Popular running apps Strava and Runkeeper are now available for Android Wear 2.0 watches. You’ll be able to use both apps untethered from your phone (as long as your watch has GPS) to record activities and view real-time stats on time, pace, distance, laps, split times and heart rate. “Wear 2.0’s standalone model is forward …

Android Wear 2.0 has arrived. More on Android Wear 2.0 Google says ‘Android Wear is not a hobby’ Android Wear 2.0 is making your watch even smarter Google‘s revamped smartwatch operating system is now available. The update includes a redesigned user interface and adds new features that help make watches less reliant on phones, such as an on-watch app store …

Now playing: Watch this: Stop your Vizio smart TV from spying on you 0:53 Most TV makers track your viewing habits using their smart TV systems, but the one you may have heard about recently is Vizio. That’s because the popular TV maker was just hit with a $2.2 million fine by the FTC for failing to properly disclose the …

Now playing: Watch this: Look ma, no hands! Testing Google’s Hands Free payments 1:56 Google will shut down its experimental Hands Free payment app next week. The pilot program, which launched last March for Android and iOS, gave customers a new way to pay for items, but was only available at a limited number of locations in the South Bay …

Google on Monday announced a major (and long-awaited) update to its Google Voice internet calling service. Google Voice, which hasn’t seen a major update in almost five years, allows users to sign up for a single phone number that can be used across multiple devices to make calls and send text messages. The search giant is adding a variety of …

Google announced in May that it would bring more than a million Android apps to Chromebooks, but only to certain machines. The company has now confirmed that all Chromebooks launched this year and onward will support Android apps. “Android apps will be coming to all new Chromebooks launching this year, but may not be available right “out of the box,” …

The smartwatch race should be over. Apple should have won, but that hasn’t exactly been the case. While the Cupertino company remains the leading smartwatch maker, shipments of the Apple Watch have fallen and its market share is slowly diminishing due to increased competition from Samsung, Garmin and traditional watchmakers such as Fossil. Apple’s market share could be further disrupted …

The next version of Google‘s smartwatch operating system will arrive on February 9, according to known and generally reliable leaker Evan Blass. Android Wear 2.0, which was originally announced last May, looks to completely revamp the operating system and help make watches less reliant on phones. In addition to a revamped user interface, the update will add an on-watch app …

CES can be stressful. The overcrowded conference halls, tight deadlines and little sleep can lead to feeling overwhelmed and anxious, but this year I discovered the healing powers of full-body massage chairs, and it made all the difference. I was dispatched to the show floor with the job of finding interesting and out-of-the-ordinary products. South Korean company BodyFriend fit the …

Aira, a US-based startup, has developed a pair of smart glasses that can help blind people with everyday tasks. The glasses, which are based on Google Glass, connect blind customers with a network of certified agents that can see what the blind person would be seeing in real time. These agents can help customers with daily tasks and activities such …