Nick Heath

Pebble smartwatch update adds ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode

The Pebble smartwatch has received a firmware update that gives users more control over what information is is automatically pushed from smartphones to the watch. Apps running on the Android, iPhone, and other iOS devices can be configured to send notification information to the Pebble’s screen. The new version of the PebbleOS, v1.14, gives Pebble …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to make travel easier with dual

Samsung plans to release new versions of its Galaxy S4 and S4 mini smartphones that can automatically switch between 4G networks across the world that use different LTE standards. The new devices will be able to switch between networks based on the TDD (Time-Division Duplex) and FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) variants of the LTE 4G wireless technology. Samsung says the …

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Ubuntu Touch OS heading to slew of smartphones, tablets

The Ubuntu Touch operating system is being ported to more than 20 types of smartphones and tablets. The developer preview of the Linux-based OS was released for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 smartphones and Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets last week. And developers are working to port the OS to a far greater range of devices, including the …

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