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These are the watches that will be updated to Android Wear 2.0

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 …

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​Another Samsung battery fire

Burning batteries have caused more trouble for South Korean tech giant Samsung. For the last year, the problem has been Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 phone, which suffered fire-prone batteries in its initial run as well as in a round of replacement phones. But on Wednesday, its sister company Samsung SDI was hit by a minor fire involving faulty batteries. …

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Samsung giving away 256GB microSD with Galaxy S7

If you’re sitting on the fence about what phone to buy, Samsung is offering a new deal with its current flagship: a free 256GB microSD card with every Galaxy S7 Edge or Galaxy S7. The card is the Samsung 256GB microSD EVO+ memory card that retails for $250. With the Galaxy S8 rumored to be dropping at the end of …

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Are you excited for Android Wear 2.0? (The 3:59, Ep. 176)

You gotta give it to Google for its persistence. The search giant’s software for smartwatches, Android Wear, hasn’t really inspired people to take a chance on high-tech fashion. A handful of companies have either scrapped or delayed their own watches, and it looks like enthusiasm has waned for the software. But not at Google. The company is back with Android …

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Flipboard now lets you set super

Flipboard wants to get personal. The maker of the news aggregator app unveiled a major redesign on Wednesday, its biggest update in two years. The crux of the update is a change in how Flipboard organizes the stories it shows you. Instead of just grouping articles on several different subjects into one big digital “magazine,” Flipboard’s 100 million monthly users …

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