Daily Archives: December 21, 2015

BlackBerry could launch a second Android phone next year

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BlackBerry CEO John Chen has hinted that the company could launch a second Android phone in 2016. While he said that the focus would be more towards the high-end, he didn’t exactly rule out the possibility of the device being a mid-ranger.

“Depends on the Priv. If the Priv is well received in the market and looks like it is. There’s a good chance […], we will still focus on the high-end probably closer to mid-range coming out in 2016,” he said in a recent interview with Bloomberg.

He, however, didn’t reveal a specific launch time frame for the handset, saying that’ll depend on how the Priv performs in the coming months – currently available in four countries, the device will land in 31 more markets in the next 3 months, he said.

For those who aren’t already aware, rumors related to the company’s second Android smartphone – currently code-named Vienna – have already surfaced, with early renders (shown below) suggesting a more orthodox BlackBerry design.

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How Intelligent Lighting Is Ushering In The Internet Of Buildings

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How Intelligent Lighting Is Ushering In The Internet Of Buildings
The LED revolution is over. To no one’s surprise, LEDs have won. Solid-state lighting is changing how we light the world, successfully displacing traditional illumination sources across every part of the global lighting market. Over the next few years, billions of sockets will be in play.

December 21, 2015 at 11:21PM
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Hey Cortana feature removed from Cortana for Android in US

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Microsoft has updated its Cortana for Android app, bumping it to version 1.2.0.726. While the update includes some regular improvements and enhancements, what’s surprising is that it also removes the Hey Cortana feature for the US market.

While there’s no official word on why the feature – which lets users invoke the Cortana personal assistant through voice activation – has been removed, reports say it interferes with Google Now’s Ok Google functionality, leading to malfunctioning of the device’s microphone.

It’s worth mentioning that the Cortana for Android app was released only a couple of weeks ago.

As already said, Microsoft hasn’t yet commented on the reason behind the move, so it’s difficult to say if the aforementioned problem is the main reason behind the feature’s removal. We’ll update you as soon as we hear an official word on this.

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Huawei Nexus 6P review: Stepping it up

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Last year, a dramatic change came to Google’s Nexus offering. The upper-mid range phone that was the Nexus 5 was replaced by a premium and much more expensive model made by Motorola. Skip time ahead about a year to this fall and we are offered a true premium package with a significantly lower price tag. The Nexus 6P is beautifully designed by Huawei to please both power users and average users alike.

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AP Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks

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AP Investigation: US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks
“Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larger nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the networks running the United States power grid.”

December 21, 2015 at 08:57PM
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What’s Next In Tech? Some Obvious Changes, Plus A Few Really Significant Unknowables

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Most technology prediction pieces are so trite, formulaic and unoriginal that, like listicles and ad-infested slide shows, it’s a wonder they still attract readers. But click magnets they are and like most click magnets, yearly prediction lists are a waste of time. The reason has been familiar to risk managers and war planners for generations, but the unexpected unknowns often end up having the most significant long-term effects on the technology industry.

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