BlackBerry Passport gets the gold-plating treatment

Early last month we came across photos of a gold-plated BlackBerry Passport, but details were scarce. This might be the source of these photos - Vietnamese company Mavang is doing custom gold plating of Passports. The square-screened business smartphone features a forged stainless steel plate for durability, but is also visible on the outside as a metal rim. BlackBerry Passport with 24K gold plating It's exactly that rim that is gold-plated with 24K gold in a process that takes between three and four hours, including time for disassembly. The price varies between VND 8,000,000 and 10,000,00 ($375-$470) depending on customizations required by the customer - carving a message or a business logo. Thanks to Nguyen for sending this...

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Why Memory Optimizers and RAM Boosters Are Worse Than Useless

Many companies want to sell you “memory optimizers,” often as part of “PC optimization” programs. These programs are worse than useless — not only will they not speed up your computer, they’ll slow it down.

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Two new Google Wallet features you don't want to miss

Here's how to set up the new low-balance alerts and automatic transfers in Google Wallet.



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جوجل تتيح إمكانية تمييز المعلومات المهمة داخل خدمة “إنبوكس”

أعلنت شركة جوجل عن ميزة جديدة داخل خدمة “إنبوكس” Inbox التي كشفت عنها مؤخرًا، وأطلقت على الميزة الجديدة اسم Highlights، والتي تسمح للشركات التي تُرسل رسائل عبر البريد الإلكتروني بإبراز المعلومات المهمة داخلها.

وأصبح بإمكان الشركات إضافة بعض التعليمات البرمجية داخل رسائلهم الإلكترونية، بحيث يمكن جعل البريد تفاعلي مع المستخدم، فيمكن تمييز المعلومات المهمة، بالإضافة إلى إمكانية إضافة بنود قابلة للتنفيذ بشكلٍ مباشر دون الحاجة لفتح روابط داخل البريد.

وتُفيد الميزة الجديدة الشركات التي تقدّم رسائل تتعلق بتأكيد الحجوزات في رحلات الطيران أو المطاعم والفنادق، بالإضافة إلى أي شركة أخرى مهتمة بإرسال بريد إلكتروني تفاعلي ويُسهّل على المستخدم إمكانية الاستفادة منه والوصول للمطلوب.

ويمكن الاستفادة من ميزة Highlights أيضًا داخل “جيميل” و”جوجل ناو” و”جوجل مابس” و”جوجل سيرش” للتفاعل بسهولة مع المستخدم، وتقديم أفضل تجربة ممكنة لمستخدمي “إنبوكس” عبر أندرويد، iOS، وعبر الويب.

وبإمكان المطورين البدء في الاستفادة من هذه الميزة الجديدة الآن، وذلك باتباع الإرشادات ونماذج التعليمات البرمجية التي وفرتها جوجل، مما سيسمح بتحسين طريقة استخدام البريد الإلكتروني وجعلها أكثر ذكاءً وبساطة.

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How to use the new skim feature in Google Play Books

The latest update for Google's Book reading app brings a skim feature that helps you find what you're looking for, faster.















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Sony Xperia Z3 (T-Mobile) Review: Maybe The Best Mainstream Phone Of The Year (If That Still Matters)

The Galaxy S5. The One M8. The LG G3. All very good phones - all phones that I like, for various reasons, and dislike in certain respects for others! HTC, Samsung, and LG have generally been the de facto leaders of the high-end Android smartphone market here in the US. But what about Sony? I'll freely admit that I've never been much of a Sony smartphone fan. I didn't like the Xperia ZL as well as its competitors.

Sony Xperia Z3 (T-Mobile) Review: Maybe The Best Mainstream Phone Of The Year (If That Still Matters) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Use the Earth View to spruce up Chrome's New Tab page

Tired of looking at a nearly-empty New Tab page with a search box and a few links? Check out this extension to show you images from all over the world, instead!















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How to disable autotagging on Facebook

Facebook's privacy controls are present but may not be set to your liking. Take control of who can tag you in posts and media.















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HTC Desire 620 in the works, Taiwan's NCC reveals

The NCC is Taiwan's equivalent of the USA's FCC, and its documents have revealed a new smartphone that is currently in the works: the HTC Desire 620. Not one, but two versions of this yet unheard of upcoming handset have been certified by the NCC. The Desire 620h will top out at 3G (HSPA) networks, while the Desire 620u will support 4G LTE. Both models will have dual-SIM functionality built-in, and that unfortunately is everything we know about the Desire 620 right now. Given its name, however, we can speculate that it shall act as a successor to the Desire 610 (pictured above), which was unveiled in early 2014. It could also serve the same role for the Desire 616, but that has only arrived on the market in June, and it would be a bit early for a refresh. It's unclear if we'll see the new Desire 620 across the world, or if its release will be limited to a few Asian markets, like many other Desire-branded devices before it. Hopefully we'll find out more about it soon. Source (in Chinese) |...

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Tizen-running dual-SIM Samsung phone spotted at the FCC

Samsung's been theoretically launching Tizen smartphones left and right for years. Actually though, we've yet to see one shipping product running the mobile OS that was once seriously thought to be able to take on Android. For the umpteenth time, we might be close to the release of the first Samsung Tizen device. This won't be high-end like the "indefinitely delayed" Samsung Z, rather a low-end offering that might be headed to India as soon as next month. The SM-Z130H model number was first spotted in a few import listings for accessories on an Indian tracker back in July. And now it's been certified for sale by the FCC. The Commission's documents don't shine much light on the phone's specs, except that it will have dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. According to a different import listing from India, it will come with a 4-inch touchscreen. As such a low-end device, the SM-Z130 will have to be very cheap in order to sell, given that the software platform it will come with hasn't been proven yet. Source |...

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