Thoughts on the BlackBerry KEYOne Black Edition

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

TCL and BlackBerry Mobile are going a completely different direction from the smartphone industry and it is quite refreshing. The BlackBerry KEYOne, now available in a Space Black edition (as well as a Black Edition), truly goes against the grain. The latest smartphones are removing physical buttons, stretching screens, deleting bezels and yet this BlackBerry Mobile device relishes its QWERTY keyboard legacy as well as all the additional buttons and function keys included.

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iPhone X coming to 13 more countries

Apple's iPhone X will arrive in 13 additional countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa as well as Macau on Friday, November 24. 

iPhone X started shipping in Canada last Friday to long lines of buyers as well as unprecedented pre-orders for the new flagship devices. iPhone X brings an all-new glass design, a beautiful 5.8-inch Super Retina display, A11 Bionic chip with neural engine for powerful machine learning, augmented reality and immersive 3D gaming experiences, wireless charging and Face ID, delivering an innovative and secure new way to unlock, authenticate and pay.

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As Xbox One X ships, Microsoft Canada has a contest to win limited edition consoles

Xbox One X is the world's most powerful console and Microsoft's gaming platform for a 4K and HDR future. As the console hits stores today, Microsoft Canada is marking the occasion by offering gamers a chance to win ultra-rare Xbox One X consoles.

Teaming up with Bryan Espiritu to create custom consoles based on the different neighbourhoods in Toronto. 

Using the Frenzy app, anyone in the dropzone—the south end of Trinity Bellwoods Park—can vie for a chance to win one of four custom Xbox One X consoles at 4:00 p.m. ET today, November 7^th, 2017. Once the countdown reaches zero, the first four people to complete their order will win.

Review: Apple iPhone X

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

While the original iPhone had no viable competitor (the LG Prada was close, but no cigar), it managed to rewrite the rules of what modern smartphones should be.

2007's iPhone brought multi-touch, it brought real web browsing, actual web-experiences and apps.  These are features we can all take for granted today and which are abundantly available, even on the cheapest smartphone. Hit jump for our review of Apple's all glass flagship.

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