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Pebble Time rocks Steel design, BlackBerry struts old-school slider

The Kickstarter record-breaking smartwatch adds a new model for preorders, and BlackBerry returns to phone designs of the past. Also, check out what's next in smartphone security.

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It's 2015 and we're going to talk about a new slider phone.

Today's CNET Update is an interesting mix. Pebble shows off a new smartwatch just a week after announcing the Pebble Time. And ""="" shortcode="link" asset-type="article" uuid="f53db1d4-2b40-4790-a36d-c87a3be54843" slug="blackberry-outs-the-full-touchscreen-blackberry-leap" link-text="BlackBerry " section="news" title="BlackBerry outs touchscreen Leap, teases slider BlackBerry" edition="us" data-key="link_bulk_key" api="{"id":"f53db1d4-2b40-4790-a36d-c87a3be54843","slug":"blackberry-outs-the-full-touchscreen-blackberry-leap","contentType":null,"edition":"us","topic":{"slug":"mobile"},"metaData":{"typeTitle":null,"hubTopicPathString":"Tech^Mobile","reviewType":null},"section":"news"}"> into new smartphone models -- including a slider phone . But in the age of hacks, will businesses go with BlackBerry for security -- or Blackphone?

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