BlackBerry Passport wins a design award

Once more proving that it is hip to be square, the BlackBerry Passport won the IF Design Award.

For over 60 years, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized around the world as a label of design excellence, and the iF logo is an internationally established symbol identifying outstanding achievements in design.

The international high-profile jury assessed almost 5,000 entries from 53 countries in order to determine who would receive this coveted seal of excellence. They found the Passport to be new and innovative, The awarding body also had some nice things to say about the BlackBerry Z3, which also received similar recognition.

Source: Inside BlackBerry

Nissan recalling 768,000 Rogue SUVs globally for electrical shorts, hood latches

Nissan has initiated the recall of 768,000 Rogue SUV's globally including 69,300 sold in Canada under two separate recalls, specifically to fix electrical shorts that could cause fires and faulty hood latches.

The recalls cover more than 552,000 Rogue small SUVs from 2008 through 2013 plus Rogue Select SUVs from 2014. Nissan says the Rogue Select wasn't sold in Canada but the Canadian recall applies to 53,312 of the other Rogue models.

Snow and salty water can reportedly seep through the driver's side carpet to a wiring harness, causing electrical shorts. No injuries have been reported due to this finding.

The smaller recall involves a secondary hood latch. If the main hood latch is released and the secondary latch fails, the hood could open while the SUVs are being driven.

Tim Cook: Apple Watch coming in April

Apple's anticipated entry into the wearable devices space will happen in April. Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed the date during today's Apple Earnings call where the company announced its most profitable quarter in history due to successful sales of its iPhone and Mac products. The Apple Watch, which is expected to start at a price of US $349.99, is the latest product category to come from Apple since the iPad was launched in 2010. 

"We are incredibly excited about Apple Watch and other great products and services in the pipeline for 2015," Cook added. 

Review: Alcatel OneTouch Idol X+

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Alcatel has been ramping up its product offerings as well as its range of devices. It showed off a number of notable smartphones, tablets and even a smart watch at CES 2015. While those products haven't been slated for Canadian release, their OneTouch Idol X+ smartphone, an update to the Idol X we reviewed last year, is already here and available at TELUS and Koodo.

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