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BlackBerry presses on into a new era with keyboard teaser

BlackBerry may have stopped making phones, but the BlackBerry name is pressing on. In fact, a new era of outsourced BlackBerry devices may start with a phone named the “Press”. At least, that’s an educated guess based on a teaser that suggests a new BlackBerry device will be “imPRESSively designed” — because it sports one of those legendary clicky keyboards. …

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These slick shades pack the power of Android for AR

Now playing: Watch this: ODG taps Qualcomm’s lightning-fast chips for AR and VR… 1:39 If the future is that bright, these are the shades you gotta wear. At Qualcomm’s CES press conference on Tuesday, Osterhout Design Group showed off a pair of smart glasses running on Android and powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 835 powerhouse chip — the kind of …

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​I rode a metal

I was flying across a polygon-filled cloudy kingdom, rising too high. Like Charlie Bucket drinking the Fizzy Lifting Drink, I didn’t know how to come down. My right arm didn’t seem to be working well. It felt like my wings were broken. I turned upward, and nearly hit a mountain. We reset the system and I tried again. I eventually …

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Qualcomm’s new chip may finally get you to try VR

Virtual reality has gotten a lot of buzz, but not a lot of users. That could change this year with the newest mobile chip from Qualcomm, detailed Tuesday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The company’s Snapdragon 835 processor with X16 LTE packs features that enable companies to make smaller and lighter devices — as well as more …

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