After teasing us with potential names for Android M, the next major version of its mobile device operating system last week, Google today announced that Android M will officially be known as Android Marshmallow. As for the version number, it will be 6.0. Whether you like them straight out of the bag, roasted to a golden brown exterior with a molten […]
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New Moto 360 smartwatch to come in two sizes?
Regulatory filings can be great sources of information about upcoming products. The U.S.’ FCC and China’s TENAA are but two examples of such sites where new products have been spotted before being announced. Now, Anatel, Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações in Portuguese) appears to have revealed that there will be two variants of the new Moto 360 smartwatch. As […]
LG Nemo to sport 480 by 480 pixel display?
The first details of what could be the successor to the LG Watch Urbane (pictured above) have emerged. According to information obtained by Phandroid, it is codenamed Nemo. The report indicates that LG will continue to use Android Wear with the LG Nemo. In a bid to distinguish it from its competition, it will sport a display with a resolution […]
Concept Sunday: Tri-screen Smartwatch
Smartwatch interactions are often limited by the size of their display. Whereas smartphones with large displays have become popular, watches with large displays remain more of a niche product. Manufacturers have gotten around this limitation in a number of creative ways. For example, the Apple Watch comes with a digital crown, the upcoming Samsung Gear S2 will have a rotating […]
Google teases official name for Android M
Much as it did last year, Google earlier this year announced the latest version of Android at Google I/O. The developer preview version was unveiled as Android M with the promise that an official dessert name would follow in time for the public release of the next version of Google Android. Do you wonder what Google will name this upcoming version of Android? […]
Apple Watch now available at Best Buy Canada
Right on schedule, Best Buy Canada today began to offer the Apple Watch through select stores as well as on its online store. The move comes a week after Best Buy USA began to offer the smartwatch south of the border. As in the United States, Best Buy Canada will only offer a limited number of Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch […]
Motorola briefly teases new Moto 360 smartwatch
It appears that Motorola briefly (and likely accidentally) gave us a glimpse at the Moto 360 successor earlier today. A tweet by the company today at first glance appears to be about the Moto 360 but a closer look reveals that it is not the current model and is likely instead its successor. As previous leaks have hinted, the new […]
Apple Watch to account for 40% of luxury watch market by 2020
Traditional watch makers predicted that the Apple Watch would have a significant impact on their market even before it came out. For example, Elmar Mock, the co-inventor of the Swatch, predicted an “Ice Age” for the Swiss watch industry. Early numbers are suggesting that those fears were not unfounded. U.S. watch sales in June were the lowest seen in eight […]