The LG G Watch (right) next to a Caravelle-made analog watch. Josh Miller/CNET The most divisive debate rippling through the smartwatch community is not about software, price point, or battery life. Rather, it centers on a simple design choice: should watch faces be round or square? That couldn’t have been more evident than when Google …

The Soundhawk Scoop, part of the company’s $299 “smart listening system.” Soundhawk Between the hum of construction, the wave of restaurant chatter, and the sounds of blaring street traffic, the world is full of noise straining our ear drums that we’d rather tune out. While hearing is something everyone struggles with to varying degrees, we tend not to address it …

James Martin/CNET Nobody ever said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was discreet. With Wednesday’s unveiling of the e-commerce giant’s long-rumored smartphone, the Fire Phone , Amazon has waded waist-deep into a battlefield of entrenched incumbents with ecosystems chock-full of services and software Bezos would love to supersede. Related Links Amazon’s big bet: How a smartphone intensifies war with Apple, Google Amazon …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon’s new “3D” Fire Phone turns heads 4:36 Amazon’s long-rumored smartphone, the Fire Phone , will be priced at the high-end industry standard of $199 for a 32GB model and $299 for a 64GB model with required data and voice plans on a two-year contract. Amazon is taking preorders for the device now through its website …

Sarah Tew/CNET Nike has at long last brought its FuelBand application to Google’s Android mobile operating system, bridging a widening gap that has persisted for the entire two-year lifespan of the wrist-worn fitness tracker. Android users with Galaxy S3, S4, and S5 phones, as well as Moto X, HTC One and Nexus 5 owners, can download the English-only app from …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. James Martin/CNET Apple on Monday unveiled the next iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 8, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The software is available in beta for developers starting today, and for the public for free this fall. …

Whistle Whistle, a leading maker of wearable activity monitors for our canine companions, is bringing GPS to its next generation device. This will allow pet owners to now track the location of their dog on top of the same tracking capabilities one can expect from human-worn wearables like FitBit and Jawbone wristbands. WhistleGPS, like its predecessor that was shipped to …

Josh Miller/CNET The messaging service Snapchat, now a robust application for sharing both photos and videos, is built on the ephemeral nature of communication on its platform: Snap a picture or shoot a video, set a time limit for viewing, and send it off to a contact. When the time limit’s up, says Snapchat, the message disappears for good. Except …

Google Google brought Uber into its mobile family Tuesday with an update to its iOS and Android Maps applications, integrating the transportation and ride-sharing app as one of its various travel options. If you have Uber installed and are in a city with Uber service, it will show up alongside walking, driving, and public transportation options to let users see …

TechInsights Google’s Glass wearable device carries a hefty $1,500 price tag if, like the ambitious early adopters called “explorers,” you’re one of the limited few who has had the opportunity to buy the device. The company recently held a one-day sale and sold out of every one of its five available colors of Glass in less than 12 hours. However, …