Should we talk about the weather
Smartphone tips for hurricane season
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When a hurricane hits, your smartphone is now one of the most important tools in your preparedness kit.
Articles by Phil Nickinson
Modern Dad
It's time for my family to take the plunge on a VPN
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A good VPN isn't as complicated as it used to be, but it's still a pretty big step for a "regular" user to take. But it's time to get my family used to it. Their data may depend on it.
Modern Dad
Alexa messaging is a HUGE deal — here's why
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With Alexa gaining the ability to make voice calls and Echo Show bolstering the living room, Amazon moves a step closer to messaging ubiquity.
Modern Dad
BlackBerry KEYone: See the forest for the trees
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The BlackBerry KEYone isn't trying to be the best phone ever, or a smartphone for everyone. It's just trying to be the best BlackBerry ever. It's succeeded, and given the faithful something to use and abuse (and love) all over again.
May all your tweets be best
Turn off Twitter's 'best Tweets first' algorithm
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Twitter is by default now showing you the "best tweets first." Here's how to make sure you get all the hot takes in the order they were actually sent.
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Search for all the things in our CrackBerry Android app!
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Our Android apps just got a whole lot better — and we're not done yet!
You won't believe what Facebook's doing now!
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Facebook, in a decision that could change the course of humanity as we know it, today announced that it's going to "reduce click-baiting headlines." That is, it's going to give less relevance to post with headlines like the one we used on this post, and instead give preference to headlines that actually give facts and allow the reader to choose whether to read the story. Imagine that...
Here are Verizon's initial XLTE cities
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Verizon has fired up a new, beefier branding for its 4G LTE smartphone service. Dubbed XLTE, it takes advantage of the AWS spectrum to double the bandwidth in high-traffic locations. And here's the list of cities that get it first. Category Features Alabama Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa Arizona Flagstaff, Phoenix, Prescott,...
We've updated our CrackBerry Android app with some important fixes
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A quick heads up for those of you rocking the official CrackBerry App on Android— we've pushed out an update today with a number of important fixes. You're going to want to make sure you download this one, particularly if you've seen increased data usage or are using the widget on your home screen. The fixes apply to all the editorial (ie not the Tapatalk-esque one) apps for all our...
The Android Central app is now officially available in BlackBerry World!
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Yes, folks, the unthinkable has happened. We have officially brought the official Android Central App to BlackBerry, available now in BlackBerry World. Officially. A few things to note here: This is the the same Android Central app we've come to know and love on Android, with a few fixes for the BlackBerry side of things. Namely, the YouTube API didn't work properly as it does on...