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BlackBerry on Friday confirmed its plans to launch an Android-based handset. The upcoming Android phone will be called ‘Priv’, will have a slide-out keyboard & “combine the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive mobile application ecosystem available on the Android platform.”
Reports: BlackBerry (blog) VentureBeat, MacRumors, The Next Web
The world of traditional journalism just took another turn. Social network Facebook has launched Signal, a dashboard for FB & image sharing network Instagram to help journos source Content.
Reports: The Next Web, Tech Crunch, Nieman Labs
It all started with Apple’s digital assistant Siri, then there was Microsoft’s Cortana along with Google’s Now, & now there’s Facebook’s M. The social network Messenger app debuted its Artificial Intelligence-based assistant called M in the San Francisco, USA area, & immediately sent the Web into a tizzy. Inevitable comparisons are now being made between M & its soon-to-be-rivals.
Reports: Gizmodo, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Wired, The Verge, TechCrunch, Yahoo! Makhtoob News
Gamers – YouTube Gaming is going public beta from tomorrow. You can go to http://gaming.youtube.com (or download the app) to check out the new interface. YouTube calls YouTube Gaming the “go-to destination for anything & everything gaming.”
Reports: The Next Web, VentureBeat, Tech Insider, The Verge
It may be the 2nd step in the cosying up of Google with Twitter. Users can now view tweets from various accounts & hashtags right on their desktops using Google search. So, for eg, key in whatsnewonthenet Twitter & 1 gets to see all that this Website has tweeted.
Reports: The Next Web, Phys.org, BetaNews, Slashgear
WhatsApp has finally arrived for iOS users, 8 months after it 1st did for Android. Not every iOS user has the feature yet, & it is being rolled out in stages.
Reports: The Verge, Forbes, The Next Web, redmondpie.com, Digital Trends