Google rumoured to take on WhatsApp with new messaging app

Google is looking to enter the heavily populated messaging app arena with a new product, if reports are to be believed. However, don’t confuse it for Hangouts, though. Google is reportedly creating it to be a standalone product that won’t require a Google login. It’ll be free and will launch in India first before it makes its way to “other emerging markets” next year. If it picks up over there, we won’t be surprised that it’ll make its way to this side of the world.

Source: The Economic Times | Via: BGR

Review: Dyson DC78 Turbinehead Animal vacuum

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Anyone who has pets knows how troublesome getting clean floors, carpets and surfaces can be. Pet hair manages to find its way everywhere and sometimes requires multiple passes and a lot of effort to clean. Add the requirements of keeping a household clean and you need a very dynamic type of vacuum cleaner.

The DC78 Turbinehead Animal from Dyson could very well be the perfect vacuum, and one that best deals with tougher surfaces and pet hair. Out of the box the DC78 looks and feels formidable. It is heavier and larger than previous models I tested but still retains great maneuverability and intuitive controls.

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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)