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Android 5.1 starts hitting Nexus devices

Correction at 6:30 a.m. PT March 13: The information about the Nexus 4 and 7 reflected inaccurate information on T-Mobile’s web pages. A T-Mobile spokesperson says that its Nexus 4 and 7 devices have not received Android 5.1 and that the web pages have been updated to reflect this. The spokesperson added that the Android 5.1 update for the Nexus …

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Wearables at war: How smart textiles are lightening the load for soldiers

Wearable technology can help soldiers who go through more batteries than bullets. Oleg Zabielin/Shutterstock LONDON — If you thought your Fitbit, Samsung Gear or Apple Watch was a bit fiddly, imagine using a wearable while “holding a rifle, in the dark, when you’re being shot at.” That’s the challenge facing companies building wearables for the military in a world of …

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