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Over the past few years BlackBerry has bled market share. It used to dominate North America once, but then iPhone and Android happened. The company’s devices then thrived in emerging markets, but earlier this year it was revealed that BlackBerry has been struggling in those markets as well at the hands of low cost Android smartphones. Though it looks like the Canadian manufacturer just might be doing well in South Africa. According to statistics released by World Wide Worx and Dashboard, BlackBerry’s market share in South Africa is up from 18 percent to 23 percent from 2012 to 2013, whereas Samsung stayed put at 18 percent.

Though the stats don’t reveal if this bump is due to BlackBerry’s new BB10 devices or if its legacy devices are performing particularly well in South Africa. Overtaking Samsung doesn’t mean that BlackBerry dominates that particular market. Nokia rules the cellphone market in South Africa, holding some 44 percent, down from 50 percent this time last year. It is not known if majority of that share is accounted for by Windows Phone powered Lumia devices or Nokia’s low-end feature phones. Anyway, this is perhaps the first positive report related to the performance of BlackBerry devices in months, so fans of the company can rejoice, even if the company continues to struggle in crucial markets like Europe and North America.

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We have all seen spam comments on YouTube vidoes, comments that detail how you can make thousands of dollars from the comfort of your sofa and what not. Recently, Google released an entirely new comments system for YouTube, one that requires users to have a Google+ account. The system was criticized by the co-founder of YouTube as well as the general public, how have rallied together and garnered over 200,000 petitions on an online signature urging Google to revert back to the old system. While Google said that the new system would handle spam better, it actually opened up a couple of new ways for spammers to comment on videos.

The older system didn’t allow users to post comments that included clickable links, but the new system reverses that restriction. Thus spammers took advantage of this which led to some YouTube publishers disabling the new comments system entirely. Some commenters are also using ASCII text and leaving picture comments, which this might not be considered as spam, it isn’t exactly the high quality feedback that Google promised with the new system. In a new blog post, Google details some of the changes it has made to tackle the spam problem. There’s now better recognition of bad links and attempts at impersonation, improved detection of ASCII images and even changes to how long comments are displayed. The company also says that it is working on improving comment ranking and that tools for bulk moderation of comments will be released soon.

Google Tackles YouTube Spam Comment Problem original content from Ubergizmo.

Drift Innovation has been making action cameras for some time now. Today sees its latest offering — the Ghost S — hit stores globally. What’s new this time? Well there’s the usual assortment of video improvements: 1080p at 60fps, new “scene” modes and better low-light recording. There’s also a dramatically improved battery, that now offers 3.5 hours of recording at standard 1080p/30fps. Impressive. But, perhaps more significant that that, Drift is stepping forward as a brand. It’s no secret this market is dominated by one major player, a situation only accentuated by the recent demise of its next best known competitor. But, while all this was going on, Drift has kept its head down and concentrated hard on continually revising its products. As the marketing parlance goes, the Drift Ghost S is its best camera yet, but also a metaphorical stone from David’s sling. Are we about to see the action camera market get the all important “other option” it desperately needs? We spent some time with the Ghost S — one of the most promising candidates yet — to find out.%Gallery-slideshow123322%

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Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto titles are quite popular to say the least. The most recent title, GTA V, has already passed the $1 billion milestone and continues to perform well. During the PS2 era, one of the most popular games was GTA: San Andreas, the early 90s where CJ and the Grove Street Families went about creating mayhem and mischief. Rockstar has announced today that in December it is going to release Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on iOS, Android and other mobile devices.

The title has been upgraded for its mobile release and it encompasses everything from San Fierro, Las Venturas and Los Santos. It comes with newly remastered graphics which includes detailed and dynamic shadows, enriched color palette and a greater draw distance. Character and car models have also been enhanced, making it the “best-looking version of San Andreas yet,” says Rockstar. There will be three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering, and a reworked checkpoint system for the casual gamer. The game comes with new touch controls including contexual controls which only show up when the user needs them. It will have full support for controllers, including the iOS 7 exclusive ones launched recently by MOGA and Logitech. GTA: San Andreas will be released for select iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Phone devices next month.

GTA: San Andreas For iOS, Android And More Launches Next Month original content from Ubergizmo.