July, 2014

• 4 July

  Why Android Wear faces a tougher fight than you think

  

  Jason Cipriani/CNET You don’t need me to tell you that the smartwatch is a sci-fi dream. From “The Jetsons” to “Knight Rider” to “Power Rangers”, barking orders at a wrist-worn communicator has long been held up as a paragon of the high-tech future we must surely be drifting towards — as inevitable as augmented-reality retina …

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• 4 July

  Kovert connected jewellery is high

  

  A prototype of Kovert connected jewellery, adding a touch of couture to wearable technology. Kovert If you like wearable technology then you shoulda put a ring on it. Wearable tech is more than clunky smart watches and step-counting fitness bands, which is why Kovert smart jewellery aims to keep you connected without sacrificing style. Wearable technology is set to be …

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• 3 July

  Google already curating Android Wear apps

  

  Google highlights apps designed with Android Wear in mind. Google/ screen shot by Scott Webster Google is making it easy for Android Wear owners to discover and download apps for its new smart watch platform. Announced in a tweet from the Google Developers account, a collection of “Apps for Android Wear” is now available in the Play Store. Related Links …

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• 3 July

  How many friends would you swap for your smartphone?

  

  Josh Miller/CNET When asked if you’d rather give up your smartphone or your friends for a week, what would you say? Presumably, everyone would choose friends over a device. But a recent survey by Motorola Mobility and B2X suggests that’s not quite the case. Interviewing 518 people in the US, the companies concluded, “Americans are addicted to their smartphones.” Apparently, …

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• 3 July

  Purported iPhone 6 cover makes video appearance

  

  CNET Adding to this week’s iPhone 6 speculation, a new video shows what may be a new display for Apple’s next generation of smartphone. The video, produced by Chinese site ifanr and posted on 9to5Mac, comes just days after 9to5Mac posted leaked photos of white and black covers with tapering edges for the rumored 4.7-inch iPhone. The new video compares …

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• 3 July

  Samsung Galaxy Tab S range: Australian pricing and availability

  

  The 8.4-inch Galaxy Tab S. Sarah Tew/CNET Launched in the middle of last month, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S range has now landed down under. Both the 10.4-inch and 8.4-inch tablets will be available soon, in white and bronze. Or, as Samsung is styling it, “dazzling white” and “titanium bronze”. In the UK and the US, the tablets have been compared …

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• 3 July

  Cómo ahorrar en tu plan de datos móviles en un celular Android

  

  Rebasar el límite de tu plan de datos móviles es fácil con la cantidad de tareas que hacemos desde nuestros dispositivos. Pero, si no tienes un plan ilimitado, no es nada grato lidiar con los cargos de más en tu recibo a final de mes. Sigue estos consejos básicos y aprovecha la herramienta gratuita del sistema operativo móvil Android para …

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• 3 July

  iPhone seen making gains on Samsung

  

  A Samsung Galaxy S5 and an Apple iPhone 5S. CNET Samsung is still leading the smartphone pack in sales, but Apple may be gaining on it. Worldwide sales of Apple iPhone models will grow 12 percent year over year to 35 million units in the second quarter, Evercore analyst Rob Cihra predicted in a research note Wednesday. That’s up 2 …

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• 3 July

  Microsoft’s wearable ambitions revealed

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft’s wearable ambitions revealed 2:57 In this tech-roundup: The latest reports suggest Microsoft will release a fitness tracker in the fourth quarter of this year. Goldman Sachs asked a judge to force Google to unsend an email. The cult-comedy “Community” has been renewed for a sixth season. Say goodbye to 79 movies on Netflix and say …

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• 3 July

  ‘Sexy’ smartphone charger ties man parts to power

  

  Click through to the Kickstarter to see all of Paul.Justin Crowe Here it is. Paul is a nearly 3-foot-tall headless, legless, armless sculpture with an integrated smartphone charger. The phone docks where the man parts would normally be and the plug part emerges from the rear end. Yes, this is equal parts absurd, funny, and thought-provoking. It’s a statement piece. …

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