Facebook for BlackBerry gets update, adds chat improvements, link previews, in-app post deletion

Facebook has released version 10.2.2. for its BlackBerry 10 app with some new features. The new app version includes sharing updates from your friends and pages to your wall or other places on Facebook, adding friends to group chats, preview links before posting, viewing app and videos in landscape, and deleting posts within the mobile application.

Xerox commemorates 75th year of xerography

Exactly 75 years ago, Xerox made its first xerographic copy inside a rented second story room in Astoria at Queens, New York. This image created by Chester Carlson led to the establishment of the Xerox Corporation that we know today.

This month, Xerox kicks off a celebration with the anniversary theme “The Next 75” and will announce the upcoming activities to commemorate the company’s past and future on its social media accounts.

Kindle Fire HDX and Kindle Fire HD available for pre-order in Canada with Mojito on the side

Today, Amazon announced that the brand new Kindle Fire HDX and the new Kindle Fire HD are now available to customers in Canada for pre-order through Amazon.ca.

The third generation Kindle, Kindle Fire HDX features a stunning 7" or 8.9" HDX display, a faster processor, double the memory, an exceptional battery life and dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio.

The new Kindle Fire HD is the most affordable Kindle Fire yet. Starting at $149CDN, it features an all-new slim design that matches the look and feel of the new Kindle Fire HDX and a sharp 7” HD display.

Both devices are powered by the latest version of Fire OS—Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito”—with hundreds of new and upgraded features, platform updates and Amazon-exclusive services. Find out more here.

Roam Mobility introduces new US voice and data roaming plans

Roam Mobility is making it even easier for Canadians visiting the US to maintain a phone or smartphone for voice, text and data while travelling. Released today are new plans that make sense. The new Data Only plan cuts pricing by 50 percent and triples data allowance on Talk+Text+Data plans in time for holiday travel season.

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