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BlackBerry is slowly creeping its way into the Android ecosystem one step at a time. The BlackBerry Priv was their high-end offering last year and it met with mixed reactions. Last month they introduced the BlackBerry DTEK50, an affordable Android smartphone that might meet with a better reception. Now the company is making their BlackBerry Hub+ services available to Android …

Generic forms of a biologic drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis appear to be as safe and effective as their brand-name counterparts, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analysis suggests. Biologics, or medical products made from living cells, are the fastest growing sector of the pharmaceutical market. These drugs are complicated to …

Alexander Pieter Cirk, A 41-year-old Dutch man was taken to the hospital for exhaustion after waiting 10 days in a Chinese airport to meet his online girlfriend. According to CCTV news, Alexander Pieter Cirk met a Chinese woman known only as Zhang and began messaging her for about two months. The pair got on so well, Cirk decided to fly …

Céline Dion may get a tattoo in honor of her late husband, René Angélil, who passed away in January following a battle with throat cancer. “I’ve seen so many people that have tattoos when they’re young, and then they get older and it changes… It’s going down. It’s gravity baby,” Celine said, before admitting she has plans to get inked …

Over the past several years, during the production of the Bugatti Veyron, the company teased their strong interests in producing what was essentially going to be a sedan version of the Veyron. They even made a concept version to prove their seriousness towards the matter, called the Galibier. Speaking with Drive, Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Durheimer commented on Bugatti’s future plans, …

The 2017 Ford Super Duty is an all-new truck, the first since the Super Duty line was split off in 1999. Welcome to the 21st century, Super Duty. 2017 Ford F-250, F-350, and F-450 pickups will be built on fully-boxed frames under the cab that’s 95 percent steel, and Ford claims is 24 times stiffer than the last truck’s. The …

With Pokémon GO now legally available for download in Canada, many Canadians who have downloaded the app admit that it is beginning to consume their lives, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News. Three in ten (29%) Pokémon GO players ‘agree’ (10% strongly/19% somewhat) that ‘Pokémon GO is taking over my life’. In fact, three …

At least six civilians were killed on Sunday in a double car bomb attack. The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab took responsibility for the double car suicide bombing, targeting police station in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, which killed six civilians and one police officer, Somali Minister of Internal Security Abdirizak Mohamed said Sunday.

Game Of Thrones will end after its eighth season, broadcaster HBO has announced. The announcement was made this morning at HBO’s presentation during the TV Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles as HBO programming president Casey Bloys spoke to the assembled press. “Yes, I think [showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff] have a very specific plan about the number …

The South Korean electronics giant will unveil a new Gear S smartwatch at the IFA 2016. A fresh report from SamMobile claims the third generation watch will be unveiled at Berlin’s IFA 2016 tradeshow at the beginning of September.

Canadian mobile users should expect a speed increase with today’s news that Bell Canada has been working with Nokia Corp. to successfully demo 5G network technology. Just don’t expect it anytime soon, according to the communications company. “Bell’s strategic focus on driving broadband network and service innovation has been key to our transformation into Canada’s wireless leader. The success of …