It was nearly all over on August 31. BlackBerry owners had known it was coming for six months. TCL, which had been making Android phones under the BlackBerry name since 2017, was out, “no longer selling BlackBerry-branded mobile devices”. Then, just 12 days before the deadline and the latest in a long ... Read More »
A week before CES, I finally pulled the trigger and swapped my SIM card from my sputtering iPhone 6S to a new BlackBerry Key2. The decision to switch to the BlackBerry, like many the best decisions I’ve made in my life, was driven by a combination of whim, nostalgia, and spite. ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Tor Browser for Android has now been official It presently comes in an alpha release The browser requires Orbot app to enable traffic through the Tor network Tor Browser has now debuted on Android and is available in alpha through Google Play. The fresh development comes a long time after The ... Read More »
Months after gaining traction from over 300 million daily active users, Instagram Stories will now start selling products. The fresh development has expanded the shopping experience on Instagram as previously its feed was exclusively serving ads to let customers buy new products without leaving the photo-sharing platform. The Facebook-owned company will show stickers with a shopping bag ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Alexa Skill Blueprints lets users create customised responses Over 20 Skill Blueprints available right now No complicated steps or technical knowledge required to create skills Amazon on Thursday rolled out a new set of tools called Alexa Skill Blueprints, which lets users create custom responses for the smart assistant. The ... Read More »
In a bid to enhance guest experience, cab-aggregator Uber on Wednesday announced a strategic association with Indian airline Jet Airways. Guests booking their flights on the app and using Uber for the first time will benefit from a discount of Rs. 150 across their first three rides by using ... Read More »
A few weeks ago, I went to pick up my birth-control prescription from my local pharmacy and was told my doctor needed renew it. I called my doctor’s office, and they told me I needed to come in. I came in, and they insisted that I have a pelvic exam ... Read More »
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has criticised Apple’s approach to the privacy of users. Chen says that Apple should comply with governments and hand over the data of its users, when required, for the “greater good”. Chen wrote in a blog post that some tech giants continue to not work with ... Read More »
