WhatsApp facilitates a record 64 billion messages in 24-hours

WhatsApp just broke a staggering record as the service has facilitated the sending and receiving of 64 billion messages. The mobile messaging service handled 20 billion messages sent and 44 billion messages received. This frenzied activity adds up to 2.6 billion messages per hour, or 44.4 million messages per minute, or 740,000 a second. WhatsApp isn't standing still, it just blew by  465 million monthly users and will release a voice calling feature later on this year.

Source: Business Insider

Logitech UE Boom gets "Double-Up" update

Having previously reviewed this speaker in great lengths, even going so far as taking it on a back-packing expedition to Nicaragua last summer, I can personally attest to how good this bad boy actually is. Guess what? The good just got a whole lot better. Starting today, once you sync two UE BOOMs together for the first time, they will remember each other and automatically Double Up the next time both speakers are powered on. You can take advantage of this update by simply downloading the latest iOS or Android UE BOOM app and updating your UE BOOM through a few simple plug and play steps. 

Download the UE Boom app for free on iOS here and Android here

Contest! Win an LG G2 smartphone!!

We're kicking off Spring with a new contest in tandem with LG Canada. We will be giving away an LG G2 now with the Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS.

The latest Android OS also provides a noticeable speed boost, allowing the G2 to run applications up to 17 per cent faster than before. It also delivers quicker web browsing, based on internal testing, thanks to the Chromium engine. What’s more, a handy new feature called Google Cloud Printer makes it easy to print documents via Wi-Fi or a Bluetooth connection.

The LG G2 features powerful performance with a 2.26 GHz quad-core processor and 2 GB of RAM, all running on one of Canada's largest LTE networks. A 13 megapixel camera with image stabilization and digital zoom and it features the 5.2" Full HD IPS display. The prize devices is running on Bell Mobility.

How to Enter:

1. Follow us on Twitter and retweet this contest, "I'd love to win the LG G2 running Android KitKat from @Creviewer and @LGCanada!"

2. Like Us on Facebook

3. Let us know which feature of the LG G2 interests you the most in the comments section below.

We will be picking one lucky winner by April 6, 2014. Contest open to residents of Canada. Best of luck to everyone who joins!!

Breaking: BlackBerry terminates licensing agreement with T-Mobile

BlackBerry has decided to cut ties with T-Mobile and has terminated its licensing agreement with the  4th largest US Carrier. Things came to a head recently when T-Mobile encouraged subscribers to exchange their existing BlackBerry smartphones for new non-BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry CEO John Chen, who has proven time and again that he won't stand for his company being unfairly treated, wrote a scathing post titled "BlackBerry's response to T-Mobile's anti-BlackBerry campaign," where he lambasted "T-Mobile's clearly inappropriate and ill-conceived marketing promotion."

T-Mobile backtracked, tried to placate pissed off BlackBerry supporters with a neat promo but the damage was done. Here's an example of a gimmick that backfired in T-Mobile's face.  The final word, and this isn't an April fool's joke, although the timing is rather ironic, is that BlackBerry will not renew licensing on T-Mobile. 

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