Less than a week after BlackBerry CEO John Chen hinted that the Priv may receive an official price cut early next year, the device’s price has been slashed in the company’s home country of Canada.

Local carrier SaskTel is now selling BlackBerry’s debut Android phone for CAD 250 (around $180), which is down CAD 150 from its usual price of CAD 400.

Although the offer is available on purchases made through the carrier’s website as well as physical stores, the device is currently out of stock online. Other Canadian carrier’s such as Rogers are still selling the Priv for CAD 400.

The price cut also comes just days after Chen said that the company could launch a second Android…

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Fitbit was the most downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store in the US this Christmas, according to a new report. This indicates that Fitbit devices were the most gifted wearable health-trackers in the country.

It’s worth mentioning that Fitbit has been the top health and fitness iOS app all throughout the month of December. But on Christmas it topped the App Store’s free app chart for the first time, jumping a total of 20 spots.

According to a latest IDC report, Fitbit retained the number one position with 22.2% share of the wearable market in Q3 this year. The share, however, was down from 32.8% in the same quarter last year, although shipments were…

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Over a month after it passed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, a live image of the Samsung Galaxy J1 successor has leaked online. The leaked image (shown below) was posted by leakster @sleaknow on Twitter.

Galaxy J1 – 2016 / SM-J120F / 4.5inch Display (480×800 pixel)/ Exynos 3457/ GPU Mali-720/RAM1GB/ Android 5.1.1 http://pic.twitter.com/fKttqA9RIR— S_leak (@sleaknow) December 28, 2015

The tweet also included some key specs of the device. According to the leakster, the device is powered by a Samsung Exynos 3475 SoC, and sports a 4.5-inch (480×800 pixel resolution) display. It has 1GB RAM and runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS.

A quick comparison reveals that the aforementioned specs are broadly in line with the information revealed by the handset’s GFXBench listing, which also revealed that the Galaxy J1 (2016) will have 4GB internal memory and a 5MP/2MP camera combo. The device was also spotted listed on Zauba, revealing an INR 6,686 ($100) price…

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Xiaomi has revealed that it shipped more than 10 million units of its Mi Band fitness accessory worldwide during the first nine months of the year 2015. The wearable was released back in July last year, carrying a price tag of $13.

The Chinese company also revealed that over 600,000 units of the device were shipped in Taiwan during the same (January to September) period this year. Market research firm IDC in its latest report had said that Xiaomi’s Q3 2015 share of the wearable market saw an year-on-year increase of over 800%.

For those who aren’t already aware, the company also recently launched an update to the Mi Band. Dubbed Mi Band 1S, the new wearable also features an optical heart-rate sensor, something which was missing in the Mi…

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A new Huawei smartphone has been certified by Chinese certification and regulatory authority TENAA, revealing some of its key specs. Listed as Honor KIW-AL20, the device is powered by an octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and sports a 5.5-inch (1920 × 1080 pixel resolution) TFT display.

The handset has 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable internal memory. In terms of camera, the Honor KIW-AL20 features a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. Measuring 151.3 × 76.3 × 8.15 mm and weighing in at 158g, the smartphone runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS.

The device, which seemingly features a metal build and also a fingerprint sensor, comes in three color options, including gold, grey, and silver.

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