BlackBerry pins hopes on an Android phone as handset losses continue

From InfoWorld: It's official: BlackBerry's next phone will run Android.

The phone, called Priv, will also include BlackBerry security and productivity tools, Chairman and CEO John Chen told investors early Friday.

The move suggests that Chen still can't decide whether BlackBerry should focus on...

Microsoft's creating a Google Cardboard rival dubbed VR Kit

From PC World: Microsoft appears to be taking inspiration from Google Cardboard with “VR Kit” for Windows phones.

Much like Cardboard, VR Kit aims to enable cheap virtual reality through a cardboard box with a pair of attached eye lenses. Users slide their phone into the box, and view apps that...

Apple sells record 13 million iPhones in first weekend for 6S, 6S Plus

From CNET: The iPhone phenomenon endures.

Apple said Monday it sold 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus units from Friday through Sunday, the first three days of sales.

The tally represents a record for Apple, which sold 10 million iPhones over the same period a year ago when the previous models hit...

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 Review (Page 1 of 12)

There are many reasons why you should never hit jaywalkers. Firstly, depending on how hard you hit them, you might damage your car bad enough that it would be structural. But regardless of how hard you hit them, the moment you claim insurance, it will go on your car's accident history, which brings us to the second reason: It will reduce your vehicle's resale value. Thirdly, since you are hitting another uninsured entity, you will have to pay the...

It's official: North America is out of new IPv4 addresses

From PC World: North America has finally run out of new addresses based on IPv4, the numbering system that got the Internet where it is today but which is running out of space for the coming era of networking.

The American Registry for Internet Numbers, the nonprofit group that distributes Internet...

Instagram surges past Twitter to become 2nd biggest social network

From InfoWorld: Instagram hit a milestone this week, logging more than 400 million monthly users, solidly surpassing rival Twitter.

Instagram, a five-year-old site for posting and photos and video online, has claimed the No. 2 spot in the social networking world -- behind parent company Facebook....

Latest leaks reveal new Nexus phone names, design, specs, and colors

From PC World: The Nexus leak storm has turned from a slight drizzle to an outright downpour.

Android Police shared several images of the design and packaging for the Nexus 6P, the device built by Huawei, and packaging for the Nexus 5X made by LG. The boxes explicitly state the names of the devices...

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