Just a few days ago we reported that HTC had dropped its plans for a new smartwatch because of manufacturing issues and an over-saturated market. Things have changed since than, it seems. The HTC smartwatch might just become reality if we listen to recent rumors. The HTC smartwatch might be due 2015, alongside the Apple Watch, which would be a ...
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Android Wear on Com 1 makes for a cheap smartwatch
Android Wear is an OS that is available for anyone to pick up and use for the development of their wearable devices. Samsung, Motorola, Asus and LG have picked it up, too. That doesn’t mean that their wearable gear is the only one worth the money. Com 1 is an Android Wear smartwatch that is currently being crowd-funded and if all ...
Read More »Android Wear 2.0 to arrive on October 15
With all the wearables introduced at IFA and before, Google has been talking about updating its wearable OS to Android Wear 2.0 on October 15. Supposedly, this major update will bring performance enhancements, stability improvements and the default bug fixes. Since Google is in complete control of Android Wear, they will probably push the update directly to Android Wear clients instead of ...
Read More »Do we need wearables in the workplace?
Smartphones have become a thing of the past: wearables are all the rage now! Just kidding, I would never give up my smartphone and I’m sure you wouldn’t either. I wouldn’t exchange my smartphone for wearables mainly because the limited interaction area – or display – wearables have to offer. I enjoy using my phone to play games, watch videos, ...
Read More »LG G Watch gets a price cut ahead of LG’s new smartwatch announcement
Best Buy has started offering a $50 discount for the LG G Watch just a few days ahead of the IFA Trade Show. The discount applies to both the Titan Black and White Gold variants, which now only cost $179 each, down from the regular price of $229. While the G Watch certainly did pretty well in terms of sales, it looks like ...
Read More »Smartwatch face-off: Gear S, iWatch, LG G Watch R, Moto 360, ZenWatch
This week has been all about the smartwatch and what each new release might bring to the table. We’ve read leaks about all kinds of smartwatch models coming out at IFA Berlin and after the conference as well. Even though many have not even been announced yet, the interest in them has grown way beyond expectation. The smartwatch is a gadget ...
Read More »iWatch release might be delayed to 2015
We’ve been expecting some details to emerge about the iWatch for some time now, hoping that we would be pleasantly surprised with an early Autumn release. Unfortunately, we didn’t quite get the rumors we were hoping for, instead, we found out that the iWatch unveiling will surely be delayed. Sources say that a 2015 release is much more likely now. ...
Read More »Moto 360 full specs, price, and features leaked by Best Buy
We reported earlier this month that Motorola sent out invites for an event where both the Moto X+1 smartphone and the Moto 360 smartwatch are expected to be launched. We haven’t heard much about the former since then, but we’ve definitely heard about the latter. Not only that, but we also found out a lot of details about the device’s specs, features, ...
Read More »Moto X+1 and Moto 360 likely to be unveiled on September 4th
Today Motorola sent out invites for an event scheduled to take place on September 4th. The invites’ design is very reminiscent of a children’s game and features four icons, each depicting a Motorola product. Two of the icons suggest that we will be seeing the Moto X and Moto G at the scheduled event while another one shows some form of headset. The ...
Read More »Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Update brings new features
After Windows Phone 8.1 was released last month, Microsoft rushed to include its first update. As the Windows Phone has been behind iOS and Android in terms of common features since… forever, the updated finally tries to catch up and provide a smoother user experience. The most highlighted of all features is the now common action of merging apps into folders. Dragging ...
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