TCL following up KEYOne with touchscreen BlackBerry handset

TCL has seen great success with the BlackBerry KEYOne which brings the venerable QWERTY keyboard to a modern and capable Android-powered smartphone.

"Two months from now, we will have a touchscreen solution to show," François Mahieu, head of global sales for TCL, said in a briefing at the IFA tech conference in Berlin on Tuesday. Expected to ship in October, the newest BlackBerry handset. The new device is expected to carry the same high quality build and materials as the KEYOne and should entice users who love their BlackBerry devices but aren't particular about having a QWERTY keyboard.

"The message here is very clearly: Don't write us off as a vendor who has good success with KeyOne so far, but has nothing more to talk about," said Mahieu. "We're here to stay and we're going to roll out more BlackBerry products in the coming years, starting this year."

 Source: CNet

Firmware updates and fixes now available to Microsoft Surface 3

Microsoft's Surface 3 is getting a large dump of firmeare updates which fix a variety of issues for Microsoft's 'entry level' Surface device including some that recalibrate the touch panel, improve battery charging and solve some of the Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Look out for update today and hit this link for more information.

New Nokia patent to allow gesture recognition that starts or ends outside the screen

A new patent filed by Nokia will reportedly allow future devices to recognize gestures that start or end outside of the touch screen. According to WMpoweruser, the gesture capability can be used to dial numbers, launch search inside apps or for universal search, and open applications. Hopefully this feature comes out soon so we can try it out ourselves.

Review: Glider Gloves touchscreen gloves

We've seen all types of gloves that allow you to use touchscreens. From thick wool gloves with particles to skinny gloves with conductive strips. Some are cumbersome and others lack accuracy. Glider Gloves hopes to offer users the best of both world's with their unique approach.

Whether we like it or not, we interact with our smartphones and tablets more than ever before. Now that the colder weather requires we keep our fingers warm, it becomes a big hassle to have to remove our gloves to answer a phone call or look up information. Products like Glider Gloves (Starting at $24.99) enable users to manipulate their touchscreens without taking off their gloves.   

I've been using the Glider gloves most of Fall Season and found them to be perfect for stashing in my coat pocket for when it gets a bit too cold. Using the gloves on various mobile devices presented no problem as they managed to control touch screens quite well. The Glider gloves also proved to be quite quite warm and very comfortable.

For colder weather, the thicker Winter Style variant of the Glider Gloves might be a better idea as I found that the tips of my fingers still felt cold despite wearing the gloves, so your mileage will vary.

Glider Gloves are some of the best types of these touchscreen capable products we've used and they are a vast improvement over other gloves that felt a little rought and didn't handle as nicely. They are worth considering for anyone who has to be out in the cold and absolutely needs to interact with their mobile devices.

4 out of 5