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BlackBerry Aurora with 5.5-inch display and 4GB of RAM announced in Indonesia

A company called BB Merah Putih, which has a licensing agreement that allows it to make and sell BlackBerry-branded smartphones in Indonesia, has announced its first device. The BlackBerry Aurora, as it’s called, is made in Indonesia and specifically designed to appeal to local customers. It’s the first BlackBerry smartphone with dual-SIM support, which is a feature that’s apparently in high demand in the country. BB Merah Putih shouldn’t be confused with TCL, the Chinese company which has a global agreement with BlackBerry in Canada to produce handsets, the most recent of which is the BlackBerry KEYone.

Facebook Messenger will soon let you pay your friends back with PayPal

Paying back your friends is getting even easier. Facebook Messenger has supported sending money through its platform for a few years now, but you had to use a credit or debit card. Now, Facebook is bringing PayPal into the fold. PayPal certainly has its faults, but it does provide another layer of protection in case someone gets ahold of your account. You can access the new feature the same way you’d pay with your credit or debit card.

Bluetooth 4.2 introduces internet connectivity ideal for IoT

The new Bluetooth 4.2 specification aims to assist small Bluetooth powered devices in easily connecting to the world wide web. This standard could usher in a new wave of cost effective, web ready Internet of Things devices. Currently, Bluetooth devices are often dependent on another host device for their internet access, be that your smartphone, computer or some other hub. This isn’t ideal if you want the device to grab data from the internet for itself.

Hushed gives you a second private number for just $21

Isn’t it annoying how everything requires your personal phone number? Whether you’re signing up for an online service or making an impulsive purchase, a phone number is often needed. Sadly, giving out your number makes you easy prey for scammers and telemarketers looking to bombard you with illicit phone calls and texts. Fortunately, you can protect your privacy by spending just $21.25 on a Hushed Private Phone Line. The promo code you need is below.

iMAN i3 Rugged Smartphone - full review and hands on

It is an almost inevitable fact that if you own a smartphone you are going to drop it, and if you are like me when I drop my phone it normally lands in the worst possible place. One of the new features that has started to appear in flagship devices is a level of water resistance. This is a great feature which adds an extra level of reassurance, especially if you are prone to dropping your phone in the toilet!

Manage your websites and boost their SEO rankings with PBN Pilot

Managing multiple websites is no easy feat. Keeping each site protected, updated, and optimized is a lot of work. That’s where PBN Pilot comes in. PBN Pilot makes managing all your online properties a seamless experience. With the Lite Plan, you’ll be able to access everything in one place — eliminating the pain of managing multiple sites. You can automatically update, do daily backups, monitor your website’s health, and optimize its security and performance all in the same interface.

Nyandroid Easter Egg Hidden Inside Ice Cream Sandwich

It has become a tradition for Google engineers to put Easter eggs in every Android version that comes out of their kitchen, and Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is no exemption.  In the Gingerbread, Google placed a horde of zombies, while it was a buzzing bee, of course, for Honeycomb.  This time, for Ice Cream Sandwich, they placed a flying Bugdroid, styled in a similar way to the Nyan Cat on YouTube that spread around virally a while back.

The YI 4K Action Camera will launch in the U.S. on July 12 for $249

As you may recall, Xiaomi-affiliated YI Technology unveiled the successor to the original YI camera – the YI 4K Action Camera – a couple of months ago in China. The impressive action camera that hopes to compete with the GoPro Hero series and other similarly spec’d action cams is now looking at a U.S. launch on July 12. The LG Action CAM LTE is a brave assault on the GoPro News The YI 4K camera features a 12 MP Sony IMX377 sensor, which can record and shoot stills in native resolution.

Top 3 browser extensions to save you money shopping online

Shopping Money Woman Online Credit Card Wallet Fortunately, all of humanity’s knowledge is at your fingertips online, and extensions can make it easier than ever to locate deals, compare prices, and automatically fetch coupon codes. Today, we’re taking a look at the top three most effective extensions we’ve seen for saving money while shopping on Chrome or Firefox: #3: HoneyTaking home the Bronze Medal in this thrifty competition is the extension Honey.

Amazfit T-Rex hands-on: Rugged, durable, and cheap

Update: January 8, 2020 at 4:10 p.m. ET: A previous version of this article claimed that the Amazfit T-Rex does not have interchangeable straps. The straps are in fact interchangeable, just not quick release straps. The article has been updated with the correct information. Also, we received another Amazfit T-Rex review unit that works properly, so the connection issues have been resolved. We will have a review out in the coming weeks with more details on the device’s software.