Monday
Sep222014

BlackBerry Passport expected to sell for $599 contract free in US

BlackBerry's new Passport smartphone, which we hope to see unveiled this Wednesday, will reportedly cost $599 off contract in the US. The Passport is BlackBerry's latest flagship device geared towards enterprise but has also roused a lot of interest from consumers who want a larger touch-screen device that also has a QWERTY keyboard. Stay tuned for Canada specific information, possible hands-on and first impressions on the BlackBerry Passport this week.

Source: Crackberry.com

Monday
Sep222014

Apple announces new record of 10 million new iPhones sold in first 3 days

As expected, the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus opening weekend broke sales records for Apple. The company is saying that 10 million units were sold over the first three days that the new devices were offered.

"Sales for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus exceeded our expectations for the launch weekend, and we couldn't be happier," said Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. "We would like to thank all of our customers for making this our best launch ever, shattering all previous sell-through records by a large margin. While our team managed the manufacturing ramp better than ever before, we could have sold many more iPhones with greater supply and we are working hard to fill orders as quickly as possible."

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Sunday
Sep212014

Get your unnoticed Instagram photos some love with No Likes Yet

If you think you have treasure trove of unloved but decent/great Instagram photos (or you just have really that much confidence in your shots but no one has noticed yet), then it’s time for some shameless promotion on No Likes Yet. The site showcases posts that haven’t been liked yet. It is an amalgam of weirdly cropped or downright strange photos that have slipped through the crevices of Instagram’s cracks. Link your Instagram account so you can share your unloved shots and even extend the love to others. Or if you’re not up for trying to grab attention, at least it is a reminder of what and what doesn’t work on the site.

Source: Gizmodo

Sunday
Sep212014

Viber brings video calling to iOS and Android apps

If you are looking for a Skype or FaceTime alternative, Viber is finally giving you that on your phones. Video calling is making its way out of Viber’s desktop application into iOS and Android apps. It supposedly works even if the connection strength isn’t that good. Viber said you would need to make voice calls first before setting up video calls. Once in a video call though, you still have the option to send text messages or transfer the call to your desktop if you want to. iOS users need to have an iPhone 4S with iOS 7 or later. Meanwhile, Android users need Android 4.0 or later device, at least 1.3-megapixels for the front-facing camera, and 1.5GB of RAM or more. Both need to have Viber 5.0 or later versions as well.

Source: Viber