TCL following up KEYOne with touchscreen BlackBerry handset

TCL has seen great success with the BlackBerry KEYOne which brings the venerable QWERTY keyboard to a modern and capable Android-powered smartphone.

"Two months from now, we will have a touchscreen solution to show," François Mahieu, head of global sales for TCL, said in a briefing at the IFA tech conference in Berlin on Tuesday. Expected to ship in October, the newest BlackBerry handset. The new device is expected to carry the same high quality build and materials as the KEYOne and should entice users who love their BlackBerry devices but aren't particular about having a QWERTY keyboard.

"The message here is very clearly: Don't write us off as a vendor who has good success with KeyOne so far, but has nothing more to talk about," said Mahieu. "We're here to stay and we're going to roll out more BlackBerry products in the coming years, starting this year."

 Source: CNet

Microsoft offering 6 months subscription to Groove service if you pay for one

This might be the best time to subscribe to Microsoft's Groove music streaming service as a new Labor Day promo According to Microsoft, "Buy 1 month for $9.99, get 2 FREE 3-month promo codes. Give a code a to a friend or keep for yourself and start listening to your favorite end of summer hits. The promo is ongoing but will expire on September 5. Hit jump for details.

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September 12 tipped as date for Apple's iPhone event

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

September 12th is now expected to be the day for Apple's big iPhone announcement this year accroding to a report from CNBC. Apple usually earmarks a Tuesday in the second week of September to reveal its latest iPhone, the latest iOS 11 features and, most likley, updates to various accessories like the Apple Watch as well as the Apple TV. While many believe that Apple is hoping to host the event at the new Steve Jobs Theatre at the new Apple Park headquarters, Apple may opt to use the San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium where it launched the iPhone 7 last year. 

2017 is the 10th year anniversary of the iPhone, Apple's most profitable product and the lynchpin of the companys multitude of ecosystems which range from apps, streaming music, wearables, fitness, car infotainment, home speakers and set-top boxes.

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Insta360's new One camera brings 360' video capture to the next level

Insta360's already made a name for itself as the maker of standalone and smartphone-mounted 360' cameras and apps. Having used the Insta360 nano on an iPhone 7, I found the soiution to be more instantaneous and elegant than many more expesive 360' cameras I had tried.

Insta360's latest product, the One, brings another level of creative capture. Mountable on a tripod or using a smartphone, the Insta360 One completely eliminates the tripod using software stitching, which gives the impression that it is floating. It also has various object tracking and focus technologies which make it one of the smartest cameras around. Insta360 One can also be attached to a string and swung around while filming, creating an effect similar to 'bullet time,' from The Matrix movies.

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