ubergizmo

Google+ gets Material Design look

Google is bringing its flat and colorful Material Design look to more and more of its apps. The latest one to get this treatment is their social network, Google+. The app flattens the interface more and you get splashes of solid color. Google also revamped the Photos section of the app to make it simpler to use and better looking. They wanted to make it easier to share your photos to your circles.

Source: Engadget | Download: Google Play Store (Free)