Microsoft and Nokia rumoured to be working on Android-powered Lumia

It looks like Microsoft and Nokia have more plans to develop Android-powered devices, if rumours are to be believed that is. @evleaks over at Twitter reported we will be seeing an Android-powered Lumia in the future from what will be called as Nokia by Microsoft. It isn’t known if the device will also feature a forked version of Android or a full-fledged Android operating system. I guess we have to wait to find out. @evleaks has been known to release some accurate leaks in the past but you must take this tip with a grain of salt still.

Source: Mashable

Google adds Canadian French and 12 other languages to Gmail

Google aims to make Gmail as global as possible with the addition of 13 new languages to the email service’s interface. It now reportedly covers 94 percent of the world’s population. Google added Canadian French, Chinese (Hong Kong), Zulu, Afrikaans, Galician, Azerbaijani (Azeri), Sinhala, Armenian, Lao, Georgian, Nepali, Khmer, and Mongolian. The additional language support starts its roll out today for the Web and feature-phone browsers. You can try these out by adjusting the settings. However, the change in the display language does not change the language people use in sending or receiving emails.

Source: PC World

BlackBerry outlines what makes the Passport so different

The BlackBerry Passport is the most unusual smartphone design we've seen in a while and it brings a unique phablet-sized QWERTY keyboard experience to the marketplace that's apparently designed for enterprise. BlackBerry has taken to their blog to outline some of the thinking that went behind the device as well as show what it looks like next to an iPhone 5s and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. 

"The Passport offers a unique 4.5” inch square screen with full HD capabilities. It offers the same viewing space as a 5” inch phone but offers an even better viewing experience because of the screen’s width," explains the post. Hit jump to read more about it.

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PayPal: Canadians ready to ditch their wallets, looking to their mobile phones as replacements

According to PayPal, many Canadians are ready to ditch their wallet and head out the door with just their keys and mobile phone in hand.

 PayPal recently announced the findings from a multi-country survey, including Canada, to get a current, global perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of time, money and technology. 

The findings reveal interesting new data about people’s evolving relationship to time and money. Hit jump for some of the findings.

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