Tag: Apple

TAG Heuer Connected - Android Wear smartwatch

TAG Heuer tests pricing bounds of Android Wear

"We can not lose the wrist." TAG Heuer appeals to luxury smartwatch market with TAG Connected, a watch running Google's Android Wear operating system.
Fossil Q Founder - Android Wear smartwatch

Fossil gets it right, prices debut smartwatches and fitness trackers from $125

When it comes to smartwatches, at least as it stands here in 2015, there are two schools of thought. On the premium side, you have makers like Apple, and Huawei -- those targeting the fashionistas. They suspect their buyers value luxury when it comes to timepieces, and will pay $350 or...
Apple WatchOS 2 - Nightstand Mode

5 things Android Wear can learn from Apple WatchOS

WatchOS 2 is here, and improves significantly upon the Apple Watch, a wearable that if not necessarily a smash hit, at least gets the idea of a smartwatch mostly right. There's a lot to like with WatchOS 2, especially native apps, and I'll have more soon after I've spent...
Moto G - Android Lollipop

Mobile Adoption: Apple iOS 9 at 50% vs. Google Android Lollipop at 21%

Apple users upgrade their phone software faster. But many suggest that Android's so-called fragmentation actually works in Google's favor.
What's New Android Wear 2.0?

Android Wear smartwatches now work with Apple iPhone

This is a bit of a surprise announcement (though, we were tipped last week by an inadvertent reveal by Huawei). Google has announced today that Android Wear -- its smartwatch operating system -- will now work on the iPhone. Previously, to pair a Wear-based smartwatch you needed to have...
Apple Glances

Glances give Apple Watch convenience edge over Android Wear

The problem with cards on Android Wear is that once you dismiss them they're gone forever. Google should look to Apple glances to give users persistent, on-demand access to information on their smartwatches.
Moto 360 Android Wear

What’s wrong with wearables? Here’s 5 problems

Extending smartphone functionality to your wrist is not creating the magical new market opportunity many were predicting.
Huawei Ascend Mate 2

Is it worth upgrading your smartphone in 2015?

I think the answer is no. It's not worth upgrading your smartphone in 2015. Especially if the phone you own is less than two years old. Recent handset releases from Apple, Samsung, LG, Sony and Motorola are proving to be incremental. Long gone, it seems, are the days when a new model...
Wearables

Mashing up Apple Watch, Android Wear could yield perfect wearable

Could combining the best of Apple Watch with the best of Android Wear result in the perfect wearable? Android Wear has come a long way since its somewhat shaky start in early 2014. The UI is streamlined, battery life is (marginally) improved, and wi-fi is a neat trick that allows...

Apple Watch: 3 things Apple needs to fix

The Apple Watch is here, and the response has been mixed. Some love its power, simple outward appearance, and variety of gesture and button controls. And, others, well... others are not so enamored with it for those very same reasons. I've spent some time with one recently (38mm - my...